Head Start programs are closing. These programs provide early childhood education and nutrition to thousands of low-income children. The government shutdown has already forced the Santa Cruz County Head Start program to temporarily shut down, affecting 300 children.

Tune in TONIGHT at 7:45p PT to catch CTA Secretary-Treasurer Erika Jones on MSNBC discussing our Prop 50 victory and what's next! 📺 Watch here: https://www.msnbc.com/live #WeAreCTA

Our UTLA educators rallied across Los Angeles for better pay, improved special education and healthcare. President David Goldberg’s message is clear: “Let’s keep fighting together.” #WeAreCTA @utlanow.bsky.social#WeAreCTA

Allowing hunger to worsen during a government shutdown is a policy choice. One we cannot accept. No child in America should go hungry because of politics or misplaced priorities.

Alaska Educators need our help! Typhoon Halong devastated Alaska's west coast. NEA-Alaska educators are rebuilding their lives and supporting their students. Donations can be made to the NEA-Alaska Typhoon Halong Relief Fund at https://bit.ly/4nSQI76 #WeAreCTA @nea-alaska.bsky.social#WeAreCTA

Prop 50 passed! This is a victory for democracy and public education. We showed up. We organized. We won. The work continues. Stay engaged as we keep fighting for our students and schools. ✊ #WeAreCTA #YesOn50 #YESonProp50 #Prop50

This Native American Heritage Month, we recommit to honoring and uplifting the voices, stories, and cultures of our Native communities. Every student deserves to know the full history of this land. Go to https://bit.ly/47BT2sU to find resources to support our students and educators.

When we organize, we win! Passing Prop 50 is union power✊ We showed up, we organized, and we won. ✅We said YES to democracy! ✅We said YES to a better future for our schools! ✅We said YES to Prop 50! The fight isn't over. Stay engaged to continue winning for public education! #WeAreCTA #YesOn50

Teacher Peter Perez reminds us that Prop 50 is temporary and ensures fair Midterm Elections. The choice is ours. ✅VOTE #YESonProp50 TODAY!

Join teacher Chelsea Osenga in voting ✅ #YESonProp50 today! The Trump administration is destabilizing our schools, cutting budgets and programs our students need.

🗳️ Election Day is here! Teachers Angela De Ramos and Wendy Eccles are voting ✅#YESonProp50 because we deserve leaders who stand with students, educators, and public schools. Join us. Vote TODAY!

“This election is about choosing a government by the people, for the people.” - Leslie Littman, CTA Vice President If you haven’t voted, make sure to make a plan to drop off your ballot or vote tomorrow at a polling place near you. ✅ VOTE #YESonProp50

Prop 50 strengthens public schools and our democracy. Thomas Courtney, 30-year San Diego educator, explains why he's voting YES. Read here: https://timesofsandiego.com/opinion/2025/10/09/teacher-with-san-diego-unified-board-supporting-proposition-50/ ✅Vote #YESonProp50 #WeAreCTA

Three generations. One mission. Protect our schools! 👟CTA Secretary-Treasurer Erika Jones is knocking doors with her mom and baby alongside President David Goldberg and Executive Director Jeff Good. 🗳️We’re fighting back this Election Day! ✅VOTE #YESonProp50.

ICE is targeting our schools and terrorizing our communities, and we are already seeing the impacts. Students deserve safe and stable schools. Prop 50 is helps fight us back against these attacks and protect our communities. ✅ Vote #YESonProp50

"Californians are stepping up. We are prepared to fight fire with fire." - VP Kamala Harris Thank you, VP Harris, for supporting Prop 50. We're not just fighting for California—we're fighting for the entire country. ✅ Vote #YESonProp50

🔊We won’t let the Trump administration rig these elections! We’re holding these politicians accountable…the ones who seem to find billions for school vouchers & ICE raids while slashing school funding and healthcare. They can’t run from what they’ve done! ✅VOTE #YESonProp50.

📢Fremont educators say: VOTE ✅ #YESonProp50

📚 Nuestros estudiantes nos dan las ganas para triunfar. Por eso, los maestros de California estamos votando #SÍalProp50. Para proteger nuestra voz. Para proteger a nuestros estudiantes. Para proteger nuestras escuelas públicas. ✅ VOTA #YESonProp50

Dues are an investment in our students, communities, and careers. "I’ve been a classroom teacher and a member of teachers unions for two decades, and what I pay in dues is some of the best money I’ve ever spent…" says Glenn Sacks, Los Angeles Teacher. Read: https://bit.ly/3LkDYsb #WeAreCTA

No student should go hungry. Yet Congress cut funding for critical food programs our students rely on. We need representatives who put our children first. Prop 50 holds them accountable and helps us fight back for our students and communities. ✅VOTE #YESonProp50

No child should go hungry. Starting today, 1.7 million California kids could lose SNAP benefits and free school meals. The Trump administration has refused emergency funding, putting nearly 42 million people at risk. Students can't learn on empty stomachs. Our communities deserve better. #WeAreCTA

For 23 years, social science teacher Mara Harvey has taught students how our government is supposed to work and why fair elections matter. She's voting YES on Prop 50 to defend our democracy! Join her. ✅VOTE #YESonProp50

“This is my way of sending a message to D.C., saying enough is enough.” - Erika Jones, CTA Secretary-Treasurer ✅ VOTE #YESonProp50

We Can't Wait! ✊ NTA declared impasse on 1/29 after months of negotiations with NUSD. We are fighting to reach an agreement on safety, class size, special ed, salaries and health benefits. We will win for our students and educators! #WeCantWaitCA #WeAreCTA

🎃New costume? Not us! Union Educators: 🪧Defending public education 🪧Fighting for our students 🪧VOTING #YESonProp50 This Halloween, we’re rocking the same look we wear every day to our classrooms and to the polls!

This isn’t about political divisions, it’s about providing protections and safety for our students, schools, and educators. Join our aspiring educators and union educators across the state. ✅VOTE#YESonProp50.

✅Voting #YESonProp50 ensures that our students maintain the resources they need to thrive. Join Nikki Davis Milevsky, President of Sac City Teachers Association, and vote on or before Tuesday, November 4th!

Vote #YESonProp50. Take your stand today. For our educators under attack. For our students losing critical support. For our families facing ICE raids. For our children’s future.

📚 Eva Ruiz, miembro de la Mesa Directiva de CTA, aprendió la importancia de la escuela gracias a sus padres inmigrantes. Con 23 años como maestra, ella ha visto cómo la educación pública ayuda a nuestros niños. ✅Vota #YESonProp50 para cuidar nuestros estudiantes y comunidades. ➡️ cta.org/prop50

No child should go hungry. Starting November 1, SNAP cuts will affect 1.7 million California students. Our kids can't succeed at school without food. It's time for us to fight back. Urge Congress to: ✅ Restore access to SNAP. ✅ Protect and expand CEP for free school meals. #WeAreCTA

Do you know an educator with a passion for justice? Now’s your chance to honor them. The CTA Human Rights Awards recognize members who go above and beyond to advance social justice and defend human rights. 🗓️ Nominations due by Nov. 30 📩 Submit here: https://bit.ly/4oHvcTs

Check out @nbcbayarea.com coverage of Richmond Educators' "Strike Ready" art event. We're fighting for an end to chronic understaffing, fair pay, and affordable healthcare. Link: https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/richmond-teachers-strike-art-event/3970253/ #WeAreCTA #WeCantWait

This is for We the People! “Our rights are under attack, and we can fight back by voting YES, on Prop 50.” - Wendy Eccles, Middle School Educator and proud CTA member VOTE ✅#YESonProp50 ▶️ Learn more at: cta.org/prop50

"As a teacher, I'm going to protect my students 100%. And as a voter, I'm not only going to protect my students—I'm going to protect our freedom and our rights." We're fighting back. We're voting #YESonProp50. Election Day is November 4. Join us. cta.org/prop50

This is a BIG deal! This special election will impact next year’s midterms, and the future of public education and our country. What can you do? ✅Vote #YESonProp50 to protect California’s schools.

Academic extortion. That's what the Trump administration is doing to nine universities and it won't stop there. ✊Stand with us for #AcademicFreedom: https://bit.ly/4hrm5Ux #WeAreCTA #freespeech #higheredmonth #unionstrong

📚 50 Years of IDEA From the beginning, educators have led the fight to protect the rights of students with disabilities. As we celebrate 50 years of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), we recommit to the fight for a fully funded IDEA. #WeAreCTA

"Our democracy is under attack. As educators, we must do everything we can to protect our rights, our communities and the future of our students." - Georgia Flowers, Public School Educator & CTA Member Join Georgia and thousands of educators across CA and ✅ VOTE #YESonProp50

🗣️ No Oversight = More Charter School Scandals Current and former Learn4Life teachers and employees are sounding the alarm about how charter school management fails students who need the most support. Read more at: https://bit.ly/4h3qD32

Huge thanks to Ozomatli for bringing the rhythm, the soul, and the fire to our march at the #NoKings rally. You reminded us that joy and community are part of the fight! #WeAreCTA

Every 2 minutes, a woman in the U.S. is diagnosed w/ breast cancer. Early detection changes everything. CTA’s Women’s Committee is proud to raise awareness and encourage you to get screened Check out our video at: youtu.be/EeBNTypkbWU?... #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth #WeAreCTA

✊ California Teachers Association stands with the 51,000 educators of ‪‬@albertateachers.bsky.social on strike! They’re fighting for smaller class sizes and the resources students deserve. We’re witnessing the power of a union in motion. #Solidarity

✊ This is the power of educators standing together! Hundreds of educators at State Council joined tens of thousands in the streets of Los Angeles to say NO KINGS and demand a government that puts people over billionaires. #Solidarity #NoKings #WeAreCTA

🚫 👑 Union educators are joining NO KINGS rallies across the state today! "We will show what it looks like when working people stand together and claim our power. This is what it looks like to be a union in motion." - David Goldberg, CTA President

Teachers @erikajonesunion and @mrs.frazzled are voting YES on Prop 50 and they want you to return your ballot too! Head to cta.org/prop50 to take action and learn more. #YESonProp50

Teacher Jesse Aguilar is fighting back by voting YES on Prop 50! This administration has cut critical funding to healthcare and public education, threatening everything our students need to thrive. Prop 50 is how we hold them accountable. Join the fight! ✅Vote #YESonProp50

📢 Educators Say: No thrones! No crowns! No kings! Trump continues targeting our immigrant communities, gutting our healthcare and attacking our public education. We will not back down! NO KINGS MARCH 📅 Saturday, October 18 ⏰ 2PM 📍 200 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

😡 Teacher Ken Tang has had enough. As a refugee who became a teacher, Ken knows what happens when systems fail our most vulnerable students. He's voting YES on Prop 50. ✅Vote #YESonProp50 Learn more at cta.org/prop50

San Mateo Elementary Teachers Association educators know the importance of voting #YESonProp50 Fair representation in congress is essential for securing the federal funds our classrooms need. Join us at: cta.org/prop50