Yes, that’s how much a parents group raised for their local school district. Due to state budget cuts the Cupertino Union School District, comprising 25 elementary and middle schools, was poised to eliminate more that 100 teaching positions for the upcoming school year. Some parents mobilized. They partnered with the Cupertino Educational Endowment Foundation and launched Their Future is Now campaign. It worked and in eight weeks they raised $2.2 million. Read more about it in Sharon Naguchi’s article “Flush with $2.2 million success, Cupertino parents share secrets” in the Mecury News.