Millions of public school children to be affected by educator layoffs; At least 125,000 educators expecting pink slips

This video addresses the need that adults are not the only ones affected by budget cuts in the schools. Students are the ones who are losing out on a rich education by having larger classroom sizes, fewer resources, and crowed buses. Senator Tom Harkin (D) from Iowa has proposed the Senate to pass the Keep Our Educators Working Act. This act calls for $23 billion dollars to the existing bill to save thousands of jobs for educators and supporters in Iowa. Iowa State Education Association President Chris Bern urged the Senate to pass this bill because “students did not ask to go to school during a recession” and they should not be shorthanded on a quality education. This sets a model for other states to demand help in trying to save educator jobs. President Obama is working on plans to overhaul NCLB but what is California doing to help save its educators?