Media Coverage of Right To Learn

On April 18, thousands of students throughout California held actions at their schools to protest nearly $5 billion in budget cuts for public schools. Here's a sampling of the media coverage they received:

Students March Against School Cuts - KTVU 2 (San Francisco)

The outrage over Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger'sproposed school budget cuts spilled into the streets Friday when BayArea students and teachers rallied in hope of preventing nearly $5billion from disappearing.

Grove students take action to protest budget cuts - Redlands Daily Facts

"Grove only receives Average Daily Attendance money from the state, but it's a significant portion of the school's budget. OnFriday, frustrated students and faculty became activists, writingletters to the governor in the hope of inspiring other schools to dothe same. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed budget cuts and delays are doing no favors to small schools like Grove High School."

High school students to protest budget cuts at city hall - CBS 5 (San Francisco)

"Students from San Francisco high schools will march from their campuses to City Hall this afternoon as part of a statewide protest against proposed state budget cuts, organizers said. Faculty, students and parents from Galileo Academy of Science and Technology, John A. O'Connell High School of Technology, Thurgood Marshall Academic High School, George Washington High School, Balboa High School and the School of the Arts will participate in the march to City Hall for a rally."

Students Aroused To Protect Public Education While Schwarzenegger Favors Private Schools - California Progress Report

"These protests are about to get much larger. Two coalitions areorganizing statewide protest actions next week - K-12 students willrally in Sacramento and across the state on April 18, and collegestudents will do the same on April 21. The April 18 Day of Action is being called Right to Learnand is organized by Youth Noise, a group that has been working toorganize young Californians around a variety of issues. Trey Csar, thecoordinator of the Right to Learn Day of Action, told me that theirgoal is to empower students to become activists, not just on April 18but over the long-term period. The rallies are designed to mobilizestudents and build coalitions that can survive over the coming months,especially the summer break."

Students, others discuss effects of cuts on education - Ventura County Star

"Zucker was among several guest speakers, including state and localpoliticians and educators, who spoke to more than 500 people at BuenaHigh School in Ventura on Friday. The local group Save Our Schools organized the rally in response toGov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed $4.8 billion cut in educationfunding. The gathering at Buena High was one of many throughout the state.Friday was called the "Right To Learn Day of Action" during whichstudents from Humboldt to San Diego counties participated in similarrallies." 

Students Protest on the Web - Educated Guess Blog (Mercury News)

YouthNoise, a youth civic engagement organization based in San Francisco, has figured out a way to put technology to use to make their voices heard. On Friday, April 18, it’s organizing a one-day protest in high schools throughout California as part of its Right to Learn campaign. Organizers are encouraging students to use their cell phones and digital cameras to upload photos and videos of their schools’ rallies onto a Web site, so that their peers across the state and politicians — if they’re watching — can simultaneously follow the events. 

Right To Learn actions were also covered by the following media outlets:

• KGO 510 AM (San Francisco)
• Univision (San Francisco)
• KRON 4 (San Francisco)