Save our Schools

 Dear who it may concern,

         My name is Jose I am  an 8th grader at Urban Promise Academy in Oakland California. I am writing this letter to tell you every schools, and universities in the stat of California are facing major budget cuts that are affecting teachers, and students. UPA is small school with only 22 teachers and about 15 to 20 staff members. We have many programs that students can attend. We have soccer, cheer leading,  beats and rhymes, art, etc. Thanks to the budgets that are going on many of the programs, and some of the staff members will not be hear for the next year students.

 Like many schools  in California UPA needs government not to cut schools budget. Our schools don't have the money to send us to field trips,or afford new tables, materials or chairs. Most of the material we use during class come from the teacher money.  Our text books are 5 to 4 years old. The books are written on them, they starting to come apart, and our school can't replace them. Our desk are beaten dirty, and and starting to crack. The school doesn't have the money to replace the materials The only new thing we had this year was the new chairs that were given to us. With the budget cuts our school will have any money to buy at least some new books. Some of the after school programs we had last year are no longer available to the students. Some of the remaining programs are cut on how many days er week. One program was  four days  week, now its only available one day a week.  Every year our library hands out free books. We are given two books, but now we are only able to give us one book do to the fact the government is cut school budge. Since UPA is a small school we have a nice relation ship with our teacher and staff members. Thanks to the budget some of the staff members, and teachers will not be hear for the next year students.

 My education is important to me because my life depends on me graduating and heading to college and getting my degree. You can survive in this world with a High school deplohma. How ever with a degree i have more option on which career I can have. How ever budget cuts are going to make it impossible to go to college. Its hard enough going and stay at college now we have to worry about affording it and having to get loans. I want to go to college I already have three college I am thinking about going to

  Government should not have to  cut school budget. The prisons and jails already get more money than the schools why doesn't the government tax the prisons. Our education should not be in the hands of rich business men. It should in the hands of the people. One of our human rights is having a good education not jus to rich children.