rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/action-needed-soq-bill-moves-to-house-appropriations?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-action-needed-soq-bill-moves-to-house-appropriations' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Virginia Education Association https://actionnetwork.org/groups/virginia-education-association https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/letters/photos/000/153/089/normal/Take_Action_SOQ_Bill_2020.jpg The House Education SOQ and SOL Subcommittee and full House Education Committee took action to report House Bill 1929 favorably. HB 1929 will now move to the House Appropriations Committee. NOW IS THE TIME FOR EDUCATORS TO TAKE ACTION. Please CONTACT delegates of the House Appropriations Committee TODAY. Let committee members know that the SOQ bill is essential to the educators of this Commonwealth and that our students and communities benefit most from the passage of House Bill 1929, the School Equity and Staffing Act. Schools are the foundation of our communities, and we must value them as such. The VEA commends Delegate Aird's leadership to meet Virginia students' needs and patron this vital piece of legislation to provide every child in this Commonwealth with a quality education. We must act now to ensure this happens. We owe it to our children, no matter their zip code. We thank the members of the Subcommittee for passing HB 1929. As Delegate Schuyler VanValkenburg said so eloquently, "The way you make the funding work is you make the policy a priority… And you make the policy a priority by constantly banging the drum." Let's get this done. We must respect our educators. We must value our students, and we must always appreciate our communities for what they can become: communities that place value in education. These communities thrive on heritage to become a more solid unified people, sharing common values, hopes, and dreams. https://actionnetwork.org/letters/action-needed-soq-bill-moves-to-house-appropriations