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Protesting Teachers Take It to the Streets
Public school teachers were arrested yesterday in Sacramento, but their week-long lobbying effort continues. On Friday, local teachers will march to Pershing Square.
By Warren Olney • • 53m ListenPublic school teachers were arrested yesterday in Sacramento, but their week-long lobbying effort continues. On Friday, local teachers will march to Pershing Square. Does unexpected state revenue mean their "State of Emergency" can be resolved without an extension of taxes? Also, a new CEO for the Getty Trust. Will the world's richest art institution have to relive the scandal over stolen antiquities and the rights of countries to get them back? On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, the politics of un-planned parenthood.
Banner image: Ginny Jannotto (C), California Teachers Association representative for Simi Valley and Moorpark School Districts, speaks as she takes part in demostration with faculty members of Simi Valley and Las Virgenes School Districts during State of Emergency Week of Action protest on May 9, 2011 in Simi Valley, California. Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
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3 storiesTeacher Protests
Dozens of California schoolteachers were arrested yesterday in Sacramento during their week-long " State of Emergency " protest. They want Republicans in the Assembly and Senate to give Governor Brown the two votes he needs from each house to put $15 billion in tax extensions on the statewide ballot.
Read the story12 minChoice to Head Getty Trust Surprises Some in Art World
The Getty Trust, the world's richest art institution, has named a new CEO. He is James Cuno , director of the Art Institute of Chicago. Nobody disputes his credentials, but his views on the rights of countries to retain antiquities discovered within their borders has created an uproar in the art world.
Read the story14 minThe Politics of Un-Planned Parenthood
Roe versus Wade legalized abortions in 1973. But the argument over the "right to choose" versus the "right to life" is still not decided.
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