Mariann+Reilly

= //This letter appeared in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review// = = //4/14/11// = = = = = =I was part of the event reported in the news story[| "Steel Valley rally decries state education cuts]" (April 7 and TribLIVE.com) on Steel Valley School District teachers raising awareness about Gov. Corbett's proposed massive budget cuts to education and am proud to be a Steel Valley teacher.= =Throughout history, the path out of poverty is paved with education. Without knowledge, without critical thinking, without questioning leadership, where would we as a nation be?= =Education for the masses is a primary facet of our nation's greatness. The freedom for the everyman to be unique, creative and inventive is particular to the United States of America.= =It is possible to achieve dreams in the land of the free, but we must also be the home of the brave to maintain that freedom. We as Pennsylvanians must stand together and with one voice tell the governor what is important to us -- the future of our children.= =If the bone-deep cuts proposed pass, every child in the state will be poorer for it. Cutting full-day kindergarten, increasing class size by forcing districts to fire teachers and lessening the requirements to become a teacher will not brighten our future.= =**Mariann Reilly**= = = = Read more: [|Risking damage II - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review] [] =

=//Mariann Reilly teaches 9th Grade English at Steel Valley High School//=

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