AB 2446 has passed the vote in the Assembly.  It is now on the state Senate floor for a vote.  This is our last chance to protect foreign language education in California.

LEGISLATIVE ALERT – IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED!!

Senate Education Committee /  Floor

PROPOSED ADDITION OF CAREER/TECHNICAL EDUCATION CLASS TO GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS TO REPLACE WORLD LANGUAGE CLASS OR PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS CLASS - OPPOSE!

AB 2446 (FURUTANI) Graduation Requirements 

Assemblyman Warren Furutani, D-Long Beach, wants students to take a course in career/technical education rather than one in world language or visual and performing arts!! 

If passed, AB 2446 would substitute a class in technical education for one in world language or visual and performing arts, limiting your child’s ability to speak another language or experience the widening horizons gained through the visual and performing arts!

AB 2446 is on the Senate Floor.

There is no valid reason to replace these widely accepted courses in performing and visual arts with courses in career technical education.  Students should graduate with some experience in another language (necessary in today’s global economy), and it is widely accepted that students who participate in some aspect of the arts are more likely to stay in school and perform academically better than those who do not.

IMMEDIATE ACTION IS NEEDED!!

Please contact Assembly Member Furutani, and Senate Education Committee members, Romero, Alquist, Simitian, Price, Liu, and your own Legislative District Senator immediately in strong opposition to AB 2446 at it stands now, and propose that it be amended to read as follows:

(E) One course in visual and performing arts or foreign language, AND commencing with the 2011–12 school year, career technical education.

1. Author: Assembly Member Warren Furutani, State Capitol Building, Rm. 3126, Sacramento, CA 95814

a. Phone (916) 319-2055; FAX (916) 319-2155.
b. Or go to Assembly Member Furutani's home page. (http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a55/)
c. Click on "Contact Us," and express your opposition to AB 2446.

2. Senator Gloria Romero, State Capitol Building, Rm. 2090, Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone (916) 651-4024; FAX (916) 445-0485.
Home page http://dist24.casen.govoffice.com/
Click on "Contact Me," and express your opposition to AB 2446.

3. Senator Elaine Alquist, State Capitol Building, Rm. 5080, Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone (916) 651-4013; FAX (916) 324-0283.
Home page http://dist13.casen.govoffice.com/
Click on "Contact Me," and express your opposition to AB 2446.

4. Senator Joe Simitian, State Capitol Building, Rm. 2080, Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone (916) 651-4011; FAX (916) 323-4529.
Home page http://www.senatorsimitian.com/
Click on "Contact Me," and express your opposition to AB 2446.

5. Senator Curren Price, State Capitol Building, Rm. 2052, Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone (916) 651-1026; FAX (916) 445-8899.
Home page http://dist26.casen.govoffice.com/
Click on "Contact Me," and express your opposition to AB 2446.

6. Senator Carol Liu, State Capitol Building, Rm. 5061, Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone (916) 651-4021; FAX (916) 324-7543.
Home page http://dist21.casen.govoffice.com/
Click on "Contact Me," and express your opposition to AB 2446.
7. Your Own District State Senator
a. Look up your State Senator: (http://192.234.213.69/smapsearch/framepage.asp) (The boxes for typing in your address are located beneath the California map – please use your scroll bar to scroll down to see them if the boxes are not visible.)
b. Click on your senator's name. (This will take you to your senator's home page.)
c. Click on the "Contact me" or "Email me." Fill in your name and address. Express your opposition to AB 2446.