Advocacy
The Bridgespan Group has created a toolkit that offers nonprofits’ creative resources to navigate the uncertainty of local, national, and global events on society through scenario planning. This resource offers fillable worksheets for immediate implementation.
Advancement Project, #POLICEFREESCHOOLS, and Alliance for Educational Justice has created an action kit designed to equip providers with the necessary tools to protect students identified as immigrants. The goal of the action kit is to provide partner providers with information regarding current landscape and resources to support with community efforts.
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has provided a website hub network with various resources to support LGBTQ+ community members and families navigate executive orders, federal actions, and policies.
The State of California and CSBA (California School Boards Association) has created a dedicated website to immigration-related resources for school districts and personnel. Included in these resources are quick guides for school officials, student family checklists, and the Bureau of Children’s Justice Resource Page as well as other relative resources to supporting children and youth in the education system.
California Department of Justice (Office of the Attorney General) has provided a quick reference guide for school officials should an immigration-enforcement officer come to their academic institution. This quick reference guide aids conversations and ensures that all rights are protected.
Baker McKenzie in partnership with One North has created a multi-state resource guide to support unhoused youth. Included information guides youth in areas including knowing their rights particularly as it impacts their lives.
Sponsored by North Carolina State University, the Virtual Martin Luther King, Jr. Project (vMLK) developed as a pilot project. The vMLK team in conjunction with faculty at Southease Raleigh Magnet High School developed a website with resources intended to offer learning experiences and no-cost professional development opportunities for North Carolina teachers and students grades 8-12.
The National Museum of African American History & Culture offers educators and community activists a resource centered on Martin Luther King Jr. and his dream for not only his community, but the world. This resource offers activities, information, as well as links to alternative resources to discuss big topics with children including racism and activism.
EDSITEment offers resources for K-5 to discuss art, culture, history, and legacy of the Anishinaabe, Ojibwe, Chippewa tribal nations. Intended to support student knowledge in diverse people groups, this resource encourages differentiated and accurate understanding of those living throughout lands referred to as North and South America. Additional links are provided on the resource site to extend learning as well as guiding questions.
In celebration and honor of Native Heritage Month, the National Educational Association (NEA) offers year-round resources to share the narrative of Indigenous People groups.
Resources include lesson plan units for children grades Kindergarten through 12 that focus on history, accurate representation, Thanksgiving lesson plans from the Native American perspective, background resources, printables/posters, videos, and recommended readings. The curated collection is in partnership with organizations centered in social justice and advocacy.
NEA Note: “Educators should be mindful of cultural appropriation when teaching about other cultures and understand that Native American students in class may experience lessons differently than non-Native students.”
Generation Citizen has created a resource designed to inform, support, and empower youth voices in the act of civic engagement and voter registration. Specific state-by-state information is also provided for the following locations: California; Kentucky; New York; Massachusetts; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; Oklahoma; Texas; and Washington. A mini-lesson plan on voter registration is included.
In research posted in April 2024, Afterschool Alliance presents survey findings showcasing 1,116 participating after school providers. These findings suggest that after school programs do support learning recovery post-COVID19, but continue to struggle with staffing and program costs.
While state and federal funding have helped to alleviate the challenges associated with cost, the diminishing funding may impact current staffing (reduction of personnel) and programming (reduction in program offerings), reducing access for at-promise children who need it.