Teachers throughout Turlock kicked off Thursday not by being in their classrooms, but off-site as they walked to campus together equipped with signs showing their support of Proposition 55 and bond measures N & O. “This is part of the Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools’ ‘Walk-In’ movement to support public education,” explained Turlock Teachers Association President Julie Shipman-Norman. Proposition 55, also known as the California Extension of the Proposition 30 Income Tax Increase Initiative, protects students and public schools from returning to the days of massive budget cuts, educator layoffs, larger classes and tuition hikes—all without raising taxes for anyone. Rather, it maintains the current income tax rates on the wealthiest Californians to prevent $4 billion in funding cuts to public education and other vital services, such as children’s health care.