HOW DOES SOUTH CAROLINA FUND EDUCATION?
Did you know that by law the SC State Legislature is supposed to fund each student at a minimum base level determined by the state?
Did you know they have only done so eight of the last thirty-two years?
Did you know that in 2010 we expect the SC legislature to fund public school students at about 60% of what they should be funded by law?
DOES YOUR CHILD WANT TO JOIN THE WORKFORCE?
Students who want to begin a career after high school need marketable skills and workplace experience. The SC State Legislature is underfunding classroom equipment and work-base programs.
DOES YOUR CHILD WANT TO JOIN THE MILITARY?
The military has just released a study showing that many South Carolinians are unable to get into the military due to obesity and reading deficiencies. The SC State Legislature is underfunding school library, P.E. and athletic programs.
DOES YOUR CHILD WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE?
Winthrop gets only 13% of its funding from the state, and out-of-state tuition in North Carolina is about the same as in-state tuition in South Carolina. The SC State Legislature is underfunding colleges and
technical schools.
WHAT DO WE WANT?
What we all want is a productive life for all South Carolinian's. We want reasonably paid jobs for reasonable work for the citizens and economic success for the state. All of that depends on education.
Education is fundamental.
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
Are you registered to vote? In November we elect a new Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Superintendent of Education, Attorney General and a number of state representatives. If you are not registered, pick up a form at the York County Library, the Department of Motor Vehicles, or the Board of Voter Registration in York.
FILL IT OUT
SEND IT IN
VOTE
I ALREADY VOTE.
WHAT CAN I DO?
Contact your legislators.
Every member of the State Assembly votes on issues that affect you. You have the right to contact any of them, and many will consider what you say. The ones who represent you will listen most seriously.
By mail or telephone: Addresses and telephone numbers for the York County Legislative Delegations to the South Carolina General Assembly are at the end of this letter.
By e-mail: On the internet go to sc.gov/Portal/Category/ELECTEDOFFICIALS and click "Find your legislator." This is more difficult.
Do you want do more to help?
WHAT SHOULD I SAY?
Our representatives receive a lot of correspondence. A short letter, e-mail or telephone conversation does have an effect,especially if it is in your own words. Each person who goes to the trouble to write is known to carry the views of many others who also vote. See below.
An Effective Letter
Dear Rep. (or Sen.)______:
Thank them for their public service.
Introduce yourself. I'm a homemaker, physician, teacher, parent of children in school...
Share what you want. Find a way to fund public education ...
Ask for feedback. Please let me know what your position is ...
Thank them for considering your thoughts.
Sincerely,
REMEMBER, Public education is a worthy investment for public funds. We can invest now, or we can pay later for underfunding education by higher welfare and crime rates and lower productivity.
South Carolinians 4 Public Education
2227 Mancke Drive
Rock Hill, SC 29732
(803) 327-5237
Virginia S. Moe
South Carolinians
4
Public Education
Priority State Funding
Pre-K through 12 Public Schools
Community and Technical Colleges
State Universities
Here are the members of the 2010 York County Legislative Delegation to the SC State Assembly
Write any SC Senator at P.O. Box 142, Columbia, SC, 29202-0142
Write any House Member at P.O. Box 11867, Columbia, 29211-1867
(803)212-6180 Sen.Creighton B. Coleman creightoncolemen@scsenate.gov
(803)212-6410 Sen.Robert W. Hayes, Jr. sethicscomm@scsenate.gov
(803)212-6024 Sen.J.Michael Mulvaney mickmulvaney@mac.com
(803)212-6430 Sen.Harvey S. Peeler, Jr. smedicomm@scsenate.gov
(803)734-3074 Rep.F. Gregory Delleney, Jr. fgd@schouse.gov
(803)212-6873 Rep.John R. C. King johnking@schouse.gov
(803)734-3071 Rep.Herb Kirsh fax# 803-734-3342
(803)212-6874 Rep.Deborah A Long deborahlong@schouse.gov
(803)734-3073 Rep.Dennis C. Moss dennismoss@schouse.gov
(803)212-6888 Rep.Ralph W. Norman ralphnorman@schouse.gov
(803)734-3040 Rep.J. Gary Simrill garysimrill@schouse.gov
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