Putting Kids First When Money’s Tight
President Obama’s election was significant for many reasons, not the least of which was the overwhelming margin of victory that Obama claimed among those voters who ranked education as one of their top issues. When President Obama and Congress went to work at the beginning of 2009, it was with a clear mandate from the public to make education a priority.
However, the national economic picture has complicated otherwise broad public support for investment in education, with many voters thinking of immediate economic concerns above all else. State legislatures are grappling with budget cuts, and while the federal stimulus package put nearly $100 billion into schools, teachers, and teaching innovation, the fact remains that with so many challenges facing our country, it would be easy for education to fall out of the national debate.
That’s where Education Voters and our network of state organizations and national allies come into play. We’ve built our organization to fight for education on two fronts: state legislatures and the voting booth. We build and sustain public will for legislative bodies that actively support well-funded schools, quality innovation in education… and most importantly, the belief that every child in America has the right to an excellent education, no matter what.
2010 Gubernatorial & Legislative Races
In 2010, 36 states will hold gubernatorial elections. Twenty-one of those races have term-limited incumbents. All United States Representatives and 36 United States Senators will be up for re-election. Some of the most important U.S. Senate races of 2010 will be in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New York.
The 2010 election is viewed by many as a referendum on Democratic control of Congress and the White House, and will follow dramatic action in all states to rein in their budgets, cut spending, and respond to the twin crises of home foreclosure and unemployment. It will also be a referendum on the stimulus spending programs designed to jumpstart the ailing economy – $100 billion of which went to education initiatives.
Putting Kids First When Money’s Tight
President Obama’s election was significant for many reasons, not the least of which was the overwhelming margin of victory that Obama claimed among those voters who ranked education as one of their top issues. When President Obama and Congress went to work at the beginning of 2009, it was with a clear mandate from the public to make education a priority.
However, the national economic picture has complicated otherwise broad public support for investment in education, with many voters thinking of immediate economic concerns above all else. State legislatures are grappling with budget cuts, and while the federal stimulus package put nearly $100 billion into schools, teachers, and teaching innovation, the fact remains that with so many challenges facing our country, it would be easy for education to fall out of the national debate.
That’s where Education Voters and our network of state organizations and national allies come into play. We’ve built our organization to fight for education on two fronts: state legislatures and the voting booth. We build and sustain public will for legislative bodies that actively support well-funded schools, quality innovation in education… and most importantly, the belief that every child in America has the right to an excellent education, no matter what.
2010 Gubernatorial & Legislative Races
In 2010, 36 states will hold gubernatorial elections. Twenty-one of those races have term-limited incumbents. All United States Representatives and 36 United States Senators will be up for re-election. Some of the most important U.S. Senate races of 2010 will be in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New York.
The 2010 election is viewed by many as a referendum on Democratic control of Congress and the White House, and will follow dramatic action in all states to rein in their budgets, cut spending, and respond to the twin crises of home foreclosure and unemployment. It will also be a referendum on the stimulus spending programs designed to jumpstart the ailing economy – $100 billion of which went to education initiatives.