Congress Slashed Funding for Public Schools. They Lied! Protest!

The Network for Public Education Action sent out the following alert. Please use the form to send a letter to your members of Congress.

Dear Friend of Public Schools.

They said they wouldn’t cut Title I. They lied.

Majority House leaders just dropped their FY26 education bill, slashing $12.1 billion (15%) in K-12 funding for public education. It guts the very programs that keep our public schools running — while boosting charter start-up/expansion to $500,000,000.

What they’re cutting:

• Title I: –27% slashed — funding that provides targeted education services like remedial reading to students with maximum impact in high-poverty schools in cities and rural communities.
• English Language Acquisition Grants: Gone.
• Title II-A (teacher training & support): Eliminated.
• Full-Service Community Schools: Zeroed out.

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And their justification?

“Despite outsized investment, America’s public schools continue to fail children and families.”
That’s what they think of your neighborhood school.

Why this matters

Cuts of this magnitude will crowd classrooms, strip student supports, widen inequities, and push more schools into crisis — especially in rural and high-need communities.

Do these two things now

1) Email your Representative:

Use our action link to send a pre-written message in 15 seconds: Send your email now.

2) Call your Representative:

Find your member’s phone number here.
Below is a script you can use right now:
“Hello, I’m a constituent from [Representative’s name] district. I’m calling to urge the Representative to oppose the House education funding bill that cuts Title I by 27% and reduces K12 funding by 15%. These cuts will harm students and teachers in our district. Please vote NO and support full funding for public schools — not half-a-billion in funding  for charter expansion while our classrooms are being cut. Thank you.”

Now spread the word

• Forward this alert to friends, family, and colleagues.
• Post on social media (copy/paste):
  • Congress: Hands off Title I. Oppose cuts that gut public schools while funding charter expansion. Act now:https://actionnetwork.org/letters/they-said-they-would-not-cut-title-i-they-lied-k12-ed-budget-slashed-by-the-house/
  • They promised no Title I cuts. Now it’s –27%. Tell your Rep to vote NO on the House ed bill. Act now: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/they-said-they-would-not-cut-title-i-they-lied-k12-ed-budget-slashed-by-the-house/
  • Public funds should support public schools—not slash classrooms while sending $500M to charter growth. Speak up:https://actionnetwork.org/letters/they-said-they-would-not-cut-title-i-they-lied-k12-ed-budget-slashed-by-the-house/
  • House Budget follows Project 2025 playbook slashing Title I funding–defunding urban and rural schools. Act Now: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/they-said-they-would-not-cut-title-i-they-lied-k12-ed-budget-slashed-by-the-house/
  • Do not wait. Congress is back today (September 2). Let’s flood their inboxes and phone lines. The House’s education funding bill is a betrayal of America’s children.

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Carol Burris

Network for Public Education Action Executive Director