STOP the assault on education!

TSTA Members are encouraged to call their Texas House Member on funding for schools

In the coming days, the Texas House will consider a budget that is an assault on educators and public education. NOW is the time for educators to make their voices heard, loudly and clearly.

The current House budget plan would cut almost $10 billion from public education – cuts that could cause almost 100,000 school district employees to lose their jobs. The reductions also could result in furloughs, pay cuts, larger classes and closure of some neighborhood schools.

NOW is the time to call your legislator and let him or her know what these budget cuts will mean in your classroom, your school and your community.

Your call is critical to saving public education in Texas!

To contact your state representative, call 800-260-5444, and we will connect you. You can call any time, day or night. Leaving a voice message with your representative’s office is just as good as talking to a staff member.

It is important to include the following points in your conversation or message:

·       Your name, that you are a TSTA member and that you live and vote in their district.

·       An overwhelming number of people in your community – parents, teachers and other taxpayers – oppose cuts that would harm public schools.

·       Your own story, how laying off educators, cramming kids into crowded classrooms and closing neighborhood schools would have a harmful impact on your students and community.

·       Ask your representative to find the revenue necessary to avoid harmful budget cuts, restore full education funding and end this assault on our public schools.

This will take only a few minutes of your time, and it will be time well spent. Your representative needs to hear from you!