America’s public schools are the backbone of our nation, yet you continue to treat them like an afterthought. You bicker, you posture, you pass the blame — while classrooms crumble, teachers flee, and children across the country are denied the education they deserve.
This is not a partisan issue. It is not red or blue — it’s American. Every parent, teacher, and student in this country wants the same thing: strong, safe, and well-funded public schools that prepare our kids to become capable, compassionate, and innovative adults. Instead, what they’re getting are overcrowded classrooms, underpaid teachers, slashed special education budgets, and outdated resources that belong in a museum, not a modern classroom.
Special education funding in particular is a national disgrace. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) promised full federal funding decades ago — and yet you’ve never once fulfilled that promise. Children with disabilities are being left behind because you refuse to prioritize them. That’s not fiscal conservatism or fiscal responsibility — that’s moral failure.
Every year you find billions for corporate tax breaks, for pet projects, for political theater. But when it comes to investing in our children — in our future — suddenly, the well runs dry. That is unacceptable.
We demand immediate, substantial, and sustained funding for public education and special education nationwide. We demand that teachers be paid a living wage. We demand modernized schools, equitable resources, and full compliance with federal education mandates.
Stop treating education as a bargaining chip. Start treating it as the lifeblood of our democracy.
Our children are not political pawns. They are our greatest national asset — and you are failing them. Fix it. Now.
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