[Apswel] Stand for Children

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Stand for Children
School Funding Rally

Wednesday, April 25th

Boston Common - near the Park Street T stop

12:30-1:30 pm, rain or shine

Stand together to demand that state lawmakers make our school children a
top priority in 2007!

 

Numbers count - Lawmakers need to see and hear your demand that they
take action to solve the financial crisis in education. 

 

Thanks to several years of budget cuts, Massachusetts' school funding is
in a state of crisis. The Legislature's proposed allocation of $220
million in public school funding (Chapter 70 aid) falls far short of
solving the financial crisis in education, and leaves us nearly $250
million below 2002 levels of funding, adjusted for inflation.
Communities across the state are still facing the prospect of teacher
lay-offs, increased class sizes, and shrinking academic programs. 

 

Our kids only grow up once - we have to take action now, and the only
way to break through the noise of competing interests on Beacon Hill is
to mobilize. That's why Stand for Children is planning a School Funding
Rally on Wednesday, April 25th on Boston Common to push for relief and
reform. 

 

If you agree that a good education for our kids really is the key to
Massachusetts' future, the single most important step you can take is to
join with Stand for Children at our April 25th Rally. The truth is,
numbers count. Lawmakers need to see and hear your demand that they take
action to solve the financial crisis in education. 

 

We are asking leaders on Beacon Hill to commit to:

*	Deliver immediate financial relief to all school districts.
*	Initiate funding reforms to ensure that all children have the
opportunity to succeed.

 

In proud collaboration with Massachusetts PTA Y

 

Sign up now to attend the Rally!

http://www.stand.org/ma <http://www.stand.org/ma> 

 

Transportation:  Parking near the State House is limited. Stand for
Children is chartering buses to pick up Rally attendees in communities
around the state. Contact us to reserve a seat on a bus to the State
House.

 

Stand for Children ' www.stand.org/ma ' MAInfo at stand.org ' 61

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