Professional Documents
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Behind
“When it comes to the
education of our
children…failure is not an
option.”
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Title I Constant Dollars
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has doubled since 1985.
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Even when accounting for inflation, funding
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Percentage of Fourth Graders
Reading Proficiently
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Reading Scores and Funding
disadvantaged
students have the
right to supplemental
educational services
school district.
If a school is
designated by
the state as
dangerous or
unsafe, parents
have the right to
request a
transfer to a
safer public
school.
Parents Must Be Our Partners
“Good education starts in the
living rooms of the citizens of this
country. It starts with a mom or a
dad saying, ‘you turn off the TV
and practice reading.’ It means,
get rid of the tube and get into the
books.”
-President George W. Bush,
August 2001
A Call to Action for Parents:
Parents must be full partners in their
child’s education.
Parents, teachers and school
administrators hold the key to the
success of our schools.
Parents need to instill values and
discipline at home to help their
children so they can be prepared to
succeed in school.
Our Nation’s Commitment: