Join us in Olympia this Friday, February 19th to stop the passage of charter school House Bill 2367
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JOIN US IN OLYMPIA, THIS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH, TO STOP THE PASSAGE OF HOUSE BILL 2367—POSSIBLY THE MOST HARMFUL EDUCATION BILL OF THE LAST DECADE!
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Please do one or more of the following:
1) Join us in Olympia to testify and protest against HB 2367 on Friday, February 19, at 1:00 PM. (Please look into starting or joining a carpool.)
2) Bring your fellow parents, friends, neighbors or anyone else who wants to protect our public schools and insure that public education dollars aren’t diverted into private business accounts. 3) Sign up to testify, online, or in Olympia, as early as possible, prior to the hearing.
4) Make signs, hold signs and distribute signs to other parents, students and taxpayers.
5) Bring your own kids AND as many public school kids as you can, particularly if they like making signs, holding up signs and might want to testify on behalf of their school, and their fellow students, against this legislation.
6) Contact your legislators and urge them to Vote Against House Bill 2367 or any similar “charter fix bill.”
(Here’s one possible message: How could the legislature NOT fully fund our public schools for more than 4 years since the Supreme Court’s McCleary decision, ordering you to do so? AND how could you NOW push HB 2367, a bill that will FURTHER defund our schools and give our tax dollars to charters—that are unconstitutional in our state—and after 25 years have provided no evidence that they do a “better job” than our public schools?) Questions or more information? Please visit Washington Voters For Public Education online.
Website: WashingtonVotersForPublicEducation.com Phone: 425-296-8130
Email: info@washingtonvotersforpubliceducation.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WashVotPubEduc
SOME QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT HOUSE BILL 2367
Q: Why do parents, taxpayers and voters need to come to Olympia on Friday, January 19th?
A: To protest against House Bill 2367, or simply HB 2367.
Q: What is House Bill 2367? A: House Bill 2367 is the State House Version of a very bad State Senate Bill that passed that chamber in January.
Q: What would happen if House Bill 2367 passes and become law?
A: House Bill 2367 would take existing public school funds and hand them over to private businesses that manage and operate charters. It would also open the door to many more charters in our state, further draining our already underfunded public schools.
Q: What would be bad about House Bill 2367 becoming law?
A: If House Bill 2367 became law, the consequences would be serious and widespread. It would likely have a very negative impact upon every school district in Washington and Join us in Olympia this Friday, February 19th to stop the passage of charter school House Bill 2367 | Seattle Education: