From the Campaign for Fair Education Funding (http://fairfundingpa.org/):
Unless the state invests more in basic education funding, our public schools will continue to be forced to make cuts and impose local tax increases that hurt our students and communities.
State lawmakers are now working to pass a budget for the next year. To keep local schools from falling too far behind, the state needs to increase basic education funding by $100 million and make no other cuts public schools. They need to hear from their constituents so they make students a priority.
Please call or email your legislators TODAY:
- Find your legislators along with their contact information here
- Send the email at http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/o/51238/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=22611 to your legislators.
- If you use social media—particularly Twitter or Facebook—please use them to deliver the same message to them on these platforms. Here are some examples:
Sample tweets:
- Students need $100 million more this year! #FairFundingPA #pabudget #100M4Students
- Anything less than $100M hurts students, forcing deeper school budget cuts to programs & staff #pabudget #100M4Students
- #pabudget proposed by @GovernorTomWolf & the one passed by the PA House both increase basic ed $100M; Senate must keep it #100M4Students
- $100M more for schools must be included when the #pabudget becomes law #100M4Students #FairFundingPA
- @GovernorTomWolf & @PaLegis MUST stand 4 students & reject any #pabudget that does not increase Basic Ed by at least $100M #100M4Students
- @GovernorTomWolf & @PaLegis: don’t pass #pabudget without $100M more for students #FairFundingPA #100M4Students
Sample Facebook posts:
- Governor Tom Wolf and the PA Legislature MUST stand for students and reject any proposed budget that does not increase Basic Education by at least $100 million.
- $100 million for basic education funding must be included when the budget becomes law!
Click here to find your legislators’ social media handles in order to contact them directly.
Every student deserves access to a quality education no matter where that student lives. Thank you for your support!
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