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STS on Capitol Hill: Advocating for Basic Education Funding

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    STS on Capitol Hill: Advocating for Basic Education Funding

    By STS | STS Blog | 2 comments | 13 March, 2019 | 3

    On Tuesday, March 12, STS’s Executive Director Candace Debnam met with the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs to advocate for basic education.

    Representing the Basic Education Coalition, Debnam appealed to the subcommittee for their continued support for international basic education—which, in addition to providing children with literacy, numeracy, and critical thinking skills, lays the foundation for sustainable economic growth, poverty alleviation, social stability, and participatory democracy.

    Thanks to the leadership of Congress and passage of the READ Act, we are positioned to take our education development work to the next level. Quality education for all is the bedrock for societal progress. The benefits of our investments now will be reaped by generations to come.


    Read a transcript of Debnam’s comments and her full submitted testimony.

     

    The Basic Education Coalition is a group of leading U.S.-based organizations and academic institutions working together to promote global peace and prosperity through education. Debnam serves as co-chair of its executive board of directors.

    Advocacy, Basic Education, United States

    2 comments

    • LEGRAND (épouse DENAUW) MARYVONNE Reply March 14, 2019 at 8:50 PM

      Excuse my english from google translate. I hope that it is enough good english.

      I am proud to work for 12 years for this organization. STS is an ethical organization, which can be seen through its actions and the values ​​it defends both with respect to its staff and the actions it leads on the ground.

      Respect, benevolence, fairness are all qualities that we appreciate at STS.

      Thank you for everything you do through education, for children, girls and boys.

      I thank them for all that.

      • STS International Reply September 23, 2019 at 7:30 PM

        Thank you, Mary!!

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