The battle for parental rights, education reform and school choice in California has never been more important.
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** Join us for CPC’s Parent Union Legislative Summit June 22-23!
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Dear John,
The battle for parental rights, education reform and school choice in California has never been more important. California ranks dead last on national math and reading scores. California teachers unions are funneling millions of dollars to politicians to shut down charter schools and homeschooling options for families, while pushing Critical Race Theory and radical gender ideology into school curriculums. Politicians have introduced legislation to vaccinate children without parental consent and killed legislation on curriculum transparency.
Next month, California Policy Center’s Parent Union will head to Sacramento to host a special two-day event to bring parents, parental rights leaders and activists together to hear from key leaders in the parents’ rights and education reform movement on the challenges facing Californians. Attendees will learn effective legislative and grassroots strategies to advocate for change and push back against the teachers’ union anti-parent and anti-child agenda.
Join us Wednesday, June 22, 2022, from 9:30am-5:00pm, for this free event featuring special guests Corey DeAngelis, a key voice in the movement to stop Critical Race Theory from infiltrating classrooms; Assemblyman Kevin Kiley, a legislative and education reform leader; and Katy Grimes, Editor in Chief of California Globe and long-time investigative journalist covering the California State Capitol.
Stay for a second day and join us Thursday, June 23, from 9:00am-2:00pm, for a special Lobbying Day where attendees can meet directly with legislators to voice their concerns about the state of education and parental rights in our great state.
Space is limited, so please RSVP early. We hope you can join us for one or both days for this free event! RSVP now. ([link removed])
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** California public unions dump $1.2 million into Tony Thurmond’s campaign in May.
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California teachers and school employees unions have pumped $1.2 million ([link removed]) into State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond’s re-election campaign since the beginning of May. Thanks to CPC’s automated research bot, the massive political donations were immediately shared on Twitter by our @CalUnionWatch ([link removed]) account, including:
* $500,000 donated by the California Teachers Association
* $200,000 donated by the California Federation of Teachers
* $500,000 donated by the California School Employees Association
The organizations endorsing Thurmond are almost exclusively government unions, but it’s not just public education unions. As CPC founder Ed Ring writes in his latest analysis, Thurmond’s 2022 re-election bid has attracted $894,000 in donations of $5,000 or more. These donations came in the form of 114 transactions, with 70 of them coming from government unions. In total, $576,000 of Thurmond’s $894,000 in big money contributions so far are from public sector unions.
“What’s interesting, and ominous,” writes Ring, “is the diversity of Thurmond’s government union contributors.” There’s just as much early and big union money coming from the Service Employees International, the State Pipe Trades Council, the Sheet Metal Workers, the Painters and Allied Trades, the Steamfitters, the California Nurses Association and the California Professional Firefighters, and others not directly involved in public education.
Why are nurses and firefighters interested in who runs California’s public schools?
This display of solidarity is for one primary reason: political power. When it comes to keeping compliant political operatives in critical elected positions, California’s public sector unions line up in unity.
Read Edward Ring’s article, “T ([link removed]) ony Thurmond - Public Sector Union Operative ([link removed]) ."
** Senate Passes Bill to Allow 12 Year Olds to Get Vaccinated Without Parental Consent
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The California Senate passed Senate Bill 866 in an early morning session Thursday. The bill would allow children as young as 12 to be vaccinated with any FDA-approved vaccine without their parents’ consent or notification. The bill passed 21-7, with many of the state’s 40 senators absent or abstaining, garnering the 21 votes needed to pass a bill by a simple majority.
In a powerful floor speech opposing the bill, Senator Rosilicie Ochoa-Bogh (R–Yucaipa) had this to say:
“A no vote on this bill today means that you believe that the parent or the caregiver fundamentally has the ability to seek the resources and make decisions that are best for their child or their family. …When we pass legislation where we take away the parents’ ability to participate in their child’s upbringing [and] well being, what values are you promoting and conveying? That’s what a no vote or yes vote will mean on this.”
Now, the bill goes to the state Assembly, where it will be heard in key committees before a floor vote. We have updated CPC’s Take Action tool to contact legislators in the Assembly. SB 866 is such an extreme violation of parental authority that we encourage you to call your legislator directly via their office phone number listed on our Take Action page ([link removed]) .
New Podcasts ()
** Radio Free California #223: Come for the Abortions, Stay for the High Cost of Living
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CPC president Will Swaim and CPC board member David Bahnsen discuss Gavin Newsom’s offer of subsidies to companies moving to California from pro-life states. San Francisco’s DA announces a big anti-crime "win," and a state judge throws out a law requiring companies with HQ in California to include board members from “underrepresented communities.” Listen now ([link removed]) .
** Californians Dreamin’ While Jobs and People Leavin’
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CPC president Will Swaim was a guest on the Boston podcast Hubwonk this week. Will talks with host Joe Selvaggi about the similarities and differences of two deep blue states. Spoiler: California is bigger, weirder and has better weather. Listen now ([link removed]) .
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** Tony Thurmond: Public Sector Union Operative
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CPC co-founder Edward Ring explains why pubic sector unions that have nothing to do with education are pumping hefty donations into State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond's re-election campaign. Read the article. ([link removed])
** Don't Buy into Social Emotional Learning
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Larry Sand, president of the California Teachers Empowerment Network, lays out why Social Emotional Learning (SEL) was always a bad idea, but now that it is politicized and "big business," it’s a nightmare for students, parents and taxpayers. Read the article. ([link removed])
** Quote of the Week
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“Allowing 12 year olds to get the vaccine without parent consent is like forcing everyone in school to eat a peanut butter sandwich, and hope for the best."
- Celeste Fiehler, Deputy Director, CPC's Parent Union
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