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Educators oppose fast food fundraisers sending wrong message to kids When an educator hands a child a product, it's like giving that product a seal of approval. When Ronald McDonald visits a school "to talk about healthy foods" - another common practice engineered by the McDonald's marketing department - the children are connecting with a corporate icon created with them in mind. One scary statistic shows why Congress must pass a budget that boosts public education If lawmakers pass a year-long continuing resolution instead of a budget that invests in our students, federal education spending could end up 29.3 percent less than it was 12 years ago (not counting Pell Grants). Victory for students! New rules for lenders on the way The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has announced it will develop the first-ever industry-wide standards for student loan servicing companies. OH and WI communities push back against politically motivated school takeovers Separated by 500 miles, educators, parents, and residents in Youngstown, Ohio, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, are uniting to stop a common threat: politically motivated laws to take over their community schools. Action of the Week Sign the petition to end McTeacher's Nights! Stay up to date through social media! Get real-time updates on all the latest political and education news by following us on Facebook,Twitter and Tumblr.      When Educators Get Elected   Check out our three part series on the great things that can happen when educators are elected! Dwight Bullard, social studies teacher and Florida State Senator Sarah Kirby-Gonzalez, National Board Certified fifth-grade teacher and Washington Unified School Board (CA) trustee Anthony Hensley, U.S. Government teacher and Kansas State Senate minority leader Featured Media Share the National School Lunch Week graphic on Facebook Share on Twitter Share the John Dewey graphic on Facebook Share on Twitter