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/oppose-pa-sb1-and-taking-state-funds-from-public-schools?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-oppose-pa-sb1-and-taking-state-funds-from-public-schools' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Pennsylvania State Education Association https://actionnetwork.org/groups/pennsylvania-state-education-association-3 https://actionnetwork.org//images/generic_facebook.jpg Within weeks, the state Senate plans to start moving a bill that will take more than $1 billion EVERY YEAR from Pennsylvania’s public schools and spend it on tuition vouchers, charter schools, tax breaks for companies that contribute to private and religious schools, and a massive charter expansion that will cause local property taxes to skyrocket. We’ve never seen a proposal that would take this much money from our public schools. And, as we all struggle to teach and serve students during the COVID-19 pandemic, this is the worst possible time to take state funds from public schools. We need to stop this bill. Contact your state senator RIGHT NOW and encourage him or her to oppose Senate Bill 1, which will take more than $1 billion from Pennsylvania’s public schools EVERY YEAR. Here’s what you need to know. We expect Senate Bill 1 will take more than $1 billion EVERY YEAR from traditional public schools, where more than 90 percent of Pennsylvania’s students learn. Senate Bill 1 would spend more than $1 billion on a new tuition voucher program, an aggressive expansion of charter and cyber charter schools, and a massive increase in tax breaks for companies that fund private and religious schools. We believe the state Senate plans to start voting on this bill by the end of May. Contact your state senator RIGHT NOW Contact your state senator RIGHT NOW and encourage him or her to oppose Senate Bill 1, and stop lawmakers from taking more than $1 billion from our public schools EVERY YEAR. https://actionnetwork.org/letters/oppose-pa-sb1-and-taking-state-funds-from-public-schools