Thursday, November 12, 2015

PTA Legislative Round Table


Please Join Us
Sixth District PTA Legislative Round Table
Thursday, November 12
7:00 to 8:30 pm


This year's Legislative Round Table will explore three topics:
  • Adequate Funding: Even with the Prop 30 taxes, our funding is below average, and California's schools rank in the bottom 5. And those begin to expire in 2016! How can we restore long-term increased stable funding for our children's schools? 
    No great economy ever grew by disinvesting in education.
    -- Delaine Eastin, former State Superintendent of Public Instruction
  • Investing in Early Childhood Education: $1 invested in early education saves $4 -$9 later. How can we increase accesss to high quality, affordable, early learning? 
    Children who enter school with poor academic skills rarely catch up; performance in the early years of school is highly predictive of achievement much later.
    -- Deborah Stipek, Judy Koch Professor of Education, Stanford
  • Childhood Hunger in Santa Clara County: 1 out of every 3 children in Santa Clara County goes to bed hungry every night. How can we address this dilemma, in the heart of one of the wealthiest areas in the entire country? 
    One out of three children in Silicon Valley suffers from hunger.
    -- Second Harvest Food Bank
To inform our discussion, please [click here] for more on these topics. What can be done legislatively, or on the Nov. 2016 ballot? Come discuss these topics with our State Senators & Assemblymembers!
 
FUHSD Professional Learning Center (rear building)
Fremont Union High School District Office
589 W. Fremont Ave, Sunnyvale [map] [campus map]
Free
RSVP's appreciated, but not required

Send RSVP's & questions for legislators to advocacy@capta6.org

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