Member advocacy materials

• Sample talking points (UPDATED: 9-4-08) 
• Sample board resolution (UPDATED: 2-1-08)  
• Sample letter to legislators (UPDATED: 6-27-08)
• Sample letters-to-the-editor (UPDATED: 6-27-08)
• Sample opinion editorial (UPDATED: 6-27-08) 
• Activities list

CSBA 2008-09 budget resources

• State budget: From bad to worse 
• Budget 'a dark day' for state, schools and students
• California School News: Republicans fail to get their spending plan approved (UPDATED: 9-12-08)
• Budget Advisory: Implications of a late budget on K-adult program apportionments (UPDATED: 9-5-08)
• California School News: Unfinished budget business may keep lawmakers in Sacramento as conventions beckon (UPDATED: 8-22-08)
• California School News: CSBA, other groups push for school spending as rumors of budget deal swirl (UPDATED 8-15-08)
• Budget update: no action, but lots of posturing
• Committee OKs budget; leadership continues to meet (UPDATED 7-15-08)
• State Senate ups the ante on education funding (UPDATED: 6-6-08)
• California School News: Assembly panel’s proposal would boost school funding
• CSBA Governmental Relations: Governor's May Revise Analysis (UPDATED: 5-15-08)
• CSBA news release: Response to May Revise (UPDATED: 5-14-08)
• Impact of budget cuts in small school districts (UPDATED: 5-15-08)
• California Budget Project Fact Sheet (UPDATED: 3-20-08)
• Budget impacts to counties statewide (UPDATED: 2-29-08) 
• ELA update: Guidlines for lobbying (UPDATED: 2-26-08) 
• LAO proposes alternative budget for K-12 education (UPDATED: 2-22-08) 
• Proposed budget cuts would devastate public schools (UPDATED: 2-22-08)
• Legislature acts on midyear budget cuts (UPDATED: 2-19-08) 
• ELA update: Certificated layoffs  
• CSBA news release on 2008-09 budget reaction 
• CSBA news release on state-of-the-state reaction
• State of the State: CSBA warns against cuts in education
• CSBA's 2008-09 budget summary 
• CSBA captures media attention
• 2008-09 budget proposal (link to California Department of Finance)
• LAO's 2008-2009 overview of the Governor's budget 

Education Coalition resources

• Education Coalition Fact Check Sheet (3/12/08) 
• Education Coalition legislative call to action letter (3-11-08)
• Education Coalition sample letter to the editor in Spanish (2-4-08)
• Education Coalition sample talking points in Spanish (2-4-08)
• Education Coalition launches new website titled ProtectOurStudents.org (1-28-08)
• Education Coalition sample letter to the editor (1-25-08)
• Education Coalition sample press release (1-25-08)
• Education Coalition calls on Governor to halt devastating proposed cuts to California's schools (1-18-08)
• Education Coalition's response to the Governor's 2008-09 budget (1-11-08)

CSBA members take action

CSBA members are utilizing the above sample advocacy materials to educate the public about the negative impacts of Governor Schwarzenegger’s proposed budget.  Below are some of the news stories, opinion editorials, video clips and letters-to-the-editor generated by CSBA members through their advocacy efforts.  CSBA applauds its members for taking a proactive role in helping get our message out to the public.

• Record of resolutions 
• Keith Giles, CSBA Region 22 Director, Article: Kids send message to lawmakers - Project aims to prevent funding cuts (8-15-08) 
• Caryn Payzant, CSBA Region 16 Delegate, Op-ed:  Complete truth on education spending (7-17-08)
• Paul H. Chatman, CSBA President, Op-ed: Algebra testing sets kids up to fail (7-16-2008)
• John Bedell, CCBE President, Op-ed: Stop the Insanity (6-30-08)
• Chuck Sambar, Board Member, Glendale USD, Op-Ed: Gambling not the answer to budget woes (6-19-08)
• Paul H. Chatman, CSBA President, Op-ed:  Let's be honest about budget's impact on schools (6-4-08)
• Supt. Sandra Thorstenson, Whittier Union HSD, Op-ed:  Education funding needs revamp (6-3-08)
• John Walker, CSBA Region 11 Director: Education in Crisis video clip, Ventura Unified School District
• Bob Berkowitz, CSBA Region 1 Director: Coastal Voices: Is education a priority for our government? (5-27-08)
• Chris Ungar, CSBA Region 9 Director:  Don’t punish student victims of budget crisis (4-29-08)
• San Joaquin COE video on how drastic budget cuts affect all schools in the county (4-22-08)
• Mary Haffner, Board Member, Ventura USD (3-30-08)
• Ed Honowitz, CSBA Region 23A Delegate (3-27-08)
• Paula Campbell, CSBA Vice President (3-8-08)
• John B. Walker, President, Ventura USD (3-3-08)
• Janette Gamble, President, Mariposa County USD (2-15-08) 
• Riverside press event (2-13-08)
• Bob Berkowitz, CSBA Region 1 Director (2-29-08)
• Eureka press event (2-8-08)
• San Francisco press event (1-30-08)