PTA Signs On to Ad for School Modernization Bill

The PTA has signed on to an ad that will run in Thursday's Washington Post and The Washington Examiner in support of the School Modernization Bill.

For the latest on the School Modernization Bill, click here. Also see the Washington Lawyers Project site and the DC Education blog for background on facilities needs and responses in the district.

The text of the ad is as follows:

To the members of the DC City Council:

The parents of District of Columbia public school children demand full funding for our public schools.

The City Council found the money to fund a new convention center.

The City Council found the money to renovate its own office building.

Can’t the City Council find the money to fix our schools?

We send our children to school in old buildings that are in a sad state of disrepair. Roofs leak, plaster falls from the ceilings, mold grows, bathrooms don’t work, classrooms are too cold or too hot, electrical systems can’t support new technology because they are so ancient.

Our children deserve better. It is time for you, our elected officials, to PUT OUR CHILDREN FIRST, not last, on your list of priorities.

We have waited long enough. No more excuses.

We demand full funding for DC Public Schools. Now.

Pass the School Modernization Financing Act.

The undersigned PTAs from across the city urge you to strengthen our communities by educating our children in modern, clean, and safe schools. That means passing a bill that provides a stable and predictable source of revenues to fully fund school modernizations.

This ad was paid for by the following Parent Teacher Associations: Anacostia SHS PTSA, Anne Beers ES PTA, Anthony Bowen ES PTA, Barnard ES PTA, Brent Musuem Magnet Elementary School PTA, Deal JHS PTA, Friends of Fillmore, Hearst ES PTA, Janney ES PTA, Jefferson JHS PTA , J.O. Wilson ES PTA, Key ES PTA, Maury ES PTA, Stevens ES PTA, Stoddert ES PTA, Wilson SHS PTSA and Murch ES Parents.

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