Worried About Unfinished Learning? Ask Your District Leaders to Invest in Equitable Solutions Using ARP Funds
December 20, 2022 by Eliza Kritz By now, it’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately disrupted learning for students of color and students from low-income backgrounds. With the recent release of the 2022 NAEP…
A School District Guide to Advocating for Equity in American Rescue Plan Spending
October 27, 2022 by Ed Trust Since March 2021, school district leaders have been developing and implementing plans to spend their “ARP dollars,” that is,…
How Advocates Can Ensure American Rescue Plan Funding Goes to the Students Who Need it the Most
October 04, 2021 by Reetchel Presume Back-to-school season is usually accompanied by a spirit of optimism — and advocates have a reason to be hopeful. Bolstered by resources from COVID-19 relief funding, system leaders have a…
7 Questions to Ask Your District Leader About Where ARP Funds Are Going
September 10, 2021 by Kayla Patrick Many students are returning to school after long-term school building closures. As a result, many advocates and families are concerned about children’s physical health as well as their social, emotional,…
How The American Rescue Plan Can Help States Advance Educational Equity
June 02, 2021 by Allison Rose Socol, Ph.D. The federal government has made an unprecedented investment in education. The American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act provides almost $130 billion for education, and the amount of funding each state and…
Let’s Not Forget About English Learners: Targeting Resources From the American Rescue Plan for Their Needs
May 26, 2021 by Terra Wallin, Rosario Quiroz Villarreal, Roxanne Garza School districts are currently faced with a tremendous opportunity: to determine how to use over $125 billion of federal funding from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act to ensure students…
Action Guide: Targeting Resources from the American Rescue Plan to Address the Needs of English Learners
May 26, 2021 by The Next100, UnidosUS, Ed Trust For more than 15 months, students, families, and educators across the country have been adjusting to new ways of…
Recommendations for State Leaders to Advance Equity Using Funds from the American Rescue Plan
May 18, 2021 by Ed Trust The COVID-19 crisis has disrupted education for all students, but has hit students from vulnerable and systemically neglected populations…
How the American Rescue Plan Can Transform School Districts. The Time to Act Is Now.
May 06, 2021 by Terra Wallin The federal government has just made an unprecedented investment in education. The American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act provides almost $125 billion for education, and the vast majority of that funding…