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Chicago Educators’ Demands for a Successful CPS Reopening
Amidst an ongoing global pandemic and fight against systemic racism, schools have a responsibility to reopen in a thoughtful and equitable manner. The decisions made by school districts will impact whether students feel welcomed and embraced, or dismissed and ignored.
Educators for Excellence-Minnesota Celebrates Teacher-Led Legislative Wins in Newly-Passed E-12 Education Omnibus Bill
Educators for Excellence-Minnesota, a teacher-led organization, celebrated a number of legislative wins for students and teachers that were included in the E-12 education omnibus bill passed by the legislature. The bill is expected to be signed by Governor Walz shortly. The educator-supported...
Educators for Excellence-Connecticut Reacts to Passage of 2021 Biennium Budget
Educators for Excellence-Connecticut (E4E-CT), a teacher-led organization, commended the Governor and legislative leaders for passing a biennium budget that includes more than $100 million in additional funding for education and increased funding targeted toward English language learners and...
Take Action for Universal Dyslexia Screenings
In a survey of over 400 New York educators, special services for unique student populations emerged as the top priority — and now we have the chance to help some of our most vulnerable students: students with dyslexia.
Educators for Excellence Reacts to the Department of Education Guidance on Title IX for Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation
Educators for Excellence, a teacher-led organization, today celebrated the guidance from the U.S. Department of Education that Title IX protections extend to gender identity and sexual orientation.
“I applaud the news that Title IX protects the LGBTQ+ community—it’s important to me...
E4E-Los Angeles Teachers Spearhead an Effort to Demand an Equitable Recovery for Students
Over the challenging past year of instruction, teachers in Los Angeles went above and beyond for their students, making sure that they received the best education possible whether in virtual classrooms or during the transition back to in-person. The problem was that when they received reopening...
Boston Teacher Perspectives: How Should BPS Spend Nearly $400 million in ARP Money?
As part of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan (ARP) signed into law by President Joe Biden, Boston Public Schools (BPS) has received nearly $400 million in one-time funding. BPS has wide latitude about how to spend this money, and has created a task force that will embark on a listening tour...
E4E-Boston Convenes Spanish-Language Space for East Boston Educators and Parents to Collaborate
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, educators and parents have had to be in constant communication to ensure that the needs of every student are met in a constantly changing education landscape. While we have heard many of these stories, one group has consistently been left out: families where the...
ARP NY Letter
The Honorable Governor of New York State Andrew M. Cuomo
NYS State Capitol Building
Albany, New York 12224
Commissioner Betty A. Rosa
New York State Education Department
89 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12234
Dear Commissioner Betty Rosa...
Educators for Excellence-New York Reacts to Elimination of Option for Remote Learning this Fall
Educators for Excellence-New York (E4E-New York), a teacher-led organization, reacted to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s announcement that there will not be a remote option when schools reopen in the fall.
“While teachers would have liked to receive the news first, I applaud Mayor de Blasio's...
CSDE Public Comment on ARP ESSER Funding
Daniel Pearson
State Director, Educators for Excellence-Connecticut (E4E-CT)
[email protected]
(203) 313-0863
My name is Daniel Pearson and I am the State Director for Educators for Excellence - Connecticut, a teacher-led...
Memorandum in Support of Senate 1100 by Senator Liu Assembly 4689A by Assembly Member Sayegh
The undersigned nonprofit organizations support A4689A/S1100 in order to support the development of effective Grow Your Own programs to increase teacher diversity in the state of New York.
PROVISIONS
This legislation amends the education law to require the...
E4E-Minnesota Letter to Conference Committee of the Omnibus Education Finance Bill
May 4, 2021
Dear members of the HF1065 conference committee,
On behalf of Educators for Excellence – Minnesota, I write to extend our support for several provisions found in both versions of the House and Senate education omnibus bills, HF1065 and HF1065, the First Unofficial...
Educators for Excellence-Los Angeles Reacts to the Withdrawn Plans to Extend the School Year
Educators for Excellence-Los Angeles (E4E-Los Angeles), a teacher-led organization, today reacted to the decision to withdraw plans to extend the school year to make up for lost learning time and to maintain a regular 180-day school year.
“Unfortunately, yesterday’s decision more than...
E4E Testimony at Boston City Council Hearing on Summer Learning and Learning Loss
On April 12, 2021, Boston City Councilors Annissa Essaibi-George and Andrea Campbell held a hearing on summer learning and other options for addressing unfinished student learning from the pandemic. They invited E4E-Boston State Director Lisa Lazare to serve as part of an expert panel to kick...