Catholic Schools Need Your Help!
We need you to convey to your Senators and members of the House of Representatives that independent and religious schools should be included in the economic stimulus package that Congress is currently drafting.
On January 15, 2009, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 came before the House Appropriations Committee. Within the $825 proposed investment in the U.S. economy is a section that would target $14 billion dollars to spend on school modernization and repair projects that have a positive effect on the environment. Unfortunately, only public and charter schools are included in this proposed appropriation.
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ASAP, please call or e-mail your members of Congress and urge them to include independent and religious schools in the economic stimulus package.
CAPE, the Council for American Private Education, has begun an advocacy effort on this issue on its website, at http://capwiz.com/cape/issues/alert/?alertid=12443346. Since this legislation is likely to move quickly through Congress, referring your school communities to the CAPE website is the most efficient way to reach legislators. CAPE has provided resources to explain the issue in more detail and has drafted a sample letter on its Capwiz software.
Please contact your legislators on this issue and try to create and advocacy effort among others. It is essential that the independent and religious school communities speak seek equitability and fairness as this new Congress and Administration begin their work.
Thank you for your efforts.
Marie Powell
Sr. Suzanne Bellenoit, SSJ
Terry Thames
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