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	<title>Thoughts on Public Education &#187; Carol Kocivar</title>
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		<title>PTA is mobilizing for $10 billion fundraiser: Our Children, Our Future - by Carol Kocivar</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 08:05:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol Kocivar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In towns and cities throughout California, something quite remarkable is happening. Parents and family members are organizing for the largest PTA fundraiser ever.
They are not selling gift wrap or candy or washing cars. They are organizing to support the Our Children, Our Future education initiative for the November ballot. This measure will raise $10 billion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New program shows the promise and possibilities for parent engagement - by Carol Kocivar</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:20:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol Kocivar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever taken a peek into the future? A quick snapshot into tomorrow?
I did recently at a small elementary school in South San Francisco.
Twenty-nine parents walked into the school&#8217;s multipurpose room to the sound of Pomp and Circumstance. Families grinned. Children clapped. Moms and dads marched to the folding chairs in the front of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PTA unites behind an initiative to transform and fairly fund our schools - by Carol Kocivar</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol Kocivar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This holiday season, one item at the top of wish lists for most parents is a public school system that delivers a well-rounded education for all students – one that prepares them for college, career, and adulthood. The future of our state and our economy depends on it.
Unfortunately, school budgets have been decimated by $20 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s come together in November 2012 to restore education funding - by Carol Kocivar</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 02:17:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol Kocivar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s time now to unite for next November.
Yes, November 2012. It may seem like a long way off, but it’s not. In just a year, our state will have a potential opportunity our children can’t afford for us to miss.
That’s when millions of Californians will go to the polls, where they could have a chance [...]]]></description>
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