Public schools are a cornerstone of our democracy. When decisions are made by politicians and technocrats rather than by communities, education ceases to serve the public good and erodes public trust. Recent communication from the Delaware Department of Education on social media indicates that it is heading down the same road as in the past, trying to manage and fix education without engaging in  meaningful, substantive conversations with educators, students, parents and community members. We cannot afford to waste more time on efficiency, management and deficit ideology. That top-down management-driven approach did not produce the transformation that Delaware was promised during the Race to the Top Initiative of the past sixteen years, and it will not work now. Instead, we need the DDOE to make a strong commitment to democratic processes, shared decision-making and relationship building.  Please read and sign this petition from Public School Strong Delaware. 

As you well know, Colorado does not fund its public schools adequately.  In fact, Jeffco Public Schools has faced tough budgets year after year -- as during the 2025-2026 school year every school was affected by Jeffco Public Schools $60 million in budget reductions.  Without a major change in Colorado's fiscal situation, it will be even worse next year.  We support and appreciate your efforts in working with JESPA/JCEA on an MLO for this fall's ballot. But in the midst of this urgency there is great opportunity.  If Colorado voters pass two ballot measures – Cut the Ropes (SB26-135, now Proposition NN) and Protect Colorado's Future (Initiative 195) – today's elementary students could actually graduate from fully funded high schools. "Cut the Ropes" will raise the current state spending limit, allowing our state to use the money it already collects for K-12 schools without raising taxes for anyone. Protect Colorado's Future will increase funding for public schools by at least $700 million annually, including $62 million for Jeffco, by creating a graduated income tax that lowers taxes for 98.6% of Jefferson County taxpayers. As our elected officials, you have the opportunity to take a critical leadership role in making sure these measures are both on the ballot and that they will both pass. We ask you to endorse both measures as soon as possible to send a message to the Jeffco and Colorado community: fully funded public schools that meet the needs of every student are within Colorado's reach, even giving tax cuts to over 97% of Colorado taxpayers.  We just need the courage to choose that path.

As our elected officials, you have the opportunity to take a critcal leadership role in making sure Initiative 195 qualifies for the ballot and passes in November. The undersigned community members ask you to endorse Initiative 195 as soon as possible to send a message to the APS community: a more fair tax system and fully funded public schools that meet the needs of every student are within Colorado's reach.  We just need the courage to choose that path.

As our elected officials, you have the opportunity to take a critcal leadership role in making sure Initiative 195 qualifies for the ballot and passes in November. The undersigned community members ask you to endorse Initiative 195 as soon as possible to send a message to the Boulder and Colorado community: a more fair tax system and fully funded public schools that meet the needs of every student are within Colorado's reach.  We just need the courage to choose that path.

Disability rights are civil rights. Students with disabilities should not have to wait another generation for Congress to fulfill a promise that was made decades ago. Fully funding IDEA would improve outcomes for students with disabilities, strengthen public schools for all students, and honor the federal commitment made to millions of children and families.

America 433+  is a national public education campaign and civic call to action responding to the growing attack, erasure, and distortion of our shared American story. Our national parks are more than landscapes. They are places where people learn who we are, where we have been, and what we owe future generations. At the core of the mission of our nation’s 433 parks (and growing)  is the preservation of the histories, cultures, knowledge, and natural resources that belong to all of us. Tell Congress: stop the censorship in our 433+ national parks and defend the public servants who protect them.  The National Park Service was created by law in 1916 with a mission to steward and protect our nation's scenery, wildlife, natural resources, and historic treasures while ensuring they remain unimpaired for future generations. That mission remains as urgent today as ever. Across the country, we are witnessing efforts to remove, suppress, alter, or diminish access to public history, scientific knowledge, Indigenous perspectives, and cultural interpretation. At the same time, chronic understaffing, resource shortages, and attacks on public institutions threaten the ability of our parks to fulfill their public mission. America 433+ believes that public lands and institutions should tell the fullest story of this country. Protecting our parks means protecting public memory, scientific integrity, democratic access to knowledge, and the fullness of the American experience.

The GOP supermajority at Broad and High is destroying public education and THIS IS NOT OK! School funding has been slashed from 45% to 33% over the last 20 years and it should infuriate anyone who cares about public education, schools and teachers…

As you well know, Colorado does not fund its pubilc schools adequately.  In fact, the Adams 12 School District has faced tough budgets year after year -- including a loss of $493 million in funding from 2009-2024 because of the Budget Stabilization Factor. Without a major change in Colorado's fiscal situation, it will be even worse next year. But in the midst of this urgency there is great opportunity.  If Colorado voters pass two ballot measures – Cut the Ropes (SB26-135) and Protect Colorado's Future (Initiative 195) – today's elementary students could actually graduate from fully funded high schools. • "Cut the Ropes" will raise the current state spending limit, allowing our state to use the money it already collects for K-12 schools without raising taxes for anyone. • Protect Colorado's Future will increase funding for public schools by at least $700 million annually, including $27 million for Adams 12, by creating a graduated income tax that lowers taxes for 99.7% of Adams County taxpayers. As our elected officials, you have the opportunity to take a critcal leadership role in making sure these measures are both on the ballot and that they will both pass. We ask you to endorse both measures as soon as possible to send a message to the Adams 12 and Colorado community: fully funded public schools that meet the needs of every student are within Colorado's reach, even giving tax cuts to over 97% of Colorado taxpayers.  We just need the courage to choose that path.

As our elected officials, you have the opportunity to take a critcal leadership role in making sure Initiative 195 qualifies for the ballot and passes in November. The undersigned community members ask you to endorse Initiative 195 as soon as possible to send a message to the Greeley/Evans and Colorado community: a more fair tax system and fully funded public schools that meet the needs of every student are within Colorado's reach.  We just need the courage to choose that path.

As our elected officials, you have the opportunity to take a critcal leadership role in making sure Initiative 195 qualifies for the ballot and passes in November. The undersigned community members ask you to endorse Initiative 195 as soon as possible to send a message to the Greeley/Evans and Colorado community: a more fair tax system and fully funded public schools that meet the needs of every student are within Colorado's reach.  We just need the courage to choose that path.

We need to keep our schools strong and keep Christian Nationalists out of our schools. 

The undersigned respectfully urge the Adams 12 Five-Star District School Board to pass a resolution endorsing these two measures.