
Jared C.
Bass
Senior Director
Congress must increase federal funding for K-12 education on a long-term basis and in a targeted way in order to close education funding gaps and support students, particularly those who are Black, Indigenous, and other people of color. Congress can do this by introducing the Public Education Opportunity Grants program, which would:
All students deserve access to a high-quality education, but years of underfunding have undermined many aspects of school quality, especially in schools predominantly serving students from families with low resources and students who are Black, Indigenous, and other people of color. To fix these funding gaps and invest in our schools, Congress must increase federal funding for K-12 education on a long-term basis and in a targeted way to support those with the greatest need. Congress can do this by introducing the Public Education Opportunity Grants program.
Community members highlight the importance of community involvement in school spending decisions and ways for schools to increase this engagement.
Educators, students, and family members discuss the important investments they would make to improve the educational experience if they had additional education funding.
Students, educators, and family members describe how the underfunding of K-12 public schools has negatively impacted their experiences and opportunities.
A Public Education Opportunity Grants program will make K-12 education more equitable at the local, state, and federal levels.
This fact sheet outlines the main goals and provisions of the proposed Public Education Opportunity Grants program.
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.