Fw : A Victory For Improving School Facilities/ HR 3021 Passes - AFT is the Parent Union for my Boston Teachers' Union...

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Last night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3021, the 21st Century

Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act, by a vote of 250-164.

Despite the issuance of a veto threat by President Bush, 27 members of his own

party voted for the bill. See how your U.S. representative voted.

This is a tremendous victory for public schools, educators and children. The

legislation authorizes $6.4 billion annually to help states and school districts

address school conditions that compromise learning and teaching. The bill also

creates more than 100,000 well-paying construction jobs and supports AFT efforts

to promote green, sustainable schools.

Even with & nbsp;this & nbsp;victory, there is more work ahead to get assistance to

states and localities to upgrade their schools. In the coming weeks, we will

turn our efforts to moving similar legislation in the U.S. Senate, and again we

will ask you to help us by urging your senators to support our efforts.

Thank you for the time you’ve taken to contact Congress on this important

issue. Your efforts are making a difference for millions of students, education

professionals and working families.