Communication for Fierce Advocacy: Developing and Leveraging Relationships with Reporters

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EdTrust–New York is a statewide education policy and advocacy organization focused first and foremost on doing right by New York’s children. Although many organizations speak up for the adults employed by schools and colleges, we advocate for students, especially those whose needs and potential are often overlooked.

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EdTrust–West is committed to dismantling the racial and economic barriers embedded in the California education system. Through our research and advocacy, EdTrust-West engages diverse communities dedicated to education equity and justice and increases political and public will to build an education system where students of color and multilingual learners, especially those experiencing poverty, will thrive.

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The Education Trust team in Massachusetts convenes and supports the Massachusetts Education Equity Partnership (MEEP), a collective effort of more than 20 social justice, civil rights and education organizations from across the Commonwealth working together to promote educational equity for historically underserved students in our state’s schools.

Communication for Fierce Advocacy: Developing and Leveraging Relationships with Reporters

May 20, 2024 by EdTrust

Series description: It is so important in the fight for educational equity that the voices and experiences of students and teachers are heard. Whether through writing, speaking, or through social media, it is crucial that we speak out in the face of injustice and not stay silent about the things that matter. We want to hear from educators of color in the classroom on the most pressing issues happening in education and give you an elevated platform to amplify your voice.

That is why EdTrust is hosting a series of monthly “Communications for Fierce Advocacy” trainings aimed to connect educators of color with communications experts to build and amplify teachers’ advocacy voice through various mediums and communications outlets. Such mediums and platforms include opinion pieces including op-eds and blogs, leveraging social media, and how to conquer media interviews around topics that are bubbling up in your state that are also national hot topics.

Monday May 20 (6-7pm ET): Developing and Leveraging Relationships with Reporters (Download the Presentation)

Description: Reporters often need the voices and stories on the ground to inform their reporting or cover a breaking story. Educators have an opportunity to shape media narratives as the people closest to the issues happening in the classroom and how students are affected by the world around them. Developing relationships with reporters is key to ensuring the right voices are amplified and heard. In this session, advocates will learn how to do a media scan of which reporters are in their network, learn how to leverage social media to build relationships, and hear from reporters themselves on the importance of teacher voices in the media.
Agenda:
- Who Is In My Network? Identifying Reporters and Outlets
- Leveraging Social Media Networks to Build Relationships
- Your Story Matters! Finding Your Voice & Lane
- Wrap-up and Next Steps Towards Action

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Communication for Fierce Advocacy: Developing and Leveraging Relationships with Reporters