To: The Ohio State House and The Ohio State Senate

Stop the Attacks on Public Education In Ohio

I strongly oppose the expansion of charter schools and the "parent trigger" provision included in HB 59. These changes help corporations and for-profit education companies - but there is no proof that these policies do anything to improve our children's education.

Please stand with parents and children, not with ALEC and corporate interests. Protect public education - oppose the expansion of charter schools and the "parent trigger" law.

Why is this important?

The Ohio legislature is considering a budget bill that includes the expansion of charter schools and a "parent trigger" provision. These laws siphon money away from public education and make it easier to shut down public schools and convert them into for-profit private schools.

Across the country "parent trigger" laws have not been shown to improve educational outcomes for students. All these laws do is help ALEC-backed corporations make money off of our kids.