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Rep. Jamaal Bowman Unveils Legislation that Targets Climate Change in K-12 Schools
Content type: News
Posted:
21 July, 2021
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.
U.S. Department of Education Announces $800m for Students Facing Homelessness
Content type: News
Posted:
30 April, 2021
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.
Survey Results: Poor Students with Disabilities Less Likely to Access Remote Learning
Content type: News
Posted:
2 June, 2020
According to a survey of 1,500 U.S. parents released by the advocacy group ParentsTogether, the nation’s poorest students are accessing remote learning as little as once a week or less.
CEC Joins Colleagues to Urge Congress to Address the “Homework Gap”
Content type: News
Posted:
24 November, 2020
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.
E-Rate Bill Introduced in the U.S. House
Content type: News
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28 April, 2020
On Tuesday, Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) introduced a new bill that would provide $2 billion in emergency funding to the E-Rate program to support distance learning, including Wi-Fi hotspots, modems, routers, and other technology that can bring...
Bipartisan, Bicameral Group of Lawmakers Support Emergency Broadband Funding
Content type: News
Posted:
14 April, 2020
Legislators from both the House and Senate sent a letter to congressional leaders urging them to provide support for rural broadband relief so that small internet carriers can sustain services and upgrades for schools and families in low-income areas.
CAP Proposes Public Education Opportunity Grants
Content type: News
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9 October, 2020
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.
USDA Plans to Deliver Boxed Meals to Students from Rural Schools
Content type: News
Posted:
24 March, 2020
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will partner with the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, McLane Global, and PepsiCo to deliver 1 million meals per week to students from rural schools closed due to coronavirus.
House of Representatives Passes Bill to Support Desegregating Schools
Content type: News
Posted:
18 September, 2020
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.
Bipartisan Team of Senators Raises Concerns About Student Mental Health
Content type: News
Posted:
18 September, 2020
On Wednesday, Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) penned a letter to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar highlighting the negative impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on student mental...