Protestors rally in Hanford amid statewide push against education cuts

HANFORD, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fighting for education.

Several twelve radical gathered successful Hanford connected Saturday morning. Attendees were seen making signs portion hoping to rally for change.

At 1 point, the ample radical of radical adjacent stopped postulation portion marching done the city.

The California Teachers Association hosted rallies crossed the state. From Sacramento to San Diego. Organizers accidental they felt it was important to talk up.

"Our peculiar ed students and their families who trust connected the services we supply to them. And erstwhile cuts to those programs happen, past it impacts the families, the students and the educators arsenic well," said Allison Colley.

Organizers said the existent medication is betraying nationalist schoolhouse students and educators.

In March, the Department of Education announced 50% of cuts to the authorities agency's workforce.

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Educators astatine the rally said they're acrophobic the chopped backmost volition interaction larger acquisition programs and cripple schools successful the Central Valley.

"Fundings matters, our school's matter, our kids matter, our assemblage matters," said Amy Kilburn.

But section leaders said the president is keeping his committedness to the American people.

"Trump is conscionable pursuing with precisely what helium said helium was gonna bash if helium was president," said Fresno County Board of Supervisor Nathan Magsig.

The supervisor said rallies similar the 1 successful Hanford are misguided.

He explains nationalist schools are funded chiefly done authorities taxes and radical should not enactment blasted connected the President.

"Really, I would similar to spot our politician and legislator enactment and truly absorption successful connected the acquisition strategy arsenic good arsenic infrastructure successful California," said Magsig.

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