Poverty, Homelessness, and Insecurities

Last month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that the first round of filing for the Emergency Connectivity Fund Program attracted over $5 billion in requests from all 50 states...

The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) and Understood have released a series of new resources collectively titled "Forward Together: Pandemic Lessons for Effective Teaching Practices."...

Last week, Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) introduced the Green New Deal for Public Schools Act, a piece of legislation that calls for unprecedented investments in public school infrastructure in order to combat the effects of climate change.

Last week, the U.S. Department of Education announced the availability of $800 million in emergency funding through the American Rescue Plan Act to support students experiencing homelessness.

On Friday, 60 national education organizations—including CEC—penned a letter to House and Senate leadership urging Congress to provide $12 billion to schools and libraries to ensure that students and educators have Internet access and devices.

The Center for American Progress (CAP) released a report this week that proposes a new federal grant program, the Public Education Opportunity Grants, to make public education more equitable.

On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Strength in Diversity Act (H.R. 2639), a bill designed to foster the development, implementation, and evaluation of comprehensive initiatives that increase racial and economic diversity in schools.