Teach Your Children Well, Their Father's Hell....

[bobburgster]

I am very concerned about the lack of publicity, and outrage with the amount of teacher lay-offs in our country. Our school systems have enough problems trying to give our children a good education. The last thing teachers need is larger classes, and less resources. I know with all that is going on in the world around us it is difficult to find the time to support all that is needed, but the consequences of being uneducated/under-educated can have on our children and countries future is worth it. Our children need our support!

Please take five minutes to contact your Senators in support of the bill mentioned below.

Arne Duncan has estimated that as many as 300,000 teachers could be laid off in the coming months.

The Senate is going to consider $23 billion for schools The U.S. Senate will move to vote on the bill (S 3206) within the next two weeks. It is known as "Keep Our Educators Working Act 2010" and needs your support.

[mzteris]

1. Keep Our Educators Working Act

The Keep Our Educators Working Act (S. 3206) will:

* Provide $23 billion to help school districts avert educator layoffs in the upcoming school year;
* Make sure that our children’s education is not shortchanged by the economic crisis; and
* Enable districts to continue to implement positive programs to help ensure that all students receive the great education they deserve.

Urgent! Call Now!

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) was enacted one year ago. The law helped stabilize a rapidly declining economy, provided a lifeline where none existed, and helped reduce the harmful impact of the recession on many vulnerable people.

More needs to be done. The unemployment rate remains at nearly 10 percent, and many members of our communities continue to struggle. We must take additional steps to provide relief. Failure to preserve and create jobs will endanger our economic progress and threaten any sustainable recovery. And, in the absence of immediate assistance, state legislatures looking to bridge huge budget gaps may make decisions that could have long-term harmful results.

Complete the form below to be connected to your Senator’s office (we’ll provide a sample script for you).

http://www.aft.org/click2call/jobs_senate.cfm

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President Obama wants Congress to pass emergency education funding legislation that would provide $23 billion to preserve teacher jobs in the face of massive impending layoffs across the country.

"We are gravely concerned that ongoing state and local budget challenges are threatening hundreds of thousands of teacher jobs for the upcoming school year, with estimates ranging from 100,000 to 300,000 education jobs at risk," Education Secretary Arne Duncan wrote in a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Majority Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.

"Without swift action, millions of children will experience these budget cuts in one way or another through reductions in class time; cuts to early childhood programs, extracurricular activities, and summer school; and reduced course offerings as teachers are laid off," the letter continued.

[bobburgster]

2. Thank you!

I appreciate you taking the time to elaborate on my request.