Coalition Action Materials

Letter to Congress: Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013

September 17, 2013

NWLC urges the HELP committee to strengthen and advance Sen. Harkin's Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013.

Letter to House of Representatives: Student Success Act

September 17, 2013

The National Women's Law Center urges members of the House of Representatives to oppose the Student Success Act and listen to the voices of students in the debate.

Letter to Congress: Support the Pregnant and Parenting Student Provisions of the Strengthening America’s Schools Act of 2013

September 17, 2013

This letter to Congress from NWLC and its coalition partners highlights the benefits of new provisions for pregnant and parenting students in the Strengthening America’s Schools Act of 2013.

Letter to Secretary Duncan Regarding ESEA Waiver Applications

September 17, 2013

The National Women's Law Center urged Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education, to deny ESEA waivers to states that do not maintain a strong emphasis on closing achievement gaps between subgroups of students.

NWLC Submits Letter in Opposition to Benefit Adjustments that Reduce Social Security Benefits

August 20, 2013

The National Women's Law Center submitted comments to the House Ways and Means Committee expressing its opposition to benefit adjustments that reduce Social Security benefits.

Download the full letter below.

NWLC strongly opposes using the chained Consumer Price Index to calculate annual cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security

August 06, 2013

The National Women's Law Center sent a letter to the House Ways and Means Committee expressing its opposition to  using the chained Consumer Price Index to calculate annual cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security.

Download the full letter below.

Equal Pay Today! Campaign

June 10, 2013

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Strong Start for Children Press Clips

June 05, 2013

Raising Smart, Healthy Kids in Every State Press Clips

Strong Start for Children Partners

May 24, 2013

Download a full list of our national and state Strong Start for Children campaign partners.

Sample Letters to the Editor

May 20, 2013

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