Dear Blessed Sacrament Families, 

Our school’s advocacy is urgently needed now on school choice scholarship funding! Will you please write a letter to support families in need of education scholarships? 

What is being proposed? 

• Governor Jim Pillen has $3.5 million for school choice scholarships in his proposed budget, awaiting approval from the Nebraska Legislature. 

• These scholarships are intended to provide “gap assistance” funding for the 2026-27 school year for students who received school choice scholarships the last couple years. Check out this impact report to learn more about the students these scholarships helped. 

• Next Tuesday (Mar. 17), the Legislature will vote on the proposed budget. 

What do we need from you? 

• Write a letter of support for students in need of life-changing education scholarships. 

• Return your letter to me before Tuesday (Mar. 17) morning at 9am.  

What can you say? 

• Urge the Legislators to approve the budget with the $3.5M School Choice Gap Assistance. 

• Share your school choice story and why it matters to you.  

• Emphasize that parents know what is best for their children’s education and why we need to empower parents; school choice improves academic outcomes for all students in all school systems; school choice helps children out of poverty; or school choice programs are proven to save taxpayers money. 

• When parents are empowered and students succeed, the whole state wins! 

Thank you for being a critical voice on this life-transforming issue! 

In Jesus our Eucharistic King, 

Sister Marie Caritas, CK