PROTECT OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS – GET THE FACTS
January 21, 2023
January 21, 2023
Strong Schools mean Strong Communities. Protecting school funding is vital to creating and sustaining strong schools. With students and schools still recovering from the setbacks of the pandemic, we can’t afford to start shifting investments to unproven programs like vouchers and education savings account schemes that have poor track records for improving student outcomes. Research is clear that investing in public schools improves student outcomes, graduation rates, and postsecondary enrollment. Lawmakers should look to invest in research-backed initiatives that our Board of Education and student-advocacy groups in the state have been pointing to for years, like funding the revised Standards of Quality and lifting the support cap.
WE CALL ON LAWMAKERS TO SUPPORT RESEARCH-BACKED MEASURES TO:
Teacher shortages are a serious issue across the country. Here in Virginia, there are currently over 3,648 unfilled teaching positions. (FY23)
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