Who Pays for Choice? The Threat Privatization Poses to Public Education Past EventMay 15, 2025 Who Pays for Choice? The Threat Privatization Poses to Public Education Join CAP and NCLD for a virtual event about the growing trend of privatizing public education and unpack the real costs of school choice, revealing how it affects students, weakens local schools, and strains communities. Online only May 15, 2025
Stealing From Our Children: Trump’s Dismantling of Head Start Harms Children and Families Past EventMay 5, 2025 Stealing From Our Children: Trump’s Dismantling of Head Start Harms Children and Families Join the Center for American Progress for an event about the Trump administration's serious threats to Head Start, leaving its future in peril and thousands of low-income families in fear of what comes next. Center for American Progress | Online May 5, 2025
Introducing a Framework for Private School Voucher Accountability ReportApril 8, 2025 Introducing a Framework for Private School Voucher Accountability As privatization efforts to redirect funding from public K-12 schools to private institutions continue to expand, an accountability framework for private voucher programs must be implemented to ensure positive student outcomes and thorough oversight of taxpayer dollars. Apr 8, 2025 Weadé James, Tania Otero Martinez
Department of Education Staff Cuts Will Harm America’s Children and Schools ArticleMarch 14, 2025 Department of Education Staff Cuts Will Harm America’s Children and Schools The recent decision to slash the U.S. Department of Education’s workforce nearly in half will leave it unable to carry out its responsibilities and statutory requirements under the law. Mar 14, 2025 Weadé James, Veronica Goodman
Engaging the Community in School Funding Decisions VideoJanuary 11, 2022 Engaging the Community in School Funding Decisions Community members highlight the importance of community involvement in school spending decisions and ways for schools to increase this engagement. Jan 11, 2022 Jessica Yin, Khalilah M. Harris, Jasmine Hardy, 3 More Meghan Miller, Hai-Lam Phan, Shaheer Lanier
How Educators, Students, and Families Would Spend Additional K-12 Education Funding VideoNovember 16, 2021 How Educators, Students, and Families Would Spend Additional K-12 Education Funding Educators, students, and family members discuss the important investments they would make to improve the educational experience if they had additional education funding. Nov 16, 2021 Jessica Yin, Khalilah M. Harris, Shaheer Lanier, 2 More Jasmine Hardy, Hai-Lam Phan
How the Underfunding of K-12 Public Schools Impacts Students, Educators, and Families VideoOctober 18, 2021 How the Underfunding of K-12 Public Schools Impacts Students, Educators, and Families Students, educators, and family members describe how the underfunding of K-12 public schools has negatively impacted their experiences and opportunities. Oct 18, 2021 Jessica Yin, Khalilah M. Harris, Hai-Lam Phan, 2 More Jasmine Hardy, Meghan Miller
Ending K-12 Education Funding Inequity: Public Education Opportunity Grants VideoMarch 4, 2021 Ending K-12 Education Funding Inequity: Public Education Opportunity Grants A Public Education Opportunity Grants program will make K-12 education more equitable at the local, state, and federal levels. Mar 4, 2021 Jessica Yin, Lisette Partelow, Khalilah M. Harris
Fact Sheet: Public Education Opportunity Grants Fact SheetNovember 23, 2020 Fact Sheet: Public Education Opportunity Grants This fact sheet outlines the main goals and provisions of the proposed Public Education Opportunity Grants program. Nov 23, 2020 Scott Sargrad, Lisette Partelow, Jessica Yin, 1 More Khalilah M. Harris
Public Education Opportunity Grants ReportOctober 8, 2020 Public Education Opportunity Grants The Center for American Progress is proposing a new federal grant program to dramatically increase the federal investment in K-12 education and make education funding more equitable at the federal, state, and local levels. Oct 8, 2020 Scott Sargrad, Lisette Partelow, Jessica Yin, 1 More Khalilah M. Harris