Action Needed:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES VOTE ON STIMULUS PACKAGE

The full House is expected to debate and vote on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill this Wednesday, January 28. The bill continues to include significant investments in education, including increases for Title I, IDEA, and school modernization, as well as important provisions addressing health care, nutrition assistance, and unemployment insurance. 

Most significantly, the bill includes the National Education Association (NEA) proposal to provide flexible funding for states through existing education funding formulas. 

Passage of this package is far from assured and grassroots action is critical to show strong support for the proposal. 

Action Needed:

• Contact your member of Congress immediately and urge them to support passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment bill.  An analysis of the proposal’s impact in Arkansas is available on the NEA website at http://www.nea.org/home/29549.htm.  Type in "Arkansas" and click on "GO"

Together we can, and together we will build a great public school for every child.