The budget battle in Harrisburg is coming to a close. It’s critically important that you make your voice heard this week to let your state legislators know that you want them to make basic and higher education a priority for Pennsylvania. Can you take a few minutes now to send an email to your state Senator and then follow-up with a phone call?
Don’t let Harrisburg politicians let giant gas and oil companies get away tax-free while our children pay the price with underfunded schools and we are forced to pay higher property taxes.
We want:
- To continue the funding at the levels that have improved education in Pennsylvania over the last 2 years.
- To address the inequitable cuts – poorer districts should not be getting higher cuts.
- To use the legal amount (75%) of the revenue surplus and other available resources such as a drilling fee, to restore funding to the basic education subsidy and higher education.
- A budget that DOESN’T include a voucher program that would lead to MORE CUTS to education funding. Vouchers are a radical shift in policy (and expensive!) and should be considered independently, not slipped into the budget process in order to ram them through.
Can you please take a few minutes to contact your state Senator?
1. Send an email to your state Senator reminding him/her of your priorities as their constituent.
2. Follow up that email with a phone call to his/her district office. Phone numbers are provided after you submit your email. Calls are very effective. PLEASE CALL!
Now forward this email to your friends, family and neighbors and make sure they take ACTION!