March 2nd – Fund Texas’ Future Day
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I received this email from the local PTA in our district. As everyone might know, Texas is having some budget issues and education is one of the areas needing to make some major cuts. It’s funny how our politicians claim to care about the future of our kids and then force the school system to get rid of teachers and cut funding.
I’m sure we’d definitely see some results if this were a debate on raising taxes. Our priorities are so messed up. Please spread the word about March 2nd. We can’t let them get away with this and it’s going to take a unified effort to let them know we won’t stand for it. Don’t let them put Texas’ future on the back burner.
Read below for more information.
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Dear Board, APs, CPs and Past Presidents,
In response to the numerous phone calls and emails regarding our position on funding education, Texas PTA is sponsoring a grassroots one-day event on March 2. The email below is scheduled to go out to our membership tomorrow and again next week, describing this email event and how the grassroots members can get involved by contacting their representative. Please use this email to help get the word out about this event or to answer any questions that may come your way. And, as always, please do not hesitate to contact Texas PTA with any questions.
Thank you!
March 2 – Fund Texas’ Future Day!
Dear Public Education Advocates,
Forward this email to everyone in your community who cares about Texas students!
It’s the biggest crisis in Texas history. Nearly five million Texas students need our help. Texas PTA is proclaiming Wednesday, March 2, as “Fund Texas’ Future Day.” It’s imperative we make sure our “house is in order” – the Texas House of Representatives in Austin, that is. Please light up cyberspace by emailing your state representative on Wednesday, March 2.
Find Your Representative
Use this website to find your representative:
http://www.fyi.legis.state.tx.us
Once you’ve identified your state representative, use this format for his/her email address:
First name (dot) last name (@) house (dot) state (dot) tx (dot) us
Then utilize the points below that will most influence your state representative.
Please personalize your message, but here are some important points to include in your email to your state representative:
- Texas PTA’s legislative position is that funding public education is a priority.
- Regardless of what your campaign promises might have been, there are nearly five million reasons for you to look at all sources of funding to protect public education.
- Cutting funding to public education is not acceptable.
- The Rainy Day Fund and all revenue sources should be considered to fund Texas’s future.
- Texas children are our future.
- Texas businesses cannot thrive without an educated workforce. The economic viability of our state is directly related to the education of our children.
March 2 is the day for PTA to take over cyberspace and let our voices be heard to protect our future – Texas students!
In addition, beginning March 2, Texas PTA encourages all schools to include the message, “Fund Texas’ Future” on their marquees.?
President Obama’s Weekly Address – 02/26/11
Filed under: Blog Entries, Business, Education, Personal Finance, Technology
The President discusses his recent travels and the examples he’s seen of how America can win the future. He urges Congress to heed these examples in the coming budget debate and to tighten our belts without eliminating investments in innovation, education and infrastructure.
February is American Heart Month
Filed under: Blog Entries, Community, Education, Health
The month of February is American Heart Month and I’d like for you to join me as I get the word out about the number one killer in America. If not you, I’m sure there’s someone in your family that has been affected by heart disease and as black people it’s even more important for us to be aware of how it can affect our lives.
When I was in middle school, my dad had a brain stem stroke that affected our lives more than we could ever imagine. Being the major bread winner in the household, my mom now had to manage and provide for the entire household. By God’s grace she was able to do it, but times were not always easy because she had to care for us and my dad. After waking up from a coma the doctor’s thought he would not live through, he was confined to a wheel chair and couldn’t do the day to day things we take for granted. He passed in 2001, but with some major lifestyle changes he lived 14 years longer than the doctors expected.
Heart disease is a scary thing and because it runs in my family, I know I have to be a little more vigilant in taking care of myself. I would hate for my family to be in the same position, so I do my best to make sure I do better when it comes to my health. There’s a lot of good information on the American Heart Association website and to get you started, I’ve provided some links to some helpful information we should all know.
Please spread the word and get involved in some of the heart-healthy programs offered by the AHA. Throughout the month, I’ll also be posting some things you can do to stay healthy.
Things you can do to stay (or get) healthy
Warning Signs of Heart Attack, Stroke or Cardiac Arrest
Heart360® – convenient and secure location for you to track and manage your heart health.
High blood pressure and African-Americans
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