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The pandemic has had a devastating impact on learning. And there has been an exodus from public school enrollment – 1.3 million students have left public schools since the pandemic began. State education funding relies on student enrollment numbers, and a large reduction in students will lead to a reduction in school budgets.

What’s more, low student enrollment is being met with a teacher shortage – partially due to the pandemic and partially due to the teacher wage penalty, which has resulted in teachers earning 23.5% less than other college-educated professionals in 2021, a significant rise from the 6.1% teacher wage penalty in 1996.

As schools seek to expand staffing to meet the needs of children and families in what is being coined a “recovery year” from the pandemic, they are contending with less funding and fewer qualified teachers.

Sign and send the petition: Demand Congress stop the crisis in public schools.

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President Biden and Democrats in the House of Representatives have called for approximately $40 billion in public school funding to strengthen children’s mental health care, invest in low-income, rural and urban communities, increase special education funding, teacher training, integrated supports, and free school meals.

Join us in demanding Congress pass this critical funding to help America’s children.

Sign and send a message directly to your U.S. senators and representative: Demand Congress fully invest in public education, our children, and our future.

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Thanks for all you do,
Erin Tulley, Daily Kos