Thank you to all Central members who took time to cyber lobby this year! Thank you, cyber-lobbyists, for these victories! From Capitol Hill to the classroom, your voice AND your membership matter. NEA thanks all 656,827 of our cyber-lobbyists—and extends a special thank you to the top 50 cyber-lobbyists of 2014: Garrick Balk, IL Adrienne Bowden, OH Rhonda Braylock, OH Rebecca Brown, OH Patricia Carlin, IL Linda Casey, NJ Janice Clark, KS Charles Cook, MA Ryan Danzinger, IL Katherine Elliott, OH Melissa Fleming, MA Michael Friedman, NY Paula Garfield, OH Esther Garvett, FL Kathy Goetz, PA Annabel Gunsallus, VA Art Hanson, MI Chris Hunter, LA Jonathan Kern, PA Daniel Klipa, PA Linda Knowlton, VA David Koeller, WI Cheryl Laskasky, IL Janet Maker, CA Don Mangus, CO Douglas Marinos, PA Bethany Miller, OH Alvin Nash, CA Wende OBrien, MA Patricia Orlinski, AZ Irene Rathier, RI Kay Reinfried, PA Annette Ruch, NJ Heidi Sandmeier, MN Pat Schumacher, TX Christopher Sego, FL Madeline Shapiro, CA Chasidy Simplot, WI Julie Skelton, MI Georgia S. Smickley, PA Guy Stanley, TN Elaine Tokarski, MI Maria Isabel Van Sunder, CA Rosemary Walker, VA Jill Watson, ME Carolyn Wilson, OH Jacquelin Woods, IL Chadwick Wright, OH Carol Yakimik, NJ Robert Zatezalo, OH The 142,836 emails sent to Congress by cyber-lobbyists played a critical role in winning these victories for students and public education in 2014: Obtained a historic $1.5 billion increase in E-Rate funding that will help over 20 million students over the next five years Preserved and slightly increased fiscal year 2015 funding for formula-grant programs that provide targeted help to those most in need, including students in poverty, children with disabilities, and English-language learners Nearly restored fiscal year 2014 funding to pre-sequester levels for core K-12 programs like Title I and IDEA, early childhood, and career preparation programs serving the students most in need Reauthorized and secured a $75 million increase in funding for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) program, which helps make child care affordable for low-income families Extended the $250 educator tax deduction for classroom supplies and the Qualified Zone Academy Bond (QZAB) program for school construction and improvements Enacted the bipartisan NEA-supported Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, the long overdue reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act Prevented an overall waiver that would have walked away from Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition and school meal standards crucial to combating child hunger, promoting wellness, and preparing students to learn Secured bipartisan support for amendments to add greater accountability and transparency to the House-passed Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act
Posted on: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 15:08:30 +0000
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