Good to see candidates, elected officials, educators and grassroots supporters of education funding busy lobbying and rallying this morning in Richmond in support of public education in Virginia! I’ll add more photos, and hopefully video, as I see it. Go educators!
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From Virginia State Senate (27th district) candidate Ronnie Ross:
Ronnie Ross for Virginia Senate On our way to Richmond to #advocateforchange because #FCPS1KidsDeserveIt!
From Fairfax County Board Chair candidate Ryan McElveen:
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From Fairfax County School Board (Providence District) candidate Karl Frisch:
Thrilled to be with Fairfax Education Association supporting Virginia Education Association Lobby Day and the Rally in Richmond! Great turnout from Fairfax County educators and allies! Was able to hand out water and snacks before a long day of lobbying leading up to the rally. #FundOurFuture #Red4Ed
Here we are! #FundOurFuture #fcps1kidsdeserveit @FCPS1News @VEA4Kids pic.twitter.com/w6GbXiWKN4
— Fauquier EA (@FauquierEA) January 28, 2019
Thanks @mikemullin4VA for meeting with @VEA4Kids #Red4ED #FundOurFuture pic.twitter.com/rw6xKPGZtC
— Carol Bauer (@cdbauer) January 28, 2019
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From Maggie Hansford for Brentsville (PW County) District Supervisor:
I had a wonderful day in Richmond advocating for education funding. We met with public education-friendly Virginia Delegates and Senators to thank them for supporting the Governor’s budget. Our Secretary of Education, a teacher himself, marched with parents and teachers to the steps of the capitol. The crowd was full of parents and educators excited about increased education funding. The sun was out and the energy was high. Richmond heard from thousands of us and now we hope they will act. When our community has strong schools, our kids are taught in classrooms rather than trailers, our teachers live where they work, our kids who see their school from their house can safely walk to school, and our community attracts more businesses. Funding education will fund our community’s future.
I am excited to bring this message of change to our county board. I value our schools and will show it by adequately funding education.
“Don’t tell me what you value, show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value.”
– Joe Biden
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From Karen Mallard (Dem candidate for House of Delegates in the 84th district)
Proud to attend another VEA Lobby Day to stand up and speak out in support of public education and thrilled about the turnout for the #Red4EdRally in support of Virginia’s public schools.
It was inspirational to see a sea of red
around the Capitol steps. Thousands of educators from all across Virginia united to urge legislators to #FundOurFuture
If we can’t change their minds, then we’ll change their seats. We will #RememberInNovember.
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Democratic House of Delegates candidate (HD40) Dan Helmer