LET US VOTE!: Parents Race Against Time to Prevent More School Budget Cuts

from NBC Bay Area/Class Action | http://bit.ly/i0waBN

26 Feb 2011 - Crystal Brown, founder of Educate Our State, tells us about her organization's massive online campaign to fend off more cuts to schools. More than 14,000 people have sent emails to legislators in Sacramento encouraging them to add tax extensions to the next statewide ballot by a March 10 deadline.

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WE STILL NEED YOUR HELP:
SEND A LETTER, SPREAD THE "LET US VOTE!" MESSAGE

Greetings from the Educate Our State Team,

Over 20,000 letters have been sent to California legislators asking them to "Let Us Vote!" To join the campaign click here.

We are still working hard to spread the "Let Us Vote!" campaign message. Two days ago we were on NBC "Class Action" with Jessica Aguirre talking about the devastating effect of the budget cuts, click here to see the video clip. There is still much to be done by the critical March 10th date. This is where we need your help!

Here are three simple ways you can have an impact on saving education funding:

1) Send a letter to your legislator or letter to the editor here
2) Cut and paste the paragraph below into an email and send it to 10 people

I recently took action with the “Let Us Vote!” campaign and I hope you will, too. Public Education funding will be cut $5 billion without a tax extension set to expire July 1st. This tax extension will only appear on the ballot if 2/3rds of the legislature votes to approve it. Presently we are four votes short of sending this critical ballot measure to the citizens of California. It’s easy and fast to send a letter to your legislators. Please visit www.educateourstate.org and click on the “Let Us Vote!” campaign. California’s 6,000,000 children say “thank you!”

3) “Share” this facebook post with your community

Let Sacramento know - Stop cutting public education funding! Give us the right to vote for our children's future. Take action with "Let Us Vote!" campaign at www.educateourstate.org.

For more information about Educate Our State, a list of our partner organizations and our efforts to unite the voices of Californians in support of K-12 public education and demand real change visit the Educate Our State website at www.educateourstate.org. Follow us on facebook, twitter, purchase a car magnet or consider a donation.
Thanks!
The Educate Our State Team
www.educateourstate.org