As citizens and homeschoolers, few of us realize how powerful are the forces arrayed against us. CTA President Del Weber would probably consider that description an understatement. We can keep the power as long as we use it. And use it they do.
Money Let's talk about the money first.
The CTA could spend HSC's annual budget every day for the next eleven years before they equaled their annual budget. Well, CTA gets it from its dues-paying membership of 225,000 teachers. The teachers get it from the state of California. California gets it from its taxpayers. Yes, we ourselves are funding the most powerful special interest group in the country to the tune of 65 million bucks a year - something to consider next time you see a library, homeless shelter, or AIDS clinic closed or can't find a policeman or fireman.