Due process
A shorter version of this appeared in the San Jose Mercury News on July 13, 2012.Recently a piece of legislation designed to alter teacher due process protections in dismissals failed to move forward...
View ArticleLetter of solidarity to the Chicago School Board
As President of the 120,000 member California Federation of Teachers, I want to express my union’s support for our fellow educators in the Chicago Teachers Union and their contract demands. Educators...
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Pechthalt op-ed on Prop 30 in Sacramento Bee
October 16, 2012, Sacramento—CFT president Joshua Pechthalt had this to say about Proposition 30 in the Sacramento Bee opinion section today:Will Prop. 30 boost public education? YesBy Joshua Pechthalt...
View ArticleYes on 30: A California Student's Plea
You might remember that earlier this year Governor Brown paid a visit to my home to discuss working on a revenue measure that would begin to restore funding for education. During that visit, my...
View ArticleCFT president Pechthalt on Prop 30 victory, Prop 32 defeat
November 7, Sacramento—CFT president Joshua Pechthalt issued the following statement this morning: "Educators are overjoyed that Proposition 30 passed. In standing up for public education and social...
View ArticleWield the power of the supermajority
November 27, 2012 | By Joshua Pechthalt | San Francisco Chronicle A slightly shorter version of this opinion editorial appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle. Progressive activists joined Gov....
View ArticleStatement in response to Governor Brown’s 2013 State of the State address
CFT president Joshua Pechthalt issued the following statement today in response to Governor Brown’s 2013 State of the State address: “The broad outline of the vision laid out by Governor Brown for...
View ArticlePechthalt to Seattle School Board: Begin a national dialogue on testing mania
January 28, 2013 Kay Smith-Blum, District Director and PresidentBoard of Directors for Seattle Public SchoolsMail Station 11-010Post Office Box 34165Seattle, Washington 98124-1165 Dear Kay: The...
View ArticleState of the Union at CFT convention 2013
by Joshua Pechthalt Sisters and brothers, local leaders and members, delegates to the 2013 CFT convention, and honored guests: these past twelve months have been an amazing year in California for the...
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CFT President's page
This page is the location for occasional items by CFT President Joshua Pechthalt. Pechthalt was elected president in March 2011. He is the former AFT vice-president of United Teachers Los Angeles,...
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View ArticleCFT Members Attend Early Childhood Conference
California Federation of Teachers (CFT) ECE members and Early Childhood Education Organizing Project (ECEOP) staffparticipated in the annual National Association for the Education of Young Children...
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CFT co-sponsors Early Learning Advocacy Day
Early Learning Advocacy Day took place on June 15 in Sacramento, with more than 350 early learning supporters from across the state—including teachers and providers, parents, business leaders and...
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By Teachers, for Teachers
Teaching is an extraordinarily complex and challenging enterprise, made even more so by new academic standards to help students develop 21st-century skills and by years of harsh budget cuts. It can be...
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