"...We have to educate our way to a better economy."
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, June 9, 2009, NPR, Talk of the Nation
Virginia's Governor, General Assembly, and Board of Education are making big decisions that could impact education funding in Virginia for many generations to come.
Here's how you can help!
Click here to sign our online petitionasking the Governor, General Assembly, and Virginia Board of Education not to weaken the Standards of Quality in any way. www.fundqualityschools.org.
Rally at the Capitol! August 19, 1:00 pm.Join the Alliance and other education advocates from across the state to show your support for quality education at a rally organized by the Virginia Education Association (www.veanea.org)! On August 19 at 1:00 pm, we're meeting at the Bell Tower on the corner of 9th Street and Bank Street (101 N. 9th Street, Richmond, Click here for a map). Stay for a meeting of the Joint Subcommittee on Elementary and Secondary Education Funding beginning at 1:30 (location TBA). To RSVP or if you have any questions about the rally, contact Sarah Geddes at sarah@justice4all.org.
Please donate online to Legal Aid to support the work of the Alliance using Network for Good, a secure online donation service. You will have an opportunity to designate your donation for the Alliance for Virginia's Students. Undesignated donations will be allocated by the Legal Aid board.
