You told Idaho Legislators: The 97% Believe Education is Our Future

I am very concerned about the direction the legislature has taken toward education in our state this year. Our schools - at all levels - are the heart of our communities and the lies that are being told about teachers and professors are hurting our communities. 

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Please think about the teachers and students you know. How are they being harmed by the hateful rhetoric coming out of the legislature and by the threats to school funding.

 

I urge you to vote carefully on the following education bills as the session comes to an end: 

 

• Higher education: Please SUPPORT the ENTIRE college/university budget, as originally approved in JFAC, without any language dictating what students and teachers discuss in the classroom.

• K-12: Please SUPPORT the $1.1 billion public school budget for Idaho teacher salaries, with full support for teachers’ first amendment rights in the classroom. Push back against false attacks against Idaho teachers in floor debate. 

• Early Childhood: SUPPORT SB1193, a federally funded grant for early childhood education providers across Idaho so that parents have a choice and young Idahoans have a chance. 

• Health and Welfare: SUPPORT federal COVID relief spending for frontline childcare centers across the state, through the Division of Welfare budget.

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Please stand up for common sense and against bullying tactics and disinformation by supporting education.