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May 25, 2010
Tomorrow, Wednesday, May
26 is the kickoff of our Speak Up for Education & Kids campaign
where we are pushing
advocates of public education
to call
their Members of Congress on our toll-free line of 866-608-6355 and
ask that education jobs funding be added to the emergency funding
bill.
In U.S. Rep. Dan Boren’s district,
Congressional District 2, we want to support this national call-in
day with an additional 100 patch thru calls to ensure we hit a
critical mass of calls directly to the Members of Congress who will
matter most in this debate.
You may receive a phone call from NEA/OEA
encouraging you to contact Rep. Boren. The call will also allow you
to be transferred directly to Rep. Boren’s office to leave a phone
message urging him to vote Yes for the supplemental funding that
would save education jobs.
Oklahoma could lose 5,000 education jobs
because of the billion dollar budget shortfall. More than 80 percent
of districts nationwide have had to layoff educators, leading to
crowded classrooms and cuts to essential programs.
In Rep. Boren’s Congressional District 2,
school districts are feeling the pain of budget cuts.
• Panama Public Schools has
eliminated positions and is currently RIF’ing teachers.
• Pocola Public Schools has
eliminated positions and programs and is currently RIF’ing teachers.
• Many other school districts throughout
congressional district 2 are cutting programs and laying off
teachers.
The Oklahoma Education Association is also
urging you to send an email to Rep. Boren and tell him to vote Yes
on the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill that includes $23
billion to save education jobs.
Click here to tell Rep. Boren to help pass the Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations legislation.
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