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Subject: Please fully fund Missouri's public schools Dear [Senator / Representative] [Last name], I live in [city], in your district, and my local public school district is [district name]. I'm writing to ask you to fully fund the school foundation formula. This year's budget left the formula about $190 million short of what Missouri law requires, and that gap is projected to reach $270 million next year. Every district in the state, including mine, is making cuts because of it. At the same time, the state increased general revenue for private-school vouchers, and sports betting, which voters were told would help fund education, has delivered very little to schools so far. I'm asking you to: 1. Fully fund the foundation formula in the next budget. 2. Put public dollars into public schools before expanding vouchers. 3. Make sure sports betting revenue adds to school funding instead of replacing it. [Optional: one sentence about your school, your kids, or what the cuts mean in your community.] Please let me know where you stand. Sincerely, [Your name] [Street address, city, ZIP] [Phone]

Hi, my name is [name]. I'm a constituent from [city], ZIP code [ZIP]. I'm calling to ask [Senator / Representative] [Last name] to fully fund Missouri's school foundation formula. This year it was shorted by about $190 million, and every school district, including [district name], is making cuts. I'd also like the [Senator / Representative] to keep public money in public schools, and to make sure sports betting revenue adds to education funding like voters were promised. Can you tell me where the [Senator / Representative] stands on fully funding the formula? Thank you for your time.

Subject: Will you stand up for full school funding? Dear [Mayor / Commissioner / Board Member] [Last name], The state left Missouri's school foundation formula about $190 million short this year, and [district name] is feeling it. Local governments and school boards have a strong voice in Jefferson City when they speak together. I'm asking you to: 1. Pass a resolution calling on the Missouri General Assembly to fully fund the foundation formula. 2. Share honest information with seniors about the SB190 property tax freeze: people who need it should keep it, and people who don't can ask the County Collector to remove them. 3. Wear a "Fund Public Schools" shirt at an upcoming public meeting to show where you stand (fundpublicschools.org). Thank you for your service to our community. Sincerely, [Your name] [Address, city, ZIP]

Subject: Protect and fully fund Title I and IDEA Dear [Senator / Representative] [Last name], I'm a constituent from [city], Missouri. Our public schools are already short about $190 million in state funding this year, so federal support matters more than ever. Please protect and fully fund Title I, which supports schools serving low-income students, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which Congress promised to fund at up to 40% of the national average cost per student but has never funded at even half that level. Public dollars should go to public schools, which serve every child who walks through the door. Thank you, [Your name] [Address, city, ZIP]