John – Today is World Teachers’ Day, and we are celebrating the educators of Brand New Congress!

Educators in America are under attack. Our schools are chronically underfunded. American teachers are vastly underpaid compared to our peer countries. Most teachers report spending their personal funds on classroom supplies, and labor protections are eroding.

Now, as school boards are increasingly politicized, partisan extremists are trying to police teachers and control curriculum.

It’s no surprise that teachers are grossly underrepresented in our federal government, and Brand New Congress is working to change that. Can you pitch in $25 today to send another teacher to Congress?

As part of our mission to elect working class progressives, BNC actively seeks out teachers for our slate every year.

In 2020, we helped elect Jamaal Bowman, a former middle school principal and longtime education activist. Jamaal was immediately appointed Vice Chair of the House Committee on Education and Labor – a rarity for freshmen representatives.

Now Jamaal is running for re-election alongside BNC’s Katie Porter – also a former educator, known for bringing her classroom techniques into Congress with her famous whiteboard.

This year, we’re going to elect Becca Balint, a former middle school teacher from Vermont, to join them in D.C.

There are more than 3.6 million K-12 teachers in the United States, but only SEVEN have ever been elected to Congress. BNC is committed to recruiting teachers and other working class progressives for federal office to fight for the pay and labor protections teachers need to help our students thrive.

In fact, our own Adrienne Bell, Executive Director of BNC, is a longtime elementary teacher in the Texas public school system.

But running for Congress is hard, and the majority of our candidates have to continue working full time while running for office. That is not a sustainable way to run a campaign, and it’s rarely a path to victory.

BNC is working to build the resources needed to support candidates more fully through every aspect of their campaigns. That work takes time, people, resources, and infrastructure. Will you invest in the long term, sustained work of Brand New Congress by signing up for a monthly contribution of any amount?

If you prefer to make a one-time donation, we need your help to reach our daily goal. We need to raise at least $1K a day from now until election day to support our slate.

We started the month strong, but fell a little short the last two days and need to raise $1,798 today to get back on track. Can you chip in at least $25 now to close the gap for today?

We need teachers in Congress fighting for federal protections to shield our educators – and protect our students – from right-wing attacks.

Teachers deserve to be paid. Teachers deserve to be protected. Teachers deserve to be honored and celebrated.

Our future depends on it.

In solidarity,

Brand New Congress