by Press | Mar 4, 2013 | Blog
As the sequester takes effect, questions loom over how across-the-board budget cuts will affect federally-funded education programs.While most school programs will not experience the brunt of these cuts until the beginning of the 2013-2014 school year, schools...
by Press | Mar 1, 2013 | Blog
Today, the sequestration is set to take effect. The sequester will cut funding for education by a total $3 billion. The cuts will bear an array of deafening consequences for millions of our nation’s most vulnerable children. Such consequences would dissolve or...
by Press | Feb 12, 2013 | Blog
In light of the tragic school shooting in Connecticut that killed twenty school children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School, there has been a loud call to increase the number of armed security in our schools. On Wednesday, January 16, 2013, Obama forwarded...
by Press | Jan 18, 2013 | Blog
Conversations about educational equity often ignore the critical relationship between sustainable communities and sustainable schools. As a result, education advocates frequently miss opportunities to integrate education reform into broader strategies to build...
by Press | Dec 5, 2012 | Blog
With the recent passage of the DREAM Act, Maryland joins the rapidly growing movement towards education equality. Due in part to the efforts of DREAMers and advocacy groups, who worked tirelessly on the proposition, election results revealed widespread public support...
