In collaboration with the Virginia Grassroots Coalition, 4 Public Education initiated a letter to Governor Youngkin about the upcoming budget negotiations. That letter, provided below, requested that the Governor restore to the budget funding for high poverty schools that the General Assembly had previously approved. The letter was signed by twenty-five organizations that advocate for public education.
Apparently, the Budget Conferees and the Governor have agreed on a compromise but the details will not be released until Saturday, May 11. Even the legislators will not know the details of the agreement until they are released on Saturday, but the General Assembly is planning to vote on and finalize the 2024-2026 budget on Monday, May 13th. Â
Read the full letter below.
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