Seek Common Ground’s Phase II Action Accelerator for American Rescue Plan – K-12 School Funding is providing project funding, networking, and access to research to five community-facing organizations who elevate the voices of Black, Brown, Indigenous, people-of-color, low-income, immigrant, and refugee families, students, and educators to develop ideas, and associated advocacy plans, to ensure the communities they serve and represent both have a seat at the table and that their concerns and aspirations are held paramount in school district American Rescue Plan education funding allocation decisions. With the transformational possibilities of the American Rescue Plan, the time is now for the needs and aspirations of communities to drive decisions on recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic and redesigning systems to serve everyone.
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College Now Greater Cleveland
Cleveland, OH
College Now of Greater Cleveland is working with families of the Warrensville Heights School District to identify, solicit, and document critical needs for education in an interactive workshop. This engagement will inform district decision makers around design needs and desired community supports for educational and career development post pandemic to move forward.
colorado education initiative
Colorado
In partnership with the Colorado Education Initiative, the Colorado Education Department is leveraging the ARPA funding opportunity to become more open, inclusive, and representative in distributing resources to school districts.
Education trust new york
new york
The Education Trust– New York designed the Parent Advocate Policy Lab to expand parent leaders’ knowledge of new funding sources and to amplify their advocacy efforts. During the 10-month Lab, parents will develop skills in policy writing, power mapping, and advocacy strategies to to engage with local and state decision makers.
Greater baltimore urban league
Baltimore, MD
teach plus mississippi
mississippi
