Today is World Teachers’ Day. ... Tell Congress to pass the American Jobs Act!

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Today is World Teachers’ Day, a day to recognize the hard work and commitment teachers bring to their classrooms every day of the year. You can show your appreciation by standing up in support of legislation to prevent more than 280,000 educator layoffs nationwide and to repair and renovate classrooms in more than 35,000 crumbling schools.

Tell Congress to pass the American Jobs Act.

Education is on the chopping block. Continuing budget cuts will have a significant impact on children’s education–reducing school days, increasing class sizes, and eliminating key classes and services. The American Jobs Act will support state and local efforts to retain, rehire and hire teachers, guidance counselors, classroom assistants, after-school personnel, tutors, and literacy and math coaches. These efforts will help ensure that schools are able to keep educators in the classroom, that kids can learn in safe and modern school buildings, that the regular school day is preserved, and that important after-school activities are supported.

Click here to be connected with your representative’s office, and tell him or her to support our teachers by passing the American Jobs Act:
http://action.aft.org/c/44/p/salsa/web/common/public/content?content_item_KEY=9090

In unity,
Tor Cowan
AFT Legislative Director

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