Hello NCL members, The Committee for Education Funding is planning a Twitter chat tomorrow, February 3, 10 a.m. – noon ET as part of the “Five Cents Makes Sense” campaign to increase education investments to five cents of every federal budget dollar. The Twitter chat will happen during the Senate HELP Committee confirmation hearing of Dr. Miguel Cardona for Secretary of Education. Below are details and ideas for participating: · Use CEF’s Twitter handle @edfunding · Hashtag for the campaign is #5Cents4edfunding – to emphasize CEF’s goal to increase federal investments from the current 2% of the federal budget to 5 cents of every federal budget dollar · Feel free to use CEF’s charts (attached) or other Tweet content in support of education funding · Even if you’re not able to develop your own tweets, please retweet CEF’s - volume of messages and sharing of information across various education advocacy groups is key. If you’d like some samples of tweets to share in advance of the Twitter chat, you can use the following: o Mark your calendars for Feb. 3 at 10am ET to join the @edfunding chat to highlight the many education funding needs for @teachcardona while @HELPCmteDems hold the hearing on his nomination to be Secretary of Education. (chart to attach: 2021 0203 #5Cents4edfunding Twitter Chat) o Follow @edfunding to keep up with news about federal education investments and join us in CEF’s chat tomorrow, Feb. 3, at 10am ET to highlight education funding needs for @teachcardona, the nominee to be Secretary of Education. #5cents4edfunding (chart to attach: 2021 0203 #5Cents4edfunding Twitter Chat) Questions for the @edfunding chat tomorrow, Feb. 3 – CEF will be posting the following questions and “fun facts” every half hour from 10am-noon. Answers are outlined below and in the attached charts. -(10:00am ET) Welcome to the #5Cents4edfunding chat! Please introduce yourself and let us know you are here. Follow @edfunding to learn more about the importance of federal investments in education! -(10:01am ET) Q1: Education Fact: Federal funding for the Department of Education is $7 billion less than 10 years ago in inflation-adjusted dollars, even though the number of students grew. How have education costs increased for your students and services? #5cents4edfunding (for Answer - chart to attach: Education Still $7 billion below 2011 level) -(10:30am ET) Q2: Education Fact: The federal government spends less than 2% of its budget on education, yet education needs continue to grow. How would teaching and learning improve in your community if the US spent 5 cents of every federal dollar on education? #5cents4edfunding (for Answer – chart to attached: Education is 2% of Federal Budget) -(11:00am ET) Q3: Education Fact: The pandemic has significantly increased the costs of education, adding to already existing funding gaps. What are some new and ongoing costs facing your schools or programs that the federal government could help support? #5cents4edfunding -(11:30am ET) Q4: Right now the Senate HELP Committee is holding a hearing on the nomination of Dr. Miguel Cardona to be Secretary of Education. What should he know about education funding priorities for the country? #5cents4edfunding Thanks! Michele MICHELE DIECUCH | Senior Director of Programs Pronouns: She, Her, Hers ________________________________ ProLiteracy<http://www.proliteracy.org/> | 101 Wyoming St. | Syracuse, NY 13204 p 315.214.2576 | f 315.422.6369 | mdiecuch@proliteracy.org<mailto:mdiecuch@proliteracy.org> Find us and follow us on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/ProLiteracy/59618669707> and Twitter<http://twitter.com/#!/ProLitWorld>. Help ProLiteracy advance the cause of adult literacy.<http://www.proliteracy.org/give> [2021-01-PL-EmailSignatures-Q3-WHF-1110]<https://www.proliteracy.org/write-her-future>