Wednesday, July 29 8:30-10 a.m. A rally organized by the California Youth Leadership Forum for Students With Disabilities will be held on the west steps of the Capitol. About 120 people are expected to participate. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. The Chicano Youth Leadership Project will have a student rally, press conference and dinner on the north steps of the Capitol. About 150 people are expected to participate. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Campaign for College Opportunity will be holding "Save Me a Spot in College Day" on the south steps of the Capitol. Scholarships will be awarded to 266 students from around the state. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell will deliver the keynote address. A

A swarm of children took over the Capitol Tuesday to defend education in the face of massive budget cuts.  Ranging in age from eight years old to 18 years old, students from all over California sought to answer the question, "What is the purpose of public schools?" The Children's Rally, coordinated by Sandra Tsing Loh, an author and member of the Burning Moms organization, is a congregation of young students as participatory citizens in the political dialogue of their state legislature. The Burning Moms originated as a group of parents, fathers included, who had frustrations about the education system in California. “I'm a Proposition 13 baby, and my children continue to be affected by