[SOA] Fwd: Urge Congress to Support K-12 History & Civics Education!

Mon Nov 30 15:43:21 EST 2015

Please read this message below and see the one-click link to sending a
message to your congressional representative.

Nathan

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From: National Coalition for History <lwhite at historycoalition.org>
Date: Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 2:59 PM
Subject: Urge Congress to Support K-12 History & Civics Education!
To: ntallman at gmail.com

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*URGE CONGRESS TO SUPPORT K-12 HISTORY & CIVICS EDUCATION*

On December 2, the House of Representatives is scheduled to consider the
conference report to S. 1177, the “Every Student Succeeds Act.”
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 The
bill reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) for the
next four years and replaces the much maligned No Child Left Behind Act. *Most
importantly the legislation includes multiple sources of funding to support
improved instruction in K-12 history, civics, geography and economics. *

The National Coalition for History (NCH) urgently needs you to contact your
Member of the House of Representatives and urge him or her to support the
conference report that includes key provisions that benefit history and
civics education.* Click here for a link that allows you to send an email
directly to your Member of the House of Representatives and urge him or her
to support the conference report that includes key provisions that benefit
history and civics education.
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The House is voting first on S. 1177, the “Every Student Succeeds Act.”
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 While
the Senate is likely to pass the bill, as you know in recent months the
House has gone through a chaotic fight over its leadership. Even though the
bill cleared the House-Senate conference committee by an overwhelming
bi-partisan majority of 38-1, its passage by the House is by no means a
foregone conclusion. Politics unrelated to the underlying merits of the
bill may still derail it. So it is vital that all representatives,
Republicans and Democrats, receive the message loud and clear from their
constituents that the education of our nation’s K-12 students is too
important to be held hostage to partisan politics and gridlock.

NCH limits our legislative “action alerts” to situations and issues that
are vital to the interests of our constituents.* We cannot overstress the
importance of this effort!  *Congress has not reauthorized the ESEA in 15
years so this legislation is our only opportunity to get funding restored
for K-12 history and civics education.

*The bill is expected to go to the House floor on December 2. Time is of
the essence so call or email today!*

*How to Contact Your Representative*
Please call or email your House member’s office and urge them to support
restoring federal funding for history and civics education. To contact your
representative, you can use one of these two options. No matter which means
of communication you choose, please personalize your message as to your
background or interest in history. If you are employed in the field,
especially as a K-12 teacher, mention the institution where you work in
your congressional district.

   1. *Make a phone call*. All Members of Congress can be reached through
   the U.S. Capitol switchboard at (202)224-3121. *If you feel comfortable
   doing so, a personal phone call is preferable to an email.*If you are
   not sure who your Representative is you can follow this link to the House’s
   website and enter your zip code which will provide a link to your Member’s
   website. *http://www.house.gov/
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   2. *Send an email.*NCH, working with our colleagues at the National
   Humanities Alliance*, has prepared a one-step link to your House member
   (click here).
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You
   simply enter your address and the system identifies your representative.
   We’ve provided an email template that can be edited to personalize your
   message. The message not only goes to your Member’s email, but their
   Twitter account and Facebook page as well.

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