K-12 Public Education has recently been given breathing room from Congress. The jobs bill was signed into law yesterday. The funds will be distributed in September.
This is a huge win! It has been nearly nine years since public education has seen such support. There is still much work to, but due to local NEA affiliates and our individual members Congress is listening. This truly is a time for the power of one.
The single, one phone call made to Senators and Representatives is what truly made the difference. The member grassroots lobbying caused Congress to realize, "Hey, we need educators and we cannot do it with overcrowded classrooms. Less does not equal more."
These are exciting times to be in education. Remember, if you call them, they will listen.
Friday, August 13, 2010
NEA Jobs Bill
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Appropriate that you call it the "NEA Jobs Bill" since it wasn't about teachers (or students) at all but just another payoff to unions.
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