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Bringing down costs and raising wages will be key to recruiting, retaining, and reactivating teachers. Moreover, ensuring every student, teacher, and school can access the tools they need to help students learn, lead, and thrive should a top goal for public servants. From Business Insider & Yahoo Finance: 💰 "A survey of 2,000 elementary school teachers from the Carnation Breakfast Essentials brand conducted by Talker Research in June found that 1 in 5 teachers said they spend over $300 out of pocket on classroom items." 💰 "While teachers can deduct qualified expenses on their taxes, spending hundreds of their own money for their classrooms could make a dent in their wallets." ❗ "'They, like all of us, are living in a world where the cost of grocery items and all that, household items and gasoline and all of these things are more expensive,' Steve Majors, the Executive Vice President and Chief External Affairs Officer for Teach For America, told Business Insider." ❗ "Majors said that schools in lower-income communities 'often are under-resourced' and 'their families may not have the means for all the tools that they might need in the classroom'." ❗ "Majors said people who want to support teachers, even if they don't have school-aged children, could see if their school district has a donation fund or if they could drop off school supplies. 📰 Read more: https://lnkd.in/ePJH4hwJ #SchoolFunding #Teachers #EducationFunding #EducationalEquity #OneDay

I really appreciate this framework and the role it plays in our work at Barr - AND I keep thinking about how helpful it would have been in my previous roles. When you work in advocacy, you have to choose what you will focus on at any given moment. By laying out a comprehensive framework, the Indicators of School Quality can help advocates pinpoint how the issues they are tackling connect with others, and what else needs to move to drive impact for young people.

“About 36% of students enrolled at Colorado’s public higher education schools in 2021 were the first in their family to go to college.” Investing in initiatives for first-generation college students can lead to a more educated workforce in Colorado and strengthen our community. Learn about the state's effort to support first-gen college students: https://buff.ly/3VHpNjT #denvernonprofit #coloradononprofit #nonprofitresources #philanthropy #denvernonprofit #scholarships #scholarshipfund #highereducation #highereducationleadership #ProsperityInEducation #EducationMatters #AffordableEducationDenver #ScholarshipsForSuccessDenver

The article below reveals that "nearly 1/3 of Ohio students are chronically absent from school." While there are likely several reasons for these empty desks across the state, one Prince Hill student revealed why some of his friends don't come to school: "They didn't want to show up 'cause they're going to be cold and, you know, other kids got coats and stuff to be preparing for winter. So, a majority of them just don't come to school." The opportunity gap puts unavoidable barriers in the way of local students who don't have warm clothes, school supplies, or the support they need to go to school. Crayons to Classrooms believes in the power of education, and the first step is getting students through the school doors. #opportunitygap #nonprofit #ohio #supportingeducation #students

Gain insights from the inspiring interview with Caprice Young, Ed.D., CEO of Navigator Schools, and learn about the innovative approaches transforming education today. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gXkMsKaK #CharterEducation #Charter #CharterSchools #Education #CharterGrowth #CSGF

20 states voted to expand their school choice options in 2023. Seven of them — Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Oklahoma, North Carolina, and Utah — made their programs universal (meaning all residents can utilize them), joining Arizona and West Virginia in the club. But notably, some very red state legislatures, such as Tennessee and Georgia, have yet to do the same. That could (and should) change in 2024. But parents must be diligent in their advocacy because people who benefit financially from the current situation will be working hard against them. Parents are one of the strongest grassroots armies in existence and probably the only one with enough political power to beat the very well-funded teachers unions and their Democratic puppets. While teachers unions work hand in hand with the Democratic Party and its lawmakers, they by no means only donate to Democrats. In fact, they’ve been spending big on Republican lawmakers in southern states recently in an effort to stop school choice. So if a Republican is standing against school choice down south, it’s time to start poking around their donations. More from me:

While the U.S. has some state-of-the-art schools that ‘raise the ceiling’ for school design, they remain the exception, not the rule. The fact is the majority of our schools underperform, failing to meet the needs of students and staff. It’s time ALL students, regardless of their geographic location or economic status, have access to school facilities that bolster their learning and wellbeing. It’s time to raise the floor. So we've launched a new multi-year campaign with the support of Sourcewell and Perkins&Will to fundamentally change how the public, private, and non-profit industries collaborate to support schools, with a moonshot goal to move America’s public school facilities from a D to a B+ grade within one generation. Learn more https://bit.ly/3R1hjAm

"For the second straight year, student enrollment in Colorado public schools declined, with pre-K-12 student enrollment for the 2023-24 school year hitting the state's lowest mark in a decade." We are beyond the point when school districts and communities need immediate relief. This is happening across the state in rural, suburban, and urban areas. We are looking for executive-level thought partners from education-centered nonprofits, school districts, and foundations. We hope to garner support and receive funds to implement a proof of concept in just one school community. The issues our communities are facing across the state are urgent. So, let's talk about the issues and what is needed to move the work forward. https://lnkd.in/gphUnTyq

The Legislature is proposing $30 million for summer learning, $20 million less than education leaders sought. For many school districts such as Hood River County, that will mean tough decisions about which students will receive the proven benefits of summer programs. House Bill 4082 moved to the Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday, raising deeper questions about what Oregon will do to support students at risk of falling behind. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gvhEXZKi #oregon #osba #publiceducation #schoolfunding #legislature #government #publicschools #funding #educationmatters #forthekids #pnw #fyp #schoolboards #summerprogram

As the nation's largest education non-profit, we have the privilege of hearing directly from public school teachers about what's happening in America's classrooms. Read the top 5 takeaways from the 2023-2024 DonorsChoose teacher survey: https://lnkd.in/eJsch3xB