Dear

 Mayor  Bloomberg,    

Recent  announcements  to  cut  school-­‐based  budgets  by  5%  or  more  and  the  intention  to  layoff  
over  6,000  teachers  will  devastate  and  destabilize  our  public  school  system.    The  Department  of  
Education  has  already  seen  approximately  $564  million  in  cuts  since  June  of  2009  and  $261  of  
that  has  come  directly  from  classroom  funding.    We  demand  you  prioritize  spending  in  our  
great  city  and  particularly  within  The  Department  of  Education.    The  IBO  estimates  a  budget  
surplus  next  year,  the  Chancellor  announced  five  million  dollars  to  be  spent  on  new  teacher  
recruitment,  millions  spent  on  private  contracts,  millions  wasted  on  testing  and  accountability  
measures,  increasing  the  number  of  positions  at  TWEED  and  increasing  the  salaries  of  the  top  
brass,  all  while  claiming  to  be  in  a  fiscal  crisis  so  great  your  only  choice  is  to  undercut  public  
schools  and  their  teachers.    I  strongly  urge  you  to  reconsider  the  target  of  your  cuts  and  
spending;  find  other  alternatives  and  protect  our  public  schools  and  public  school  teachers.  
Bailouts  for  banks  and  Wall  Street,  but  not  for  our  kids  and  their    
education?      
Stop  playing  politics  with  our  children;  make  education  your  priority  and    
fully    
fund  our  public  schools.  
No  to  school-­‐based  budget  cuts!    No  to  teacher  layoffs!  
 
 
 
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Mail  to:    Mayor  Michael  R.  Bloomberg,  City  Hall,  New  York,  NY,  10007