Cindy P. reiterates a concern I’ve heard again and again about education funding:
What can taxpayers do to make a difference, who should they contact about changing the funding for schools in Illinois? The state needs to fund education and start helping our kids so we can have a better Illinois. More kids need to stay in school and out of our prison and welfare system!
As you might know from my education position paper, I strongly agree with your point of view, Cindy. The state of Illinois is failing in its duty to fund our public schools; this duty is not only moral and logical but even, according to some interpretations, Constitutional!
Unfortunately, though every election year, all 177 members of the General Assembly campaign on a pro-education platform, too many of them win their elections, go to Springfield, and then lack the courage to make good on their promises to fund our schools. It’s our responsibility as citizens and grassroots activists to work together to put pressure on our legislators to make sure that they do the right thing for our children. If you want to call your legislators, you can click here to see a directory of Illinois House members and click here for a directory of Illinois Senate members. Also, you can click here to find out who’s your Representative and Senator (in our district, of course, the Representative is my Republican opponent and the Senator is Jeff Schoenberg).
Moreover, if we’re not able to accomplish our goals by advocating to current legislators, then it’s our responsibility to replace them with new legislators. That’s why I’m running for State Representative
Tags: education, education funding, grassroots activism, political courage, schools
