California Special Election Watch: Schwarzenegger Asks Television Stations to Pull Proposition 74 Ads

The ASSociated Press has Governor’s campaign asks stations to pull anti-74 ads.

Television commercials released this week by the California Teachers Association ask voters to reject Proposition 74, the teacher tenure initiative promoted by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Proposition 74 would increase the probationary period for new teachers from two years to five. It also would change the way districts can remove veteran teachers. Those with permanent status could be fired after two consecutive poor evaluations.

On Flap previously, California Special Election Watch: New Television Ads = “The Big Lie”

The Videos are here.

Watch the new No on 74 commercial “Record.”

Watch the new No on 74 commercial “Stop Playing.”

Let’s look at the “Big Lie (s)”

Commercial #1

Teacher: Governor, you’ve already broken your promises on education. Now you’re sponsoring Proposition 74, a ballot measure that allows one principal to fire a teacher without giving a reason – or even a hearing. While doing nothing to improve teacher training.

Parent: Parents like me are voting no on Prop 74 to send the Governor a message: Stop playing politics with our schools. And get to work on smaller class sizes, up-to-date textbooks, and restoring music and art classes—the things our kids really need.

Proposition 74 official title and summary is here.

• Increases length of time required before a teacher may become a permanent employee from two
complete consecutive school years to fi ve complete consecutive school years.
• Measure applies to teachers whose probationary period commenced during or after the 2003–2004
fiscal year.
• Modifies the process by which school boards can dismiss a permanent teaching employee who receives
two consecutive unsatisfactory performance evaluations.

LIE: Proposition 74 does not allow one principal to fire a teacher without giving a reason – or even a hearing.

Current California law gives a school district the right to terminate a probationary teacher already. Proposition 74 will lengthen the probationary period from two to five years.

Commercial #2

NARRATOR:
Before taking Governor Schwarzenegger’s word that his Prop 74 is good for schools…

… look at his record:

Schwarzenegger borrowed two billion from our schools and broke his promise to pay it back.
He wants to reduce school funding by another four billion and give himself the power to make more cuts without consulting anyone else.
Now his Prop 74 allows a principal to fire a teacher without giving a reason – or even a hearing.

Prop 74. Another bad Schwarzenegger idea that hurts our schools.

LIE: Proposition 74 DOES NOT allow a principal to fire a teacher without giving a reason – or even a hearing. The principal can recommend the school board do that now to a probationary teacher.

LIE: Governor Schwarzenegger has actually budgeted increased funding for California Schools to the tune of $3 Billion.

Flap is looking forward to Governor Schwarzenegger’s reply.

Well, the Governor has replied and is demanding these LIES be removed from TV-Land.

A letter written by attorneys for the campaign asked stations to pull the plug on the ads.

“We encourage you to exercise your rights under the Federal Communications Act by requiring the No on Proposition 74 Committee to validate the claims made in its advertisement. We believe they will not be able to,” the letter said.

The Sacramento Bee has Ad Watch: Spot targets teacher tenure plan.

It is doubtful that the televison stations will turn down the advertising revenue, but the word is getting out about the LIES promulgated by the Leftie public employee unions, like the California Teachers Association.

Stay tuned.

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Cross-posted to the Bear Flag League Special Election Page