Join our partners from the Journey for Justice Alliance for a webinar and discussion about what it will mean for Black and Brown school districts if the US Department of Education is dismantled. Hear from experts in education, including former White House staffers, and learn what you can do to fight back.

Please join us for a topical conversation on how separation of church and state and protection of religious freedom is under attack. Americans United for the Separation of Church and State Against Church State and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) will be hosting a webinar to talk with parents about how this issue is effecting communities around the country. Participants include:

• Rachel Laser, President AU

• Randi Weingarten, President AFT

• Erika Wright, founder Oklahoma Rural Schools Coalition, former school board member, and AU client

• Ian Smith, AU Legal Department

• Nik Nartowitz, AU Public Policy Department

School vouchers have been billed as programs that provide families with greater educational choices — but this is far from the truth.

In reality, school vouchers divert public dollars away from public schools, decreasing academic outcomes, deepening inequities, and skirting accountability guardrails. With pro-voucher advocates pushing for massive expansions to these programs at the state and federal level, what does this mean for adequate funding and resources in your community?

This webinar will explain the true impact of voucher programs, exposing how these programs siphon funding from already under-resourced schools and destabilize the public education system that 90% of children use. 

EdTrust’s Qubilah Huddleston will share EdTrust resources to help communities launch effective advocacy campaigns against school voucher programs, and lead a discussion with panelists to share how they are raising their voices against these initiatives.

Immigration policies are affecting students, schools, and communities across the country. Immigrant students and their classmates face increasing challenges from fear of deportation to barriers to learning. These issues don’t just impact immigrant families; they affect the entire education system, shaping the experiences of all students. Join us to hear real stories from the people who are witnessing these struggles firsthand and learn how we can work together to defend the rights of students and build a stronger, more equitable education system. See you there!

Join our partners at HEAL Together for their event - Solidarity 2025: Winning Messages to Challenge the Billionaire Agenda. Solidarity 2025 is a training series equipping activist educators, school board members, students, parents, and allies to unite against attacks on public education outlined in Project 2025. This training series is part of the Public School Strong campaign, and is designed to empower participants to advocate for students, schools, and communities at local school boards and beyond. Participants will gain critical insights into federal policy proposals, actionable strategies for mobilizing around shared values, and tools like model policies, school board resolutions, and organizing lessons. Together, we’ll build a powerful movement to defend public education from privatization and defunding efforts, while protecting students’ rights and promoting equity in our public schools.

Public School Strong is a campaign of the HEAL Together initiative anchored by Race Forward with dozens of national and state partners.

This training will take place on March 12, 2025 from 7-8:30pm ET.

Join EdTrust for a webinar to discuss advocating for students’ civil rights.

A focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) helps ensure that students are learning in vibrant, inclusive learning environments where their identities are celebrated. However, as attacks on DEI spread across the country, education advocates must be clear how rollbacks to DEI undercut the well-being of those most marginalized by our educational systems, including students and families of color, immigrant students and families, and LGBTQ+ students and families. Panelists (list) will help break down the landscape surrounding anti-DEI efforts and help advocates demystify how federal actions could impact their communities, including tools and strategies to prevent systems from proactively dismantling DEI efforts.  

Panelists: 

• Brian Dittmeier, Director of Public Policy, GLSEN 

• Juhwan Seo, Assistant Director of Education Policy, Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC) 

Ed Trust invites friends of AROS to attend this upcoming webinar.

The fight for resource equity has never been more urgent. Our students’ civil rights are at risk and there is a full-scale, coordinated campaign to dismantle public education systems. Join EdTrust to unpack the new federal educational policy landscape, including the myriad threats to students’ civil rights, well-being, and access to high-quality educational opportunities. Panelists will break down the Trump administration’s education policy agenda to date, clarifying how these federal priorities risk decimating local school budgets, undermining student safety, gutting equity initiatives, and much more. EdTrust’s Augustus Mays, Vice President, Partnerships & Engagement, will moderate this important conversation to examine the challenges ahead and present strategies we can employ to mobilize for action.  

Panelists: 

• Liz King, Senior Program Director for Education Equity, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights 

• Jasmine Bolton, Policy Director, Partnership for the Future of Learning 

• Lakeisha Steele, Vice President of Policy, Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) 

• Morgan Craven, National Director of Policy, Advocacy and Community Engagement, Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA) 

Register Here

And invitation from our friends at ImmSchools:

Are You Prepared to Support Immigrant Students?

With shifting policies and widespread misinformation, understanding immigration law is more urgent than ever. This virtual training will equip you with the knowledge and tools to protect the rights of immigrant students—in schools and beyond.

 During this training, teachers can:

• Learn key federal, state, and local policies impacting immigrant students

• Get practical tools to create a safe and supportive learning environment

• Connect with other educators committed to student advocacy

 The first training is on Tuesday, March 4 at 4-5:30pm EST. If you can't make it, the same training will be held on Monday, March 10 from 3:30-5pm EST and Wednesday, March 19 from 7-8:30pm EST.

Register for March 4 HERE

Register for March 10 HERE

Register for March 419 HERE

As Inauguration Day approaches, we know that our immigrant communities will be a major target for the second Trump Administration. What we also know is that if local communities exercise our power, we can disrupt the mass deportation machine and start to build a new vision for a world where no matter where we come from, we can all live a safe, dignified life with the people we love. Join our partners at Local Progress for a virtual briefing to dig in on:

1. What we can expect from the second Trump Administration on immigration enforcement,

2. The most powerful local interventions to protect immigrant communities, and

3. How to prepare for potential federal attacks in your jurisdiction.

Register here.