National Back-to-School Call-to-Action

No Time to Wait!

A new school year marks a new beginning for our nation’s 50 million public school students, and an opportunity for lawmakers to advance policy priorities in support of public education. Now through September, the National School Boards Action Center (NSBAC) is calling all public education advocates to join our “Back-to-School Call-to-Action” in urging Members of Congress to finish their work on several key pieces of legislation.

Through NSBAC's "Building America's Future in Public Schools" national campaign, the time is now to remind Congress that there is No Time to Wait! Please support our Back-to-School advocacy effort by urging Members of Congress to achieve the following:

Exercise congressional oversight during the implementation process of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) to uphold local governance provisions in the law and support community ownership in public education.

Reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Career & Technical Education Act to ensure access to high-quality programs that equip students with the academic and workforce skills they need to compete for high-skilled, in-demand jobs.

Reauthorize the Child Nutrition Act, known as the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act to empower local school districts to assure a healthy and positive learning environment for children to achieve their full potential.

Maximize investments in Title I programs for disadvantaged students and special education grants to school districts and states under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

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Subject:

Please Act on Critical Public Education Issues

Dear Official,

As a constituent and an advocate for public education, I am writing to urge you to take action on policy initiatives in support of our nation’s 50 million schoolchildren and advance equity and excellence in public education. As Congress convenes this session, I urge you and your colleagues to wait no longer to accomplish the following:

	Exercise congressional oversight during the implementation process of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) to uphold local governance provisions in the law and support community ownership in public education.

	Reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Career & Technical Education Act to ensure access to high-quality programs that equip our students with the academic and workforce skills they need to compete for high-skilled, in-demand jobs.

	Reauthorize the Child Nutrition Act, known as the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act to empower local school districts to assure a healthy and positive learning environment for children to achieve their full potential.

	Maximize investments in Title I programs for disadvantaged students and special education grants to school districts and states under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

Thank you for your attention to this matter, and your continued support for America's public schoolchildren.

Regards, Your Name

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