Unless Congress acts, schools are about to experience major budget cuts triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. That’s why we are emailing you. We need you to contact your federal representatives ASAP to support money for schools. Your action will help prevent layoffs, larger class sizes and the reduction or elimination of important programs and services for our students.
Please join with education leaders around the country in asking for $200 billion to support education funding, including special education, distance learning, Title 1 for low-income students and other programs:
Learning Policy Institute: “A 15 percent reduction in state education funding could lead to the loss of more than 300,000 teaching positions.”
National Education Leaders, including PTA: “As Congress negotiates a fourth emergency supplemental in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is imperative any package include significant, robust and flexible funding for our nation’s public schools.”
Council of Great City Schools:“…Support an additional federal allocation of $175 billion in Educational Stabilization Funds distributed to the local level through the Title I formula. We also urge Congress to provide an additional $13 billion for IDEA, $12 billion in additional Title I program funding, $2.0 billion for E-Rate, and emergency infrastructure funds that include public schools.”
Please go to “Take Action!” to send a message to your U.S. senators and representatives, and help ensure that robust education funding is included in the next COVID-19 relief package. Our children deserve it!
The University City High School Parent Teacher Student Association is seeking candidates for the 2020-2021 executive board.
All positions are open and candidates may nominate themselves or others to serve on the board. Please fill out the nomination form HERE and return electronically to uchsmail@gmail.com or print and turn in at the school office. Copies are also available in the office. Nominations will also be taken from the floor at the election meeting, to be held in the Media Center at 6:30 p.m. on April 4th.
All candidates slated for election must be current members of UCHS PTSA. To Join the UCHS PTSA, please follow this link: https://www.uchsptsa.org/?page_id=160.
