Thanks to ⁦Campaign for College⁩ for honoring legislative equity champions in higher ed! ⁦@dannythirakul⁩ introducing ⁦Connie Leyva⁩ for her leadership with SB 291.

We knew it. Check out: “Two States. Eight Textbooks. Two American Stories.” Are your school’s texts inclusive to support the undoing of racism and tell all our stories? ⁦The New York Times⁩ ⁦Public Advocates Inc⁩ nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Estamos muy emocionados de anunciar una nueva línea directa de #LCFF. ¿Hablamos en serio? ¡Si! Sólo llame 323-352-9096, deje su nombre, número y pregunta y alguien le llamará de regreso para contestar sus preguntas en inglés y español. ¡Gracias @FamiliesinSchools! #WeMakeLCFFWork

Tomorrow at 12:00pm PT, join us and Families In Schools @familiesinschools.bsky.social for a Q&A on #LCFF. We want to hear your stories, questions, concerns, and hopes for #California education funding. Join us by following the #WeMakeLCFFWork hashtag

A2: To help identify & eliminate systemic barriers & solidify a range of research-based action steps for closing the gap. #WeMakeLCFFWork Families In Schools @familiesinschools.bsky.social @CCSAFamilies Los Angeles Unified LA School Report

A1: #LCFF matters b/c it ensures our low-income, English learners and foster youth are seen and heard. #LCFF and #LCAP put students, parents, and community first! #WeMakeLCFFWork Public Advocates Inc

Did you know CA once had one of the highest levels of per-pupil funding? But as racial demographics changed so did the money. Californians4Justice explains why #LCFF can reverse the harm that decades of underinvestment caused to students of color #WeMakeLCFFWork youtube.com/watch?v=2YnrCy…

Powerful #equity centered keynote address at the #2020PACE conference with Derek Mitchell explaining that equity is keeping the populations that are furthest from success at the center of decision-making #equity #education Public Advocates Inc

“Our brains are all different; we need to teach as if we knew that” let’s do inclusive instruction for “strategic expert learners” yes! Rachel Lambert (look for me on sky now) @2020PACE Public Advocates Inc

Family involvement, work experience, inclusion and #CTE is critical for the postsecondary success of young people with disabilities. Include these priorities in your district’s LCAP, say Lauren Lindstrom UC Davis School of Education and Carolynne Beno Yolo County Office of Education #WeMakeLCFFwork Public Advocates Inc

Any college that primarily emphasizes test scores in admissions erects barriers for students proven to succeed in college, namely GPA discrepant students, likely to be first gen low income women of color Paul Tough #2020PACE Public Advocates Inc

Sounds like we need a new GI bill, Paul Tough, to leverage the “radical potential of unlikely college students” (low income first gen students of color) into and through college, beyond the belief gap #2020PACE Public Advocates Inc

We are wrapping up Week 1 of #WeMakeLCFFWork! For all the resources we shared out this week, click on the link . We’ll catch you during Week 2 where we cover: Winning decision-making power through LCFF! publicadvocates.org/wemakelcffwork/

BREAKING: We just released a report showing that millions of dollars in SoCal earmarked for high-need students were instead illegally spent on school police & other security measures. See if your school is on the list publicadvocates.org/righttoresourc… #WeMakeLCFFWork #OurRightToResources

Have questions about what #COVID19 means for your #studentloans? We've compiled a list of information and FAQs for borrowers, which we will be updating as new information is made available. bit.ly/2wHkckE

Happy to hear Eloy Ortiz Oakley announce CCC students will be allowed to retake any class attempted during #coronavirus and grades from the first attempt will not count toward GPA. California Community Colleges also waiving the deadline for students to select a pass/no pass grading option.

H.R. 748 #CARESAct allows colleges and universities receiving aid to pay students on #workstudy up to the full amount they were earning prior to #coronavirus Public Advocates Inc congress.gov/bill/116th-con…

BREAKING: Despite being 50% of the overall workforce, women lost 59% of jobs lost last month. #JobsReport

Let’s flatten the curve!

Coming soon-sign up for updates! CA Kids Investment & Development Savings program (CalKIDS) will provide each child born in CA & eligible public school students in 1st-12th grade with a seed deposit. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… CalKids.org ScholarShare 529 TIAA #CalKIDS