By Erwin Chemerinsky Published in the June 25, 2014 Orange County Register. Laws providing for job security for teachers are not to blame for educational problems in California or elsewhere. There is little evidence that lessening job protections for teachers would do anything to make education better. In fact, it might make education worse by […]
Read More →The PFA office will be closed to observe the Independence Day holiday on Friday, July 4. It will also be closed from Thursday July 10 through Monday July 14 due to the American Federation of Teachers Convention in Los Angeles. We will reopen on Tuesday, July 15. Also, the next Executive Board meeting, which would […]
Read More →As was reported in a brief bulletin sent on June 13, the Part-Time Faculty Association has been honored with a Membership Growth Award by the California Federation of Teachers. These awards are given to locals who have significantly increased their membership in a given year. Since increasing membership is something every local wants to do, […]
Read More →By Mark James Miller, PFA President Neither a near-fatal auto accident in 1967, nor a debilitating stroke 23 years later could stop Gene from living his life and pursuing his dreams. “I want to live in a community where everyone has a chance to improve,” says Gene Kuntz, who not only speaks these words but […]
Read More →Published in the May 29, 2014 Santa Maria Times. Benjamin Franklin said, “He that hath a trade hath an estate.” And one of the oldest trades is welding. The process of fusing metal together dates back to the Bronze Age and is even mentioned by Herodotus in the 5th century B.C. While this venerable craft […]
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