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Policy Priority Area: Adequate Supplies, Facilities, and Resources for Equitable Learning

This month at TEP, we are focusing on our Policy Priority Areas. We want to emphasize why each area is important in realizing our goal of providing quality education for all of God’s children. This year, our main focus is on prioritizing the joy of Black and Brown children. A crucial element of that work involves investing in physical spaces …

Weekly News Roundup: Child Hunger, Internet Access, and the Pandemic

As schools across the country shut down, parents, students, and teachers are left with uncertainty and questions about what the future holds. As advocates for a high-quality education for ALL students, we’ll work to keep you up to date on the education world’s response to this crisis. As we’ve seen time and time again, many of our nation’s students are …

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 …

Six Principles to Help Vulnerable Students During COVID-19 School Closures

While widespread COVID-19 related K-12 school closures impact every student, these closures will have the greatest negative impact on the nation’s most vulnerable students.  Hope for Students endorses these 6 Principles on COVID-19 and Educational Equity compiled by Ed Trust, a national organization who, like us, are “fierce advocates for the high academic achievement of all students– particularly those of …