Education Funding
Dear Editor: Most Sitka families with school-age children would agree this school year has been challenging. However, we have been fortunate to have several options in Sitka. For families around the globe, the school day routine ground to a halt as COVID-19 surged. For children facing poverty or pushed to the margins, it has often meant no school at all.
Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and its partners have a bold plan to support up to 90 lower income countries and territories in transforming their education systems. This summer, the governments of Kenya and the UK are bringing global leaders together to help fund this $5 billion plan. With full funding from 2021-2025, GPE and its partners will support schooling for 175 million more children. Education is both about getting children into the classroom and making sure they can learn and learn well once they get there. GPE supports both.
We are requesting our Congressman and Senators support a $1 billion, five-year commitment to GPE. This will show that the U.S. is committed to working with the global community to help every child reach their potential. For information go to https://results.org/
Sitka RESULTS:
Michele Friedman, Mim McConnell,
Bitsy Mosher, Donna Donohoe,
Mary Soltis, Kari Sagel
