Focus Ad for Fair Funding

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Chair: Vincent Gray 202.724.8032 At large: David Catania 202.724.7772 At large: Phil Mendelson 202.724.8064 At large: Michael Brown 202.724.8105 At large: Kwame Brown 202.724.8174 Ward 1: Jim Graham 202.724.8181 Ward 2: Jack Evans 202.724.8058 Ward 3: Mary Cheh 202.724.8062 Ward 4: Muriel Bowser 202.724.8052 Ward 5: Harry Thomas Jr. 202.724.8028 Ward 6: Tommy Wells 202.724.8072 Ward 7: Yvette Alexander 202.724.8068 Ward 8: Marion Barry 202.724.8045 To learn more, visit www.BeFairDC.org What’s Mayor Fenty got against her? African-American middle and high school students in D.C. public charter schools are almost twice as likely to be proficient in reading and math as their peers in D.C.’s city-run neighborhood schools. Public charter schools educate 33% of D.C. children but the Mayor wants these vibrant public schools to take 100% of his education cuts. Call your Council Members. Ask them to reject these unfair cuts.

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2009 Focus Ad for Fair Funding. Response to FY 2010 Budget Support Act and the Mayor's proposal to reduce and restructure charter schools facilities funding.

Transcript of Focus Ad for Fair Funding

Chair: Vincent Gray 202.724.8032At large: David Catania 202.724.7772At large: Phil Mendelson 202.724.8064At large: Michael Brown 202.724.8105At large: Kwame Brown 202.724.8174

Ward 1: Jim Graham 202.724.8181Ward 2: Jack Evans 202.724.8058Ward 3: Mary Cheh 202.724.8062Ward 4: Muriel Bowser 202.724.8052Ward 5: Harry Thomas Jr. 202.724.8028

Ward 6: Tommy Wells 202.724.8072Ward 7: Yvette Alexander 202.724.8068Ward 8: Marion Barry 202.724.8045

To learn more, visit www.BeFairDC.org

What’s Mayor Fentygot against her?

African-American middle and high school students in D.C. public charter schools arealmost twice as likely to be proficient in reading and math as their peers in D.C.’scity-run neighborhood schools. Public charter schools educate 33% of D.C. childrenbut the Mayor wants these vibrant public schools to take 100% of his education cuts.

Call your Council Members. Ask them to reject these unfair cuts.