Call or email Representative Jim Cox. Ask him to prioritize fair education funding. Rep Cox is a Berks County lawmaker with a couple of underfunded districts together short changed over $10M. Rep Cox has previously sponsored fair funding legislative and is sympathetic to the need for funding to be equitable
Contact Links
- Phone: 717-772-2435 or: 610-670-0139
- Email: jcox@pahousegop.com
- Or: https://www.pahouseformcenter.com/410/RepJimCox/SecureContact
Tips:
- Be polite, but direct. We aren’t asking for fair funding- we are insisting on it- for the sake of just treatment of our children.
- Remind him that inequitable funding is driving local property taxes up the most in the poorest communities.
- Share something personal- how does this issue impact you, your kids, your community?
- Use these sample emails for parents, teachers, and taxpayers for guidance or as a template if you wish:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wOMcE1D8-9adXNnwDv5q0c07NBr5lwwanynMfIkKHhw/edit?usp=sharing