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VOTE FOR A REAL CHANGE !

Help us strengthen K-12 and block future college and University tuition fee increases in California

The April 25, 2005 Rescue Education Rally to Stop Tuition Fee Increases was a success! The California Governor and Legislature agreed to NOT increase tuition fees at community colleges in the upcoming fiscal year.

On April 25, 2005 we led a rally at The Capitol in Sacramento, California to Rescue Education - Students of all ages, their parents, and others joined Peter Mathews in a rally to help the future of Education for all Californians. Students, parents, and supporters were able to speak about how tuition increases, budget cuts, and limitations on all levels of education effect their lives and the future of California.

Rescue Education California, Founded 1993 by Peter Mathews

We live in the wealthiest, most powerful country in the world, a society in which we are able to conduct space exploration, map the human genome, and build B-2 bombers; yet, when it comes to our children, our most precious resource, we cannot find the funds to give them the education they deserve as Americans. Mathews believes this is wrong and he did something about it!

In 1993 Peter Mathews founded Rescue Education California to lower college and University tuition fees, and to fight for greater educational funding for updated textbooks, computers, smaller class size, more credentialed teachers, and after school programs. With the help of concerned parents, students, and teachers, Mathews collected thousands of petitions, met with California Legislators, and held rallies for education at California State University, Community College campuses, and the California State Capitol. His group Rescue Education, was able to help stop Governor Pete Wilson from raising Community College tuition fees from $10 to $30 per unit, and made it possible for thousands of low to middle income students to attend college.

In addition, Mathews has spearheaded the effort to reduce California K-12 class sizes and is the founder of Californians for Smaller Class Size K-12. Peter Mathews was the proponent and co-author of a California Class Size Reduction Initiative Constitutional Amendment.

Peter Mathews and Rescue Education California are continually working to keep education affordable for all Californians.

Endorsements

2007 Endorsements:

Aldo Ruiz – Small Businessman and Owner of Ruiz Engineering, Long Beach
Bea Foster – Chairperson of California Teachers for Academic Excellence
Burnett W. Spruell – Sativa Water District Compton Area Board Member (recent)
Carmen Cruz Rodriguez – National Women’s Political Caucus, Mid-Cities Chapter Former Chairwoman
California Teachers for Academic Excellence
Communities for Affordable and Secure Homes
Dan Rosenberg – Founder of Communities for Affordable and Secure Homes, Long Beach
Dr. Bill Honigman – PDA California State Coordinator
Dr. Ernie A. Smith – Los Angeles County Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council Member, Vice-Chairperson Congress of Racial Equality (CORE-California)
Dr. O.W. Wilson – Professor of Political Science (CSU – Dominguez Hills)
Fortunato Tingson – Former President of the Confederation of Filipino-American Associations, Carson, California
Jeff Cohen – Executive Director, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR)
Lary Marquez – Vice President of the Sun Ray Manor Neighborhood Association, Carson
Mandissa Burr – Human Relations Commissioner of Carson
Marcy Winograd – Los Angeles PDAmerica chapter member and activist
Mimi Kennedy – Political Activist / Actress (Abby O’Neil of Dharma and Greg)
Progressive Democrats of America (PDA national organization)
Rev. Clyvester Williams – Prayer Assembly Church of God in Christ, Los Angeles/Compton
Rose Siazon (Bonoan) – Carson President of Filipino-American Alliance
Tim Carpenter – PDA National Director

2006 Endorsements:

Amador Saenz - Planning Commissioner of Carson
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1589, Long Beach
Burnett W. Spruell - Sativa Water District Compton Area Board Member (recent)
Carmen Cruz Rodriguez - National Women's Political Caucus Mid-Cities Chapter Former Chairwoman
Doug Brown - Vice President of Teamsters Union Local 404
Dr. Ernie A. Smith - Los Angeles County Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council Member and Congress of Racial Equality (CORE-California) Vice Chairperson
Elito Santarina - Mayor of Carson (recent)
Gerald Burgess - President of the Board of Trustees, Compton Community College
Kay Calas - Vice-Mayor of Carson (recent)
Leonardo Figueroa - Long Beach Unified School District Parents Teachers Advisory Board President
Mandisa Burr - Human Relations Commissioner of Carson
Rev. Clyvester Williams Prayer Assembly Church of God in Christ Los Angeles/Compton
Stacey L. McMullen - Californial Community Colleges Board of Governors member
Teamsters Union Local 404

Pre-2006 Endorsements:

Americans for Democratic Action
Assemblywoman Juanita Millender-McDonald
California Democratic Council (CDC)
California Democratic Party
Congressman Bob Filner, (D)San Diego
Intenational Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Long Beach
International Longshore and Warehousemens Union (ILWU) Local 13
Laborors Union
Lambda Democratic Club, Long Beach, Contact: Sonny Bozeman (562) 951-0326
Los Angeles County Federation of Labor (AFL-CIO)
LACo Federation of Labor and Affiliates
Police Officers Research Association of California (PORAC)
Teachers Association of Long Beach (TALB), Affiliate of California Teachers Association and National Education Association
Teamsters Union Long Beach Local
United Steelworkers of America
United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), Affiliate of California Federation of Teachers and American Federation of Teachers
United Auto and Aerospace Workers (UAW) Local 148 and Regional UAW
U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer
U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone