Capitol Report

Where's the Money?

You might have thought schools got shortchanged by Congress last year, but the future looks equally poor. Senate and House committees have each approved funding bills for 2007 that woefully slash the resources available for public schools. Both the House and Senate bills cut overall education funding, including a deep reduction in funding for programs under the No Child Left Behind law—just as new testing mandates go into full effect. NEA strongly opposes these bills and encourages its members to speak out to Congress about their feelings as well. For more information, visit www.nea.org/lac.

Health Care for All

With the number of uninsured Americans soaring—from 41.2 million in 2001 to 45.8 million in 2004—the issue of quality health care for all is increasingly important. Quality health care is essential to families’ well-being, and children’s access to health care impacts their ability to learn. An NEA-supported bill offered by Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-MI), called The United States National Health Insurance Act, would extend Medicare benefits to all Americans, allowing them to seek medical, dental, mental health, and prescription drug care from private physicians of their choice.

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