The Advocate

April 12, 2025 Issue
“Education is a non-partisan issue. Students in poverty and students with special needs deserve resources and support in our schools – we can all agree on that.” Read more in Letters in Solidarity.
We’re getting ready to turn up the pressure with pickets across San Diego! Come get ready and get creative with your fellow educators at an Art Build on April 22 after school. Learn more and RSVP today!
This Spring’s annual Post & Bid will be from April 14 to 23! All SDEA members bid on positions at the same time, but how candidates are routed depends on our contract language… and you need to vote on how to improve that language! Click here to learn more about Post & Bid, and about your vote!
Travel back in time to 1917 to learn how educators in San Diego first started organizing what would eventually become our union! Read about “The Solid Three” here, and stay tuned for the next installment!
Scholarship applications for both SDEA members and their dependents are still open for applications until Friday, May 2, 2025! Curious about how the Scholarship Committee operates and selects winners each year? Read more about the process here!
Come join us on May 9, 2025 for a meal, raffle prizes, and a variety of fun activities. All SDEA members and their families are welcome to attend. Learn more and RSVP today!
News
April 9, 2025
Know Your Rights & Know Your Vote: 2025 Post & Bid
We need to ratify an agreement to continue phasing out Fall "Excessing"! Read the full agreement: Ongoing Implementation of 2025 – 2026 and 2026 – 2027 Pilot…
April 7, 2025
Budget Input Sessions
The SDEA Bylaws give members the opportunity to provide feedback on the SDEA Budget. There are two virtual budget input sessions scheduled to give input for…
April 2, 2025
The Standard: Switch Through April 30
SDEA members, are you already enrolled in The Standard? Your opportunity to switch to The Standard for your CTA-endorsed Disability is now available! Apply now…
March 21, 2025
Mar 18 Press Conference: Safe Parking Site
This past Tuesday, SDEA members joined the Education Justice Coalition at a press conference at the old Central Elementary site—offered to the City of San…
March 20, 2025
SDEA endorsement: Paloma Aguirre for County Supervisor
At the March Rep Council, SDEA representatives voted unanimously to endorse Paloma Aguirre for County Supervisor. Paloma is a supporter of public education and…