Diane Ravitch and Anthony Cody, and Middle School Science Teacher and Blogger,  have started a letter writing campaign to write President Obama on October 17 called the Campaign for Our Public Schools.

See the Original Post on this Campaign on Diane Ravitch’s Blog.

We are including a template for a letter (specific to NY state parents) courtesy of Edith Baltazar.

Below, we have reproduced (with some minor edits) the contents of Diane Ravitch‘s Blog Post:

“Please write your thoughts about what needs to change in federal education policy and send a letter to President Obama by that date.

You can write it now and follow instructions here.

Anthony Cody, experienced middle school science teacher and fabulous blogger, has offered to coordinate our campaign to write President Obama on October 17. We call it the Campaign for Our Public Schools.

Our campaign is meant to include everyone who cares about public education: students, parents, teachers, principals, school board members, and concerned citizens. We want everyone to write the President and tell him what needs to change in his education policies.

Tell your friends about the Campaign. If you have a blog, write about it. Wherever you are, spread the news. Join us.

Here are the instructions:

You can send your letter to Anthony Cody or to Diane Ravitch’s blog.

Or you can send it directly to the White House, with a copy to Diane Ravitch or Anthony Cody.

Anthony will gather all the emails sent to him and me [Diane Ravitch] and forward them to the White House. Email your letters to [email protected].

All letters collected through these two channels will be compiled into a single document, which will be sent to the White House on Oct. 18. In ADDITION to this,

• You can mail copies of your letters through US mail to The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 20500
• You can send them by email from this page: http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/submit-questions-and-comments –PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS A LIMIT OF 2500 CHARACTERS for this form. 

If you choose to write or email the White House, please send  Diane Ravitch or Anthony Cody  a copy so we can keep track of how many letters were sent to the President.

One more thought: when you write to the President, also write to your Senators and Congressman or -woman and to your state legislator and Governor. Send the same letter to them all.”