Spread the word on Front Porch Forum

 Tips for posts that will encourage your neighbors to take action: 

• Keep it short — 250 words or less!
• Speak from your heart and your values, explain the problem and the solution and help your neighbors understand how they can take action to move us toward the solution. 
• Be sure to explain why this matters to you personally — are you a student? Teacher? Parent? Caregiver? Concerned community member? Alum of your local school? 
• Tell them how they can get involved and include the website url: publicschoolsvt.org

Talking points to include in your post: 

• Connect with your readers: Share who you are and why you care about kids, communities, and public schools in Vermont.
• Value: As Vermonters, we want all kids to have the resources they need to succeed and we want to pay for our public schools fairly. 
• Problem: Forced cuts, privatization, and consolidation won’t help kids or taxpayers. There are a lot of myths and confusion about our education funding system, and many Vermont kids aren’t getting what they need to succeed while at the same time, low-and middle-income Vermont taxpayers are subsidizing the richest.
• Solution: We can provide immediate and lasting property tax relief for thousands of Vermonters by restoring income sensitivity and moving to income-based school taxes to ensure that the richest Vermonters pay their fair share and that our kids get the resources they need to succeed.
• Visit publicschoolsvt.org to learn more and get involved!