The scale of the broad federal funding in the American Rescue Plan (ARP) presents an opportunity for transformative change – but only if funds are invested to address systemic racism and advance equity. This requires sustained organizing to ensure accountability and community participation to direct investments – and ongoing, transparent structures to incorporate community input. … Continued
Trillions of dollars have and will continue to flow from the federal government to states and localities to meet community COVID recovery and infrastructure needs. But who gets the resources depends on who state and local policymakers view as deserving of the funds and how they choose to distribute the resources. Historically, low income communities … Continued
This workshop will cover how the ultra-right are working to advance divisive public policy and have targeted critical race theory in their long term fight against public education. Led by Asma Elhuni and James Haslam from Race Forward, Megan Hester of NYU Metro Center, and author Jennifer Berkshire. Learn more about H.E.A.L. Together >
Schott kicks off its 30th anniversary year with a thought-provoking look at the Kerner Commission’s dramatic 1968 report calling out systemic racism — boldly stating it was not a lack of solutions that distances our nation from justice, but the lack of public will to implement them. The education and racial justice movement is building … Continued
This toolkit is part of the H.E.A.L. Together initiative, a joint effort of Race Forward and NYU Metro Center, which Schott is proud to support through grantmaking and technical assistance. This is a campaign planning and narrative toolkit to win the fight for honest, accurate, and fully funded public education that is the foundation for … Continued
A National Opportunity to Learn Network Grantee Partners Meeting Will the billions of dollars in the recovery bill move us toward education justice, or will they exacerbate the race, gender, and class inequities we have been fighting against? States must submit plans by June 7th to the federal government on how they’ll spend the $123 … Continued
Many students of color attend schools where their histories, culture and lived experiences have been little more than footnotes in their school curriculum. A growing movement led by parents, students and educators is aiming to fix that by implementing culturally responsive education. Culturally responsive education has been shown to increase student engagement, improve student self-perception, … Continued
Like flowers blossoming after a storm, deep and widespread social movements in Puerto Rico have emerged to confront the brutal austerity regime imposed by Wall Street and Washington, DC and enforced by the island’s own political and economic elites. The summer of 2019 saw over a million Puerto Ricans take to the streets and go … Continued
Quality public education for all is a centerpiece of the American promise and an aspiration to which generations have worked to fulfill. During Reconstruction in the 1860s and 1870s, one of the very first things Black policymakers in the South did once elected was to institute universal, compulsory public education for all children, regardless of … Continued
Edgar Villanueva, author of Decolonizing Wealth, says philanthropy needs to take a long stare in the mirror. He’s a leading voice in the push for real equity and inclusion in the sector. “We need to look back at our history,” he said. “We exist with all these contradictions and we have to understand that the … Continued
