The Child Tax Credit enables families to receive up to $2,000 for each child under 17 years old and when fully implemented- it cut child poverty in the U.S. in half. Tell your member of Congress to ensure that the expanded Child Tax Credit is included in the budget package.

President Donald Trump’s move to revert power over education back to the states has sparked questions over the future of annual tests — a mainstay of education policy for more than 20 years. Linda Jacobson reports Read more here: buff.ly/OXDJqSR

.David Zweig's new book, "An Abundance of Caution," examines the decision-making processes behind U.S. school closures during the COVID pandemic, arguing that bad decisions led to significant negative consequences for children Read more here: buff.ly/pQGDHua

While urban charters boost students’ test scores and nonurban charters do not, charters in both settings boost students’ college enrollment, persistence, and graduation. MIT Blueprint Labs blueprintlabs.mit.edu/wp-content/upl…

The Trump administration’s cuts to critical federal positions are endangering communities across the country. In Milwaukee, thousands of kids are now at risk of lead exposure in schools, a danger the CDC once had the power and resources to help prevent. Federal cuts have real,

“Unfortunately, this is just more political games and showmanship when we actually need to have some evidence-backed, data-driven solutions for kids to help them during what is a very unstable and difficult time.” - Keri Rodrigues, President of the National Parents Union Read

Georgia’s #SpotlightSchools are proving what’s possible—but smart, targeted policies can help turn bright spots into the norm. Let’s scale what works! Learn more at edreformnow.org/k-12/spotlight…

💡What do high-poverty, high-performing schools in GA, TX, CO, and MA have in common? Education Reform Now's Rianna Saslow finds 3 key drivers of success: ✅Data-driven decision making ✅Building educator capacity ✅Small-group instruction Learn more at edreformnow.org/k-12/spotlight…

Five Ways High-Performing Schools Use Data to Help Students Succeed Rianna Saslow The 74 the74million.org/article/five-w…

Stop loving public education like a five-year-old loves their mommy - The Hill ⁦Keri Rodrigues⁩ via ⁦The Hill⁩ apple.news/AVlYWG6NsTOSVF…

Dear Democrats: Do Better on Innovation and Public School Choice - National Parents Union ⁦National Parents Union⁩ nationalparentsunion.org/2025/05/21/dea…

Are leading Democrats right that poverty is dispostive and that majority minority public charter schools are bad for students? Nope. And here's a NJ case study. nationalparentsunion.org/2025/05/21/dea…

If Democrats want to win on education, they need to stop fearing innovation and embrace public school choice — especially charter schools that actually help raise achievement and uplift kids. Listen to the data, not the dogma.

In links ⬇️ two additional takes on this issue. One from Charles Barone and one from my Bellwether colleagues.

Here's Charles Barone (who knows a thing or two about House hearings). Short version, c'mon Dems, be better. But well worth reading the longer version via National Parents Union: nationalparentsunion.org/2025/05/21/dea…

Families across the country are seeing the impact of high-quality public charter schools. Charles Barone of National Parents Union urges Democratic leaders to stop overlooking the data—and to support innovation in public education. Read more: nationalparentsunion.org/2025/05/21/dea…

Millions of families are at risk of losing their health insurance and SNAP benefits under Trump’s proposed cuts. See how your neighbors will be impacted:

The recent cuts to SNAP and Medicaid are not just budget decisions — they are direct blows to families. We demand a government that puts the American people before profit and children before corporations.

"We demand Dems stop throwing more money at the system and then turning a blind eye when it fails those kids the party claims they care most about." Charles Barone National Parents Union Montclair, NJ njedreport.com/dear-democrats…