During the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government distributed nearly $200 billion of much-needed relief funds to public education. While these Elementary and Secondary Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds were a temporary solution, the needs they addressed are ongoing, caused by decades of systemic underfunding. This underfunding has hit Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and immigrant students, as well as those living in low-income communities, the hardest.

Additional federal funding for public schools meant students and their families experienced many positive academic, social, and emotional benefits. But that support ended last month.

In the wake of this funding cliff, it is essential to continue the conversation about effectively demanding that our states and federal government provide the long-term, full-funding our public schools so desperately need.

Come hear about organizing at the local level for fully funded programs at the federal level on October 18, 2024, at 3PM ET. 

This briefing geared towards school board members will walk through how to create and pass a resolution supporting federal funding for our schools.