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/keep-public-funds-in-public-schools-2?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-keep-public-funds-in-public-schools-2' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Race Forward Action https://actionnetwork.org/groups/rfaction https://actionnetwork.org//images/generic_facebook.jpg The Trump administration and its allies pushed a federal private school voucher program into last year’s Big Brutal Bill, creating a dangerous new pipeline that could divert as much as $50 billion in taxpayer funds toward K-12 private and religious schools. Representative Gwen Moore is introducing the Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act to repeal this federal voucher program and protect public education funding. Public schools educate about 90% of students in this country. They are open to every child. They are accountable to communities, taxpayers, families, and civil rights law. They provide services for students with disabilities, multilingual learners, low-income students, immigrant students, LGBTQ+ students, Black and brown students, rural students, and every child whose family depends on a strong neighborhood public school. Private voucher-funded schools can operate under very different rules. They can deny admission, refuse services, avoid the same public transparency requirements, and discriminate against students who public schools are required to serve. Public dollars should not be used to subsidize institutions that are allowed to exclude children. Federal education funding should strengthen special education, Title I, school staffing, mental health supports, after-school and summer programs, language access, transportation, and the services that help students learn. Instead, this voucher scheme would send money out of the public system and into private hands. Congress can stop it. Passing the Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act would repeal the federal private school voucher program and send a clear message that public education dollars must support public schools. Click “Start Writing” to tell your member of Congress to co-sponsor and pass the Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act. https://actionnetwork.org/letters/keep-public-funds-in-public-schools-2