Final Reimagine Recommendations

Final Reimagine Recommendations

Background: ReImagine Education is a collaboration between Portland Empowered, the Young People's Caucus, four school districts across Southern Maine and the Maine Department of Education. ReImagine Education (RE) brought youth and educators together in the summer of 2020 to address racism in the education system. RE connected youth leaders and district leaders who were committed to creating change and to listening and learning alongside each other. The RE process centered youth experience and youth voice, specifically those of Black and Brown students in the public education system here in Maine.

Op-ed: Citizen voices are key to COVID response in education

Add to Kentucky’s groundswell of education influencers some innovative, if earnest, laypeople.


We are part of a citizen research team of school stakeholders. We call ourselves the “Intergen 9”, and we comprise three parents, three teachers, and three students representing eight districts across the Commonwealth, including five people of color. We were supported by the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence to co-design a study to amplify the voices of Kentucky teachers and families navigating the COVID-19 crisis.

Article: Thousands of Kentucky teachers, families weigh in on pandemic learning

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — During a year when stakeholders say education has been flipped on its head, the Prichard Committee spoke to more than 4,000 teachers and families about their experience with virtual and hybrid learning compiling data across Kentucky to present to state lawmakers.

The Prichard Committee is a Kentucky organization aimed at studying issues and informing "the public and policymakers about best practices" to improve education for Kentucky.

Article: Study highlights challenges of remote teaching and learning during pandemic

LEXINGTON, Ky — The Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence today released the Coping with COVID-19 Teacher and Family Study. The study, conducted in August through October, found that while some Kentuckians are finding benefits to remote K-12 instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic, many families and teachers face significant challenges in teaching and learning from home..

Article: Report shows difficulties of remote learning for teachers, families

Article: Report shows difficulties of remote learning for teachers, families

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ/Press Release) – The Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence today released the Coping with COVID-19 Teacher and Family Study.

The study, conducted in August through October, found that while some Kentuckians are finding benefits to remote K-12 instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic, many families and teachers face significant challenges in teaching and learning from home.

Article: How Louisville kids capture history through The Polaroid Project

Article: How Louisville kids capture history through The Polaroid Project

LOUISVILLE, Ky. —Chris Fletcher kicked off the Louisville Urban League’s Polaroid Project.

“We want to see what peace and justice looks like in the lens of the youth,” said Chris Fletcher of the Urban League.

"You know Louisville being one of the center stages of this movement and what is going on with social justice, we felt that it was our responsibility to do something like that and involve the youth like that," said Fletcher.

GBUL Kickback Conversation Series: The Wrap Up

GBUL Kickback Conversation Series: The Wrap Up

The last part of the conversation (for now)! Join our youth activists talking about everything they loved about the Kickback series! This wrap up shares significant information on remote learning, the digital divide, disparities in COVID-19 support, school funding, Community Policing, the youth ask Governor Hogan... "Is it about pay or your people?" What's needed to return to school in Urban Communities etc. This episode was very powerful reviewing the reality of the school year, health risks, opportunity and community resources for black and brown people.

GBUL Kickback Conversation Series: The NEW NORM

GBUL Kickback Conversation Series: The NEW NORM

There is a New Norm! How do we handle it? How do we approach it? How do we support students as they enter it? Tonight we join with Dr. Tracey L. Durant, Executive Director of Equity at Baltimore City Public Schools & Ms. Shantay McKinily Director of Positive Schools Center and Social Work Community Outreach Services University of Maryland School of Social Work to discuss the digital divide, racial equity & inclusivity, and mental/emotional wellness for Baltimore City students.

Grady County Stakeholder Survey Results

Grady County Stakeholder Survey Results

This project connects district leaders with the voices of parents, students, and teachers through surveys and focus groups. These results allow district leaders to hear, respond to and incorporate the concerns and expectations of students, parents, and teachers as they develop and implement their learning plans for this school year.

Early County Stakeholder Survey Results

Early County Stakeholder Survey Results

This project connects district leaders with the voices of parents, students, and teachers through surveys and focus grounds. These results allow district leaders to hear, respond to and incorporate the concerns and expectations of students, parents, and teachers as they develop and implement their learning plans for this school year.

The #Road2Reopening Advocacy Tool Kit

The #Road2Reopening Advocacy Tool Kit

As school districts plan to reopen in the fall — whether in person, remote, or a combination of the two — and beyond, one thing is certain: our students deserve a quality education, and that basic right is being denied to too many Black, Brown and low-income students. Our children deserve a school reopening that is just, equitable and safe.

You can view AQE’s recommendations in our Roadmap for a Just Reopening and Just Schools.

Op-Ed: In reopening schools, end inequity

Op-Ed: In reopening schools, end inequity

As New York’s schools grapple with the complexity and uncertainty of reopening amid the coronavirus, adhering to health and safety requirements is fundamental — but insufficient. Our strategy for school reopening must address both of what have been called the “dual public health crises” facing the country.

AQE Releases Community-Centered Roadmap for a Just School Reopening

AQE Releases Community-Centered Roadmap for a Just School Reopening

ALBANY, N.Y. (July 10, 2020) — Public education advocacy organization the Alliance for Quality Education released a “roadmap” for reopening New York’s public schools in September, centering the recommendations and voices of parents, students, educators and others in cities and communities across the state.