U.S. Congress and House Appropriations proposed cuts of $100 million to the federal Charter Schools Programs, $200 million to the Teacher Incentive Fund and $500 million from Race to the Top funds. The harm these reductions could have on virtual and other school choices for our children is not acceptable. 

We urge you to read the following alert released by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools and  contact Congressional offices at  stating "Indiana parents and families strongly oppose these cuts and asks that Congress eliminate them," then  Click here to send a message to Rep. David Obey, Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, and Members of Congress, if you oppose the Obey Supplemental Appropriations bill and its education funding cuts.

Alliance Issues a Statement on Education Cuts Proposed by U.S. House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey (D-Wis.)

Washington, D.C. - Nelson Smith, president and CEO, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools today released the following statement on Chairman David Obey's proposed cuts of $100 million to the federal Charter Schools Programs, $200 million to the Teacher Incentive Fund and $500 million from Race to the Top funds:   Read more>

House Dems Trim Race to Top, TIF to Make Room for Edujobs - By Alyson Klein on June 29, 2010 11:25 PM |K12-Politics:  Your Education road map blog

"The $4.35 billion Race to the Top fund might be about to get a little smaller. Rep. David Obey, D-Wis., the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, just introduced the latest version of the edujobs bill, which would appear to skim some $500 million from the administration's signature education reform initiative in hopes of coming up with $10 billion to help stave off layoffs."  These cuts will have impact on Indiana Charter schools.  Please read the full article at http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2010/06/house_dems_trim_race_to_the_to.html