Majority House leaders just dropped their FY26 education bill, slashing $12.1 billion (15%) in K-12 funding for public education. It guts the very programs that keep our public schools running — while boosting charter start-up/expansion to $500,000,000.
Now is the time to tell our Governors and state legislators that we expect them to reject this MAGA federal voucher scheme and focus on supporting and improving their public schools.
SB 414, a dangerous bill, has passed the California Senate and heads to the Assembly Education Committee on July 16. It must be stopped. If enacted, it would give charter schools tort liability protection, shielding them from legal consequences, even in cases of fraud or mismanagement.
Even as it slashes Medicaid for low-income kids and seniors, Congress is trying to sneak in a tax-payer funded private school tuition plan for the rich. Write your letter now.
Linda McMahon is slashing federal programs that help students and teachers while dismantling the Department of Education. Meanwhile, she just bypassed Congress and raised the money to open new charter schools to half a billion dollars, increasing the more modest amount set by Congress. Tell your representatives it's time to stop Linda McMahon from destroying public education.
The Educational Choice for Children Act known as ECCA, would create a national voucher program by giving $10 billion in tax dollars each year to private school and homeschool families. Some members of Congress are trying to sneak it into the budget. Write your letter today.
Eliminating the Department would turn back the clock on student rights and protections and bring those who wish to destroy neighborhood public schools one step closer to their goal.
The removal of CDC data on teenage health, along with the nomination of anti-vaccination activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., pose a clear and present danger to our children's health. Send your letter to let the Senate know that children's health, not politics, must come first.
Here are the three most important actions you can take to stop the America First Education Agenda.