When legislators get phone calls from voters about a particular topic, they know it resonates with their constituents. Most legislators keep a record of who calls their office and why.

Identify Your Member of Congress:

1. Visit www.congress.org

2. Enter your zip code in the “write your elected official box”

3. View and contact your Members of Congress

Use Our Sample Phone Script to Show Support for Quality Early Care and Education in ESEA:

My name is ______ and I am an older adult from _____. I'm calling to urge Rep. or Senator ________ to support crucial investments in early education in the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).The current K-12 model ignores the research on the critical importance of early learning as strong foundation for reform efforts. Voluntary quality early care and education must be viewed as an indispensable part of our education system and our most prominent federal education law, ESEA.

Without federal investment, millions of children risk starting school behind. Taxpayers will need to spend even more money down the road for remedial education, juvenile justice, and social service costs that quality early care and education prevents. Your leadership on this issue will help children now and contribute to our community's economic health for years to come. I hope you will support quality early care and education investments in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Thank you. 

Tell Us about Your Efforts

Please notify your state coordinator or Generations United about any phone calls that you make. We want to make sure that we can capture the impact of our network. If you get a response from your legislator, please send us a copy.