Protesters Challenge 'The Terminator's" Education Policies

[Omaha Steve]

FULL article: http://www.laborradio.org/node/3907



Protesters Challenge 'The Terminator's" Education Policies - 08/09/06

California protesters at Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's campaign photo op at a Salinas high school Tuesday were out to terminate the terminator. Vinny Loardo takes us there.

By Vinny Lombardo

Chant BED:
"TERMINATE THE TERMINATOR"

California ranks 48th in the nation for public education funding.
School's are overcrowded, lack adequate facilities, and suffer from a
shortage of credentialed teachers, critics say. As a result, students
in California lag behind most other states'. Last month, the U.S.
Department of Education, threatened to cut millions in federal school
aid from California, unless low-performing students can show
improvements. Meanwhile, Schwarzenegger is touting a recent state
budget investment of $100 million into Vocational Programs as one
solution to the state's education woes.