Students lobby the governor Student leaders from...
Students lobby
the governor
Student leaders from the Coast Community College District traveled
to Sacramento in April to meet with legislators about issues
affecting the more than 60,000 students who attend district community
colleges.
David Escobar, Deborah Solum and Laura Spears were three
representatives from Golden West College who participated in the
lobbying trip.
The students met with Orange County legislators and their staff to
discuss issues ranging from equalization for under-funded community
college districts to a pilot program aimed at reducing the burden
placed on students by the high cost of textbooks.
Legislators seemed open to their concerns, said District Student
Trustee Heather Larson.
The student representatives left legislators with a Textbook
Resolution, a solution written by the District Student Council to
solve the problem of textbook prices on individual campuses. The
resolution proposed that each school set up a textbook committee to
locate the best books for the most affordable cost, Larson said.
“Textbooks, they’re more expensive than going to school,” Larson
said.
Aside from speaking out on important issues, the lobbying trip
provided students with a lesson in civics and an opportunity to
explore the State Capitol.
Harbour teacher gets Wal-Mart award
Jane Macha, of Harbour View Elementary School, was one of 10
Orange County teachers chosen to receive Wal-Mart’s Teacher of the
Year award in honor of National Teacher’s Day May 3.
Macha and other winning teachers will each receive a $1,000
educational grant from the Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club Foundation to
benefit their local schools, a $50 shopping card to buy supplies for
their classrooms and honorary Wal-Mart greeter’s vests.
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