Member Advocacy Materials

• Board Member Action Day (BMAD) – June 8, 2012 (April 2012)
• Governor's Budget Proposal for 2012-13: Talking Points (March 2012) 
• Governor's Budget Proposal for 2012-13: CSBA's Positions (March 2012) 
• Governor's Budget Proposal for 2012-13: Summary and CSBA's Positions (March 2012)

CSBA Budget Resources

• Governor’s Budget : 2012-13 Budget Proposal (January 2012) 
• Education Trailer Bill language (January 2012)
• The Legislative Analyst’s Office: 2012-13 Governor’s Budget Overview (January 2012)
• Legislative Analyst Recommendations on the 2012-13 K-12 Education Budget (April 2012) 

Education Coalition Resources

• Education Coalition Discusses Budget Position and Need for New Revenues Amidst School Layoffs Notices and Threats of Additional Trigger Cuts  (March 2012)
• Weighted Pupil Formula Position Paper (March 2012)

FCMAT Resources

• FCMAT: A compilation of news education-budget headline resources

Education Funding Initiatives

• Governor Brown's measure: The Schools and Local Public Safety Protection Act of 2012 (March 2012)
• LAO analysis of The Schools and Local Public Safety Protection Act of 2012 (March 2012)
• Molly Munger and PTA's measure: Our Children, Our Future: Local Schools and Early Education Investment and Bond Debt Reduction Act (January 2012)
• LAO analysis of Our Children, Our Future: Local Schools and Early Education Investment and Bond Debt Reduction Act (February 2012)
  

CSBA Members Take Action

CSBA members are utilizing CSBA's 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.