Teaching to Change LA Celebrates César Chávez Day on March 31, 2003
In celebration of César E. Chávez's birthday, Teaching to Change LA invites teachers, students and community members to contribute reflections, essays, and artwork around Chávez's life and legacy. We will feature these submissions in the next issue of Teaching to Change LA, scheduled to launch on March 31, 2003.

Quote of the Week:
"There's something surreal about the fact that the United States, the richest, most powerful nation in history, can't provide a basic public school education for all of its children. Actually, that's wrong. Strike the word 'can't.' The correct word is more damning, more reflective of the motives of the people in power. The correct word is 'won't.' Without giving the costs much thought, we'll spend hundreds of billions of dollars on an oil-powered misadventure in the Middle East. But we won't scrape together the money for sufficient textbooks and teachers, or even, in some cases, to keep the doors open at public schools in struggling districts from Boston on the East Coast to Portland on the West."

— Bob Herbert, from "The War on Schools," The New York Times, March 6, 2003

TCLA's Education NewsLinks for 3/10/03
An updated list of important education news links.

IDEA and LA Metro Sponsor Talk on Community Organizing at UCLA
On March 7, 2003 Mark R. Warren, author of Dry Bones Rattling, will speak at UCLA's Law School about community organizing and the rebuilding of America’s schools. The event will take place from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM in room 1447 of the UCLA Law School. Free parking is available. For more information, e-mail idea@ucla.edu or call (310) 206-8725.

TCLA's Education NewsLinks for 3/03/03
An updated list of important education news links.

UC ACCORD Releases California Opportunity Indicators
On February 19th, 2003 the University of California’s All Campus Consortium on Research for Diversity (UC ACCORD) released statistical indicators that link racial disparities in college going to disparities in California high schools.

Angelenos Join the Global Antiwar Movement
Check out the L.A. Times' photo galleries of antiwar events in Los Angeles, across the nation, and throughout the world this past weekend.

TCLA's Education NewsLinks for 2/18/03
An updated list of important education news links.

Announcement: Peace on the Beach Anti-War Walk in Venice and Santa Monica on Saturday February 15!
Noon-3 PM. Live music, spoken word, speakers, and formation of giant human Peace Symbol. Sponsors include Agape, Coalition for World Peace, The Center for the Advancement of Nonviolence, Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace, and MoveOn.org.

Announcement: Coalition for Educational (CEJ) Rally
moved to Tuesday Feb. 25!

KCBS (Los Angeles) Goes Undercover in the Southland's Public Schools
Investigative reporter Randy Paige and the Special Assignment unit spent three months undercover at more than 50 Southern California schools to see just how sanitary their bathrooms were. Click here to read about what they found.

TCLA's Education NewsLinks for 2/10/03
An updated list of important education news links.