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Director highlights federal and state advocacy: calls for full IDEA funding and opposition to vouchers
Summary
Director Sarni Al‑Abdrabbuh reported on NSBA advocacy in Washington, urging full funding for IDEA, increased state special education funding, support for school meals and CTE investment, and opposition to voucher programs; he asked community members to text 52886 to send messages to Congress and referenced the PACT Act.
Director Sarni Al‑Abdrabbuh updated the board on his participation in the National School Boards Association in Washington, D.C., and urged community advocacy on several federal priorities. He listed priorities including “Full funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA),” increased state special education funding, secure funding for healthy school meals, investment in career and technical education, and opposition to school voucher programs that divert funds from public education.
Al‑Abdrabbuh encouraged community members to text 52886 with the word CONNECT to send messages to members of Congress and highlighted the PACT Act (sponsored, he said, by Senator Chris Van Hollen and Congresswoman Susie Lee) as a vehicle to provide stable and mandatory funding for Title I and IDEA. He said a written report will be submitted and that additional updates will follow at the next board meeting.
