Where’s The Funding?!

SLAP’s campaign to make education a right through agitation, education, advocacy, and organizing!

Each year, students have to fight tooth-and-nail on both the state and federal level to make government invested in fully funding and supporting higher education. It’s politically popular for elected officials to advocate for college students and higher education funding. however, most politicians are silent when it comes to education budgets getting slashed. Therefore, it’s up to us, the students, to ask our elected officials “where’s the funding?!” At a time when the road to socio-economic justice for our communities, personal fulfillment, and a thriving civic society is increasingly tied to higher education, where’s the funding to ensure that this path is clear of all unnecessary barriers?

Not only are we asking these questions, we’re proposing solutions. USSA’s “Where’s the Funding” campaign will connect state and federal budget cuts to the larger student movement, so that we raise a strong national voice on behalf of higher education. Our ultimate goal is to propose federal legislation that will make higher education a right. Will you join this historic effort?

Stay Connected
Stay active in and informed about the WTF campaign by joining SLAP’s listserv! Contact Student Labor Action Project Coordinator Chris Hicks at chris@jwj.org for questions about the campaign or for more ways to get involved.

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