Full & Fair Funding Fridays
How it works
Full and Fair Funding Fridays is our weekly action to demand that Pennsylvania fully and fairly funds public education—for every student, in every zip code. By signing up, you’re joining hundreds of others across Pennsylvania to raise your voice, share your power, and keep the pressure on.
Here’s how it works:
- Sign up to receive Friday action alerts
- Each week, you’ll be given a quick and meaningful action that you can take.
- You’ll get connected to tools, resources, and updates right here!
Together, we show our lawmakers that people of faith and moral conscience are watching—and we won’t stop until every child gets the education they deserve.
May 16 Action
Call Your State Senator
Call your State Representative again! As budget negotiations get closer to the deadline, it’s important they hear from you often.
Find your representative here.
Use this script to help you with your call:
Hi my name is ____________. I am a voter and constituent in [town or district number]. I am calling to tell Representative [name] that I support full and fair funding for public education and closing the adequacy gap for our schools. This is important to me because [your story here]. I’m calling to ask that Representative [Name] lead in the PA legislature to rectify the inequities and inadequacies in public education funding this year by weighing in with House Leadership, Speaker McClinton and Leader Bradford, about the importance of ensuring adequacy funding for underfunded schools is included in the final budget.
May 9 Action
Call Your State Senator
We’ve held 7 powerful town halls across Pennsylvania. Nearly 800 people showed up. Parents, teachers, clergy, and students told the truth:
Our schools are underfunded. Our children are paying the price.
Now we’re asking our State Senators to lead.
Call your State Senator and ask them to support a 4-year plan to close Pennsylvania’s public education adequacy gap.
We’ve made it easy:
✅ Find your Senator
✅ Use our call script
✅ Make the call and tag @powerinterfaith to let others know you did
Hi my name is _________, and I’m a voter and constituent in District ___. I am calling to tell Senator_______ about the POWER Interfaith Town Hall on Public Education Funding that I attended on ___[Date]___. I was one of ____ number of people who attended a Town Hall this month to show our support for full and fair funding for public education. We heard stories from parents, teachers, and grandparents who spoke proudly of their schools and their vision for how much MORE is possible for our children if the PA legislature provided each school district with adequate funding resources they are constitutionally entitled to. I’m calling to ask that Senator_______ lead in the PA legislature to rectify the inequities and inadequacies in public education funding this year by working to codify into law a mandate to close the adequacy gap within four years.
May 2 Action
This week: Contact your representative!
HUNDREDS of people took action for Full and Fair Funding by attending one of our town halls across the state, with these legislators joining us in this important conversation:
Philadelphia
- Rep. Tarik Khan
- Rep. Andre Carroll
Chester County
- Rep. Paul Friel
Lancaster County Town Hall
- Rep. Ismail Smith Wade-El
- Rep. Nikki Rivera
This week we’ll focus on the House, next week the Senate. Use these scripts to help you with your call (Find your representative here.)
If your representative attended a town hall, use this script:
Hi my name is ___[your name]___________, I am a voter and constituent in District [number of district or town]. I am calling to thank Representative __[name of representative]_____ for attending the POWER Interfaith Town Hall on Full and Fair Funding. This year is so critical for the PA Legislature to close the adequacy gap and fully fund our schools. There is so much uncertainty right now, Pennsylvania must do all it can to ensure our children receive an excellent public education. I’m calling to ask that Representative ___[Name]____ tells his/her colleagues and leadership in the House about the Town Hall and how much in-district support there is for closing the adequacy gap within four years.
If your representative did not attend a town hall, use this script.
Hi my name is ___[your name]___________, I am a voter and constituent in District [number of district or town]. I am calling to tell Representative __[name of representative]_____ about the POWER Interfaith Town Hall on Public Education Funding that I attended on ___[Date]___. I was one of ____ number of people who attended a Town Hall this month to show our support for full and fair funding for public education. We heard stories from parents, teachers, and grandparents who spoke proudly of their schools and their vision for how much MORE is possible for our children if the PA legislature provided each school district with adequate funding resources they are constitutionally entitled to. I’m calling to ask that Representative ___[Name]____ lead in the PA legislature to rectify the inequities and inadequacies in public education funding this year by working to codify into law a mandate to close the adequacy gap within four years.
April 18 Action
Post about your local education town hall and/or why this fight matters to you.
Not sure what to say?
Try this:
I just joined #FullAndFairFundingFridays with @powerinterfaith! Our recent education town hall showed how underfunded schools are hurting our kids—and how we can win justice. Full and fair funding is important to me because ________________.
We’re letting our friends, family, neighbors, and elected officials know that the fight for education justice is alive—and they’re invited to join us!
Then tag a friend to join in—and tag your elected officials.
“The segregation in our schools and lack of resources for children of color in our state continue to prevent the equal education promised by Brown vs. Board of Education sixty-seven years ago. We need to do better than this!”
“I worked with curious, eager children as a volunteer in a Philadelphia public school kindergarten. They had a deep desire to learn but conditions were tragically far from what they needed to succeed. Full, fair funding would go a long way to help them.”
“Our children matter! They are entitled to a quality education, which will open the door to unlimited possibilities for them.”
“We are the village it takes to raise children. We are all responsible. Our hopes for a better tomorrow are linked with them.”
“It feels very core for me both as a parent and grandparent and as a reflection of my background in early childhood education and the moral values of my faith.”
“I continue to show up in support of equity in resources for our state’s children because some are my grandchildren, some are children and grandchildren of students I taught in my career in Philadelphia public schools, and some live on my block right now. Their world is my world.”
