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Jon Tester's Public Statements on Issue: K-12 Education

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. Senate (MT) - Jr

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04/04/2022 Tester Fights for Montana's Children, Families in School Meal Bill
08/06/2021 Tester Secures Commitment from Department of Education to Invest in Montana Schools
08/05/2021 Montana Schools Set to Receive More Than $127 Million in ARPA Funding to Reopen Safely, Tester Announces
05/28/2021 Reps. Chu, Fitzpatrick, and Sen. Tester Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Access to Mental Health in Schools
03/12/2021 Montana's K-12 Schools Set to Receive More Than $380 Million to Help Reopen Safely & Get Students Back on Track, Tester Announces
03/05/2021 Montana Educators Now Qualify for COVID-19 Vaccine Following Tester Push
02/23/2021 Tester Leads Colleagues in Designating Public Schools Week to Recognize Critical Role of Public Education
02/01/2021 Letter to Honorable Charles Schumer, Majority Leader and Honorable Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader - Rosen, Cortez Masto Urge Senate Leadership to Include Relief for State, Localities, and Tribal Governments in Next COVID Legislative Package
12/09/2020 Letter to Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, Honorable Charles E. Schumer, Minority Leader, Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Honorable Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Heinrich Calls For Reauthorization Of SRS, PILT Programs To Ensure Financial Certainty For Rural New Mexico Counties
11/16/2020 Tester Secures More than $1.1 Million for Havre Area Head Start
07/29/2020 Letter to The Honorable Betsy DeVos, U.S. Department of Education - Tester, Casey to Betsy Devos: Scrap Distorted Guidance and Get Emergency Funding to K-12 Schools without Delay
06/19/2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Sen. Dems: Education Investment Urgently Needed to Save the 2021 School Year & U.S. Economy
05/15/2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, and Kevin McCarthy - Duckworth, Durbin and Colleagues Urge Congressional Leaders to Support Vulnerable Students Amid Coronavirus Crisis
03/27/2020 As President Signs COVID-19 Package Into Law, Montana T Receive $1.25 Billion Secured By Tester
03/26/2020 After 72 Hours Of Negotiating Improvements, Tester Votes To Deliver Critical Relief For Montana Workers, Families, Businesses, Hospitals
03/18/2020 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - As Montana Schools Close Their Doors Amid COVID-19 Outbreak, Tester Calls On FCC To Ensure Kids Have Internet Access
03/04/2020 Following Tester Push, DeVos Reverses Course On Rural School Funding Change
01/30/2020 Letter to Betsy Devos, Secretary of Education - U.S. Senators Tina Smith & Lisa Murkowski Press Secretary DeVos for Answers About Undercounting American Indian and Alaska Native Students
05/31/2019 Rep. Chu and Sen. Tester Introduce Bicameral Bill to Increase Access to Mental Health Care in Schools
05/08/2019 Rep. Titus, Sen. Tester Introduce Nurse Act to Help Schools Hire More Nurses
03/15/2019 Tester Fights for Equal G.I. Bill Benefits for Foster Children
09/13/2018 Tester Sponsors Bill to Strengthen Benefits for Teachers in Indian Country
04/05/2018 Tester Strengthens Local Control, Delivers for Montana Students
03/16/2018 Tester Demands Devos Listen to Montana Students, Teachers, Parents
03/14/2018 Titus, Tester Introduce Companion Bills to Help Schools Hire More Nurses

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