Ways to Get Involved and Stay Involved

Ways to Get Involved and
Stay Involved

Our work building an equitable education system that serves all the needs of students is only made possible by the involvement of community members life you. From reading up on educational policy to horoscopes for education advocates, there’s something for each of us to do to get involved in the fight for educational equity for all!

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Check out the work our partners at Rose from Concrete are doing to support students in their community through mutual aid, direct advocacy, and youth mentorship.

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Join the monthly Learn From History Partner call to keep-up to date on what’s happening in schools around the country, and build community with fellow education advocates.

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Stories from the community

MEET ROSE FROM CONCRETE
Access to High-Quality SchoolsCurrent Events & NewsParent & Family Engagement

MEET ROSE FROM CONCRETE

jyoungAug 28, 20239 min read
A Q&A with our partners at Rose from Concrete, a youth led organization working to support students in their community through mutual aid, direct advocacy, and youth mentorship.
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Asian american history and afro-asian solidarity
Current Events & News

Asian american history and afro-asian solidarity

jyoungMay 31, 20238 min read
Recently, Florida has joined the rising number of states mandating Asian American history be taught in public schools. While schools finally beginning to discuss the contributions of Asian Americans is something to be celebrated, the news came on the heels of the state banning the newly created AP African American History curriculum. To many observers, this new Asian American history requirement appeared to be another case in the long history of the media and politicians pitting Asian American communities against African Americans.
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What we can learn from one mom’s activism that changed illinois state law
Parent & Family Engagement

What we can learn from one mom’s activism that changed illinois state law

jyoungMay 17, 20236 min read
Ida nelson spearheaded what would become the Jett Hawkins anti-hair discrimination law. Now, she wants you to join her in fighting for students. In August of 2021, Chicago mother Ida Nelson stood with her son, Jett Hawkins, as Illinois governor JB Pritzker signed the Jett Hawkins Anti-Hair Discrimination Act into law. A year before, Jett, age 4, was sent home from school with an ultimatum— change his hairstyle or face suspension.
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Q&A: Where DACA Stands & How we Can Help
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Q&A: Where DACA Stands & How we Can Help

acrockerOct 7, 202211 min read
In August of this year, Ashley Dominguez Garcia provided an update on the standing of DACA, Stand Up For DREAMers: An Update on DACA, which highlighted organizations such as FWD.us that are working to get the program reinstated and to create pathways to citizenship for all DREAMers. Following the piece, Avery Crocker and Ashley Dominguez […]
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Stand Up for DREAMers: An Update on DACA
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Stand Up for DREAMers: An Update on DACA

agarciaAug 18, 20223 min read
The future of DACA is once again left in limbo. Earlier in July, a federal appeals court in New Orleans heard arguments on the legality of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA). This decision, which will most likely be decided in a few months, will affect the future of over 600,000 DREAMers – […]
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Stand Up For Our Students: Why I Ran For School Board
Access to High-Quality SchoolsElectionsParent & Family Engagement

Stand Up For Our Students: Why I Ran For School Board

jyoungJul 15, 20222 min read
I ran for the school board in Pleasantville because I believe all children deserve to receive the best educational and emotional support. I’m a mother of three students who currently attend Pleasantville public schools, and my fourth child will be enrolling this fall. Pleasantville is a diverse city in southern New Jersey with classrooms filled […]
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Together We Win: A School Board Victory in Croydon
Access to High-Quality SchoolsElectionsParent & Family EngagementSchool Funding

Together We Win: A School Board Victory in Croydon

jyoungJun 30, 20222 min read
We needed 283 votes to save our school. Little Red is a K-4 school, the only school in Croydon. The older students are allowed to choose one of the nearby middle and high schools to attend, and our district covers the expenses. That’s how the original budget worked at least.   We got our last […]
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