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Regarding agency fee payers - we sincerely hope that if you are an existing agency fee payer, you have sent in a request for your rebate. The November 15th deadline has passed. If you haven't filed by now, you will not get your rebate this year. However, if you are a first time filer, you may resign from the union after the 15th. However, you will not get the full amount, but rather a prorated one, depending on how long after the 15th you file.

Data you need: An Honest Cheat Sheet

On May 8, Larry Sand had an article posted in City Journal about a little known open enrollment law in CA.

On April 12, Larry Sand had an op-ed printed in the LA Daily News about public education as a “Titanic” problem.

On February 8, Larry Sand and a local union leader discuss various education issues on KOCE’s SoCal Insider.

January 22-28 is National School Choice Week. To learn how you can participate, go here.

On January 19, Larry Sand had an article posted in City Journal about a long neglected part of CA’s ed code.

On January 4, Larry Sand had an article posted in Clarion Call about our schools of education

On November 14, Larry Sand had an article printed in City Journal about online learning and the teachers unions resistance to it.

On August 25, Larry Sand had an article printed in City Journal about LAUSD's "Teacher Quality Roadmap."

On August 24,  Larry Sand talked with Mark Carbonaro on KION in Monterey about the "Blueprint For California."

On August 3, Larry Sand had an op-ed printed in the San Jose Mercury News about the Commission on Teacher Credentialing scandal in CA.

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