Thanks in large part to educator advocacy, the latest pandemic relief package provides $170 billion to help schools and campuses to operate safely. Funding can be used to address needs ranging from personal protective equipment and cleaning supplies to reducing class sizes and addressing trauma and learning loss.
The potential for community schools to help hard-hit communities recover from the pandemic is not lost on some leaders on Capitol Hill.
Too many educators are trapped for a lifetime in a federal student-debt system that profits from their debt.
From day one, President Joe Biden has been working with educators to address the pandemic and systemic racism, aid our school communities, and support the labor movement across the country.
Photo of Miguel Cardona, Feb. 2, 2021, by Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times via AP By Amanda Menas Dr. Miguel Cardona, President Biden’s nominee for Education Secretary, spoke with the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions during a hearing on Wednesday, Feb. 2. Educators across the country were excited to hear from…