Carolyn Riddle is right in her recent letter (“Support global education,” Our Readers’ Views, Sept. 23). She urgently draws attention to the value-packed reauthorization of the READ Act.
I know that my education enriches not only my life, but also contributes to the way I participate in the community, state, country where I live. The COVID pandemic cut into educational systems globally, and restoration is essential. The U.S. government has long been a leader in global education, and the READ Act increased the effectiveness and impact of this work. Reauthorizing for another five years will help maintain a well-resourced global education strategy and ensure we effectively contribute to quality education around the world.
Readers can contact Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Sens. Marie Cantwell and Patty Murray to ask for their endorsement of the READ act today. They need to hear your voices.
