The recent Supreme Court ruling, effectively terminating affirmative action in college admissions, poses a significant threat to the progress achieved over the past two generations in achieving equal opportunities in higher education. The decision in the case of Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College will disproportionately disadvantage Black and Indigenous individuals who aspire to …
What Happened To The Expanded Child Tax Credit?
The passage of an expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) would have been a practical and proven mechanism for lifting millions of children out of poverty. Congress’s failure to restore and expand the CTC at the end of the 2022 legislative session highlights America’s child-rearing class divide and is harmful to children and the families who raise them. The expansion’s fall …
How will COVID-19 school closures impact Maryland’s most vulnerable students?
**** Updated: March 27, 2020 **** How are COVID-19 school closures in Maryland and around the nation likely to impact our students who are already vulnerable and far behind academically? We’ve pulled together this blog post to help you better understand what’s happening in real-time and offer some basic principles all of us can embrace as we continue to advocate …
How will COVID-19 school closures impact Michigan’s most vulnerable students?
**** Updated: March 27, 2020 **** How are COVID-19 school closures in Michigan and around the nation likely to impact our students who are already vulnerable and far behind academically? We’ve pulled together this blog post to help you better understand what’s happening in real-time and offer some basic principles all of us can embrace as we continue to advocate …
How will COVID-19 school closures impact Georgia’s most vulnerable students?
**** Updated: March 27, 2020 **** How are COVID-19 school closures in Georgia and around the nation likely to impact our students who are already vulnerable and far behind academically? We’ve pulled together this blog post to help you better understand what’s happening in real-time and offer some basic principles all of us can embrace as we continue to advocate …
How will COVID-19 school closures impact Minnesota’s students?
**** Updated: March 27, 2020 **** How are COVID-19 school closures in Minnesota and around the nation likely to impact our students who are already vulnerable and far behind academically? We’ve pulled together this blog post to help you better understand what’s happening in real-time and offer some basic principles all of us can embrace as we continue to advocate …
4 Most Outrageous Moments in DeVos’ Report Overturning School Discipline Rules
Last week U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos issued a new report on school safety that called for the the repeal of federal guidelines on school discipline that help protect student civil rights. These school discipline guidelines—which were first established in 2014—are intended to address racial discrepancies that find black students suspended more often and more severely for the same …
Nicole Baker Fulgham: Prepared Remarks for Meeting with U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos
For Immediate Release May 24, 2018 Contact: Chris LaTondresse (202) 368-0139, chris@expectations.org Prepared remarks from Nicole Baker Fulgham, President, The Expectations Project for a meeting with U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on school discipline disparities ### Thank you Secretary DeVos for making this meeting possible, and for your team’s efforts to bring us together. I’m Dr. Nicole Baker Fulgham, founder …
Will You Stand for our Nation’s Most Vulnerable Students? Join Us for Hope on the Hill.
Our nation’s most vulnerable students are depending on you. Will you stand with thousands of fellow Christians as a Messenger of Hope? In the midst of high-stakes negotiations on Capitol Hill over President Trump’s proposed cuts to the national education budget, how will we as people of faith respond? Hope on the Hill is a day of prayer, worship, and …
5 Reasons to Shine a Light on Trump’s Education Budget
The Trump administration’s proposed education budget would cut vital funding from programs that benefit our nation’s most vulnerable students and schools. Congress is debating this proposal between now and the end of the year. They need to hear from you! Here are 5 reasons you need to help shine a light on the Trump education budget. 1. It’s an unprecedented …