Schott Foundation Welcomes Diallo Brooks as SVP of Programs and Advocacy
The Schott Foundation for Public Education is pleased to announce that Diallo Brooks is joining Schott as Senior Vice President of Programs and Advocacy.
How parent organizing has shifted classrooms toward racial justice
Over the past year, much of the nation’s education discussion has been where learning was taking place: on Zoom? In the classroom? Both? While COVID-19 exacerbated existing inequities around access, focus is now being drawn to what students are learning.
Debate over curriculum isn’t new, but has been contested in varying degrees for decades. Before the right-wing-stoked controversy over so-called “Critical Race Theory” there were debates over Common Core standards, and before that No Child Left Behind. What is new is the incredible strides parent and community organizing has made in shifting the curriculum of the nation’s largest school district.
The inside story behind how billions were won for New York’s public schools by students, families, teachers and activists
The massive, downright Dickensian difference in funding between schools that sometimes are mere blocks from each other has been a hallmark of New York’s public education system for generations. Until this past spring, when everything changed. What caused a massive policy shift — worth billions of dollars — in the face of a seemingly permanent funding crisis?
This #PublicSchoolGrad Celebrates Her School Counselor for Making a Difference
Local public schools and their educators have produced America’s most brilliant artists, scientists, doctors, musicians, lawyers, presidents, and more — people from all walks of life, contributing to society in countless ways. Given the incredible challenges and obstacles they faced, we’re especially proud of the Class of 2021 graduates, their families, and the dedicated educators and support staff who helped millions of students successfully complete the school year.
American Rescue Plan: Organizing for Equity
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.
Congress Sent Billions, but Equity is Up to Us
Two weeks ago, Schott convened our Opportunity to Learn Network, including policy experts and veteran education justice organizers, to provide an overview of the American Rescue Plan and a detailed roadmap for community members to have a say in allocation of the funds.
More than Schools: J4J Launches New Quality of Life Agenda with Virtual Rally
The Journey for Justice Alliance (J4J) just launched its new Quality of Life Agenda initiative, as part of its Equity or Else campaign. By encompassing not just the school but the community that surrounds it, this initiative could be a pivotal for the education justice movement in a moment when federal resources are available to kickstart such an ambitious agenda.
Billions are at stake. Community voice is critical
The next few months are pivotal in determining whether the billions of dollars in the federal recovery funds move us toward education justice, or increase race, gender, and class inequities.
Schott Foundation Announces Diana Tate Vermeire as SVP of Strategy
The Schott Foundation for Public Education is pleased to announce that Diana Tate Vermeire is joining Schott as Senior Vice President of Strategy. In this position, Diana will help lead Schott’s organization-wide strategies to generate resources, strategically invest and develop partnerships to support national and local movement builders advancing racial equity and justice campaigns.
This is the Moment Philanthropy Has Been Waiting For!
The time is now. For many of us in philanthropy, we have never seen a major policy expansion to support children and families like the President proposed last evening. But how did we arrive here, and how can philanthropy ensure more moments like this?