America’s Students Need School and Campus Modernization

Far too many students are learning in schools with leaky roofs and peeling paint in overcrowded classrooms with out-of-date or no technology. Senator Brown (D-OH) and Representative DeLauro (D-CT) have introduced the Fix America’s Schools Today Act (S. 1597/H.R. 2948), which would provide needed funds to ensure students the learning environments so essential to their success. A bi-partisan group of politicians in Virginia has also called for a reworking of federal tax policy to support school modernization in an Op-Ed published by Politico.

Indoor Air Quality: Our Students Deserve Better


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Jossette Threatts – Dover, Delaware Para-educator talks emergency evacuations for burst pipes.	Karen Blackwood – Urbana, Maryland Instructional assistant says her elementary houses 998 students, only built for 675.
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Lynn Witts – Polson, Montana Para-professional says roof leaks, humidity causing health problems for students.	Joseph Leonard Almaguer – Las Cruces, New Mexico Electrician says old electrical systems can’t handle powering classroom computers.
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Stephone Avery – Camden, Arkansas Head custodian says school infrastructure needs complete overhaul, can’t continue to patch systems indefinitely.	Debbie Solis – Westminster, Colorado School bus monitor says manually pumping wheelchair lifts on older buses scares her special needs students.
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Stacy Yanko – Hopatcong, New Jersey Library assistant says mold and air quality issues caused by hurricane Irene are effecting asthmatic students.	Dianna Beatty – Colorado Springs, Colorado Math teacher says broken windows aren’t being replaced, other repairs delayed due to fear of asbestos.

Tell your Members of Congress to put Americans back to work and ensure our children get the education they deserve by supporting school modernization and passing the Fix America’s Schools Today (FAST) Act.
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