Monday Action #4

“Tell Your Lawmakers WHY Your Child’s School Matters — Your Story Is the Evidence.”

We’ve introduced ourselves.
We’ve shown gratitude.
We’ve extended invitations.

Now we do the part only parents can do:

👉 We tell them WHY.
Why your child’s school matters.
Why choice matters.
Why the 25% cut wasn’t just a line item — it hit real lives.

This Monday, we send our stories.

Not long essays.
Not policy arguments.
Just the truth that cannot be ignored.

Because lawmakers can debate statistics.
They can question reports.
They can stall, delay, or spin.

They cannot ignore the lived experiences of thousands of Pennsylvania families.

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1️⃣ Who to Email This Monday

Send your story to all three:

• Your State Representative

• Your State Senator

• The Governor

We already saved their contacts.
Open that folder — we’re using them again.

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2️⃣ Your Message (copy/paste or personalize)

Subject: Please hear my family’s story.

Dear [Name],

I’m writing today for one reason:
I want you to understand WHY my child’s school matters to my family.

My child attends a public [district/charter/cyber charter] school, and the difference it has made in their life cannot be measured in funding formulas or political debates. It is personal. It is real.

[Insert 2–5 sentences describing your child’s transformation, safety, progress, support, mental health improvement, academic growth, or stability.]

This is why school choice matters to us.
This is why we are so concerned about the 25% cut to cyber charter schools.
This is why we’re asking you to protect the public school options that are working for thousands of children across Pennsylvania.

My child’s education isn’t political — it’s their future.
I’m asking you to keep families like mine in mind as the next budget approaches.

Thank you for taking a moment to hear our story.
[Your Name]
[Town/City]

It doesn’t have to be long.
It just has to be true.

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3️⃣ Public Post to Keep Momentum

“I emailed my lawmakers today and shared WHY my child’s school matters. Our stories are the evidence — your turn.”

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4️⃣ The Why Behind Week 4

Week 4 is crucial because:

• It builds emotional memory.

• It personalizes the stakes.

• It’s the message staffers remember weeks later.

• It’s the message lawmakers carry into rooms we never see.

This is the foundation for the January budget fight.

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5️⃣ Sign Up to Stay in the Fight

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Week 5 hits the Senate Education Committee.

You don’t want to miss anything.