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/tell-lawmakers-hold-the-line?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-tell-lawmakers-hold-the-line' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Louisiana Federation of Teachers https://actionnetwork.org/groups/louisiana-federation-of-teachers https://actionnetwork.org//images/generic_facebook.jpg Tell lawmakers: Hold the line! No cuts to public education! After much wrangling, the legislature is considering bills that would use $99 million from the state’s Rainy Day Fund to help fill our $304 million budget deficit without cutting public education. At first, the House of Representatives reduced the Rainy Day Fund contribution to $74 million, but the Senate increased it to $99 million in two instruments, HB 3 and SCR 2. Governor Edwards is holding the line, and says he will not accept amendments that will use less than $99 million to fill the budget hole. Otherwise, public education’s Minimum Foundation Program could be cut for the first time in history. Please send your representative a message. Tell them to vote for the Senate versions of SCR 2 and HB 3. The future of public education is at stake! https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-lawmakers-hold-the-line