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To: Department of Education, State Leaders
Fully fund our public schools and support educators!
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As we head back-to-school, parents are struggling with the rising cost of school supplies and junk fees in school lunches. And teachers are continuing to pay out-of-pocket for classroom supplies. And it could get worse under a Project 2025 and MAGA vision for our future, which threatens to CUT our Department of Education completely.
Enough! We value education in our country. Sign the petition to demand state and federal electeds fight to fully fund our public schools and support all educators!
Why is this important?
Right now the majority of funding for public education comes from state and local governments—and far too many school districts are falling through the cracks. We need to fully invest in our future, and that means taking bold steps to reimagine how we fund public education in our country so that everyone can have an equal opportunity.
Underfunding in schools affects educator retention which can lead to larger class sizes and less tailored instruction. There is currently a teaching shortage as wages stagnate, responsibilities increase, and support dwindles. By investing in schools, we will be investing in educators—and appropriately compensating and resourcing those who spend their lifetime teaching the next generation.
Underfunding also means fewer extracurricular activities, which impacts enrichment, a well-rounded education, and opportunities post-graduation. And it means learning environments that are unsuitable and unsustainable—with leaks, poor ventilation, and crumbling infrastructure.
The lack of funding for education disproportionately negatively impacts Black and brown students, having long-term and pervasive consequences for families. One study found that Black students are 2x more likely as white students to attend school in districts with “subpar government funding” and 3x as likely to reside in districts that are “chronically underfunded.”
Donald Trump's and MAGA would make the state of public education even worse. Their Project 2025 manifesto has an entire section focused on reshaping, or more accurately dismantling, our public education system and a plan to drain all of our resources to reroute to private education. The plan includes eliminating the Department of Education, getting rid of teachers unions, ending federal funding, and gutting any programs that support equity and inclusion, even free school lunch programs and Head Start.
Donald Trump's and MAGA would make the state of public education even worse. Their Project 2025 manifesto has an entire section focused on reshaping, or more accurately dismantling, our public education system and a plan to drain all of our resources to reroute to private education. The plan includes eliminating the Department of Education, getting rid of teachers unions, ending federal funding, and gutting any programs that support equity and inclusion, even free school lunch programs and Head Start.
Our communities are stronger when every child has access to good quality education. We need to invest our resources to fully fund public education NOW!