To support the launch of a new membership organization that will empower local activists and organizations through skills building, direct organizational infrastructure support, and messaging and advocacy trainings
To develop a system platform for the Reading Scholarship program that allows families to make payments directly to education providers and could scale to support future ESA programs
To create a public information and awareness campaign led by state and local chambers of commerce partnering with other equity-focused advocacy organizations in targeted states and districts experiencing the greatest need in closing the homework gap
The purpose of this grant is to support its Equitable Recovery Initiative to respond to the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 on majority-minority communities.
2020
Education
$350,000
Policy Innovators in Education Network, Inc.
To support grantee's work to connect state-level education advocacy organizations with colleagues across the country to amplify their voices and maximize their impact
To expand the existing State Teacher Policy Database (STPD) and Teacher Contract Database (TCD) to include policies affecting teachers in Puerto Rico, and to pilot a tool that will enhance local partners' use of the two databases to advocate for high-quality teacher policies
To support four projects that provide research and insights to improve and advance education policy and reform issues for the field at large, as well as help inform the K-12 program's strategy.
