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Congratulations to @lakidsmatter, Kelli Bottger and their partners as the Louisiana GATOR Scholarship - a universal ESA - passes the Senate on a 23-14 vote. The bill now heads to Governor Jeff Landry's desk.

Today, from Bloomberg Philanthropies: Investments in summer programming and camps cut pandemic-era learning loss by 31%. Are we doing all we can to offer every student the opportunity? bloomberg.org/press/large-sc…

We were honored to have Bloomberg Philanthropies’s support of Indy Summer Learning Labs last summer as part of the national Summer Boost initiative. Excited to welcome over 9,000 Hoosier students from across the state for a fourth summer of accelerated learning in just a few days. Remarkable results!

“while enrollment nationally fell 2% between 2013 and 2023, the number of teachers rose 11% and per-pupil spending continued to climb” the74million.org/article/big-di…

Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire! We're back with the fifth episode of AdvocacyLabs, our partner video series with FutureEd. Have you ever wondered how to get politicians to stop lying about your issue on the campaign trail? Derrell Bradford explains how in this episode.

In episode six of our partner series with FutureEd, AdvocacyLabs, Derrell Bradford explores an interesting example of how tactics can make all the difference in your advocacy campaign.

Fantastic news for Virginia families that Gov Youngkin has instructed schools to ban cell phones. ICYMI: here’s my summary of some of the reasons why that’s so important. educationnext.org/take-away-thei…

We are not talking enough about this.

Of course it trends this way:

Today, @the74 features NMKidsCAN's Amanda Rae Aragon on the Land of Enchantment's investment in getting tutoring right. the74million.org/article/with-8…

New Mexico's kids deserve the extra support of tutoring. NMKidsCAN's Amanda Rae Aragon makes the case in The 74. Read the full article here: bit.ly/4fsAyhH

Congratulations to 50CAN National Voices Fellow and Transcend policy mind Leslie Cowell for her second place Wonk-a-Thon win! fordhaminstitute.org/national/comme…

Amazing insight! 🔽🔽🔽

FAFSA completion remains a critical challenge for our nation's children. In Hawaii, HawaiikidsCAN is leading the charge to increase completion rates through community mobilization. Read more about FAFSA challenges in this week's New Reality Roundup: bit.ly/3WYxRgA

We believe #ProgressIsPossibleNM - do you? Today, we’re launching our annual giving campaign and need 100 donors to ensure that New Mexico’s students have access to the education they need to succeed. Visit nmkidscan.org/donate to learn more and donate today!

We're thankful for the work of JerseyCAN's Paula White, her partners and the elected leadership that got this done. Mandatory literacy screeners and more, coming to the Garden State. More about the legislation in this week's New Reality Roundup: 50can.org/the-new-realit…

We're excited to welcome the 2024 cohort of the New York Voices fellowship. A regional imprint of 50CAN's National Voices fellowship, these six education leaders will work in the media to champion causes important to NY's families. Read their full bios at bit.ly/4dImfDS.