Vote on their Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization bill

Friday, the U.S. House delayed a final vote on their Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization bill, and it’s unclear when it will be rescheduled.

However, the Senate is moving full steam ahead and we’ve always expected this to be the key fight. So, I’m emailing you with this incredibly important request, it only comes around every 13 years or so…

Help me tell the Senate to get a new ESEA right for our students.

It’s not too late to make a difference on this. The real action is in the Senate, and it’s so important. From resources to testing, it affects every angle of student learning.

Will you please take a moment to call your Senator now? Call 1-866-331-7233 and enter your ZIP code to get connected.

Can’t call right now? That’s ok — you can email your Senator here. Even if they’ve already heard from you, they need to hear from you again. I need you now to make sure the Senate gets this right.

Tell your Senator to support our proposed solution. It’s very simple really: they must give YOU the tools to lead in your own districts.

How?

By creating a dashboard that would identify the opportunity and resource gaps that currently exist, and give us what we need to make sure that every single student, regardless of ZIP code, has a fair shot.

Our students deserve more. High stakes standardized tests have eroded their learning time, while doing nothing to shed light on the achievement gaps between schools.

You can’t see any of that in a test score.

Please join me in calling the Senate. Call 1-866-331-7233 this week. Tell them to pass a bill that advances opportunity for all students, ensures more time for students to learn, and empowers us as educators to lead. And then, send them an email while you’re at it too. Click here to send an email now.

Thank you for standing with me during this historic moment.

- Lily

Lily Eskelsen García

P.S. If your colleagues don’t know about this, we would appreciate your help spreading the word. Please click here to tell them now.

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