ProGov21 Policy Library

Education Roadmap

Type Roadmap

Year 2021

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source ProGov21

Policy Areas Children & Families, Education

Strong public schools are the cornerstone of thriving communities. ProGov21's updated Education Roadmap provides information and resources that can aid school districts and municipal governments in improving their school systems. Reforms include universal pre-K, decriminalizing student...

Transportation Access and Equity in San Francisco Unified School District: A Route to Success

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source U.C Berkeley Center for Cities & Schools

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Community Development, Transportation & Mobility, Education

In 2010, the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) approved a General Education Transportation Policy to help facilitate racial diversity within schools and to support equitable access to city-wide schools and programs. This report evaluates the implementation of transportation...

COVID-19 School Closures & Students Experiencing Homelessness

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2020

Level City or Town, County, School District, National

State(s) Pennsylvania

Source Education Law Center

Policy Areas Housing, Education

This fact sheet offers tips for homeless students struggling to navigate school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, it informs students of their rights and outlines resources they can utilize to obtain free meals, internet access, or guidance....

Kids Count in Michigan Data Book: What It's Like to Be a Kid in Michigan

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2019

Level County

State(s) Michigan

Source Michigan League for Public Policy

Policy Areas Children & Families, Education

This report evaluates the kids count program in Michigan which has tracked children's education, health, personal information since 1992. The report finds kids who expereience disparities continue to grade lowere on reading and math. They find the child poverty rate is decresing,but...

Education

Healthy Food Zone Model Ordinance

Type Model Law

Year 2009

Level City or Town

State(s) -

Source ChangeLab Solutions

Policy Areas Health, Education, Food

This model law creates a healthy food zone around schools by regulating the location of fast food restaurants and mobile food vendors so that children are presented with healthy food options....

Stopping School Pushout: Overview and Key Findings

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2017

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source National Women's Law Center

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Education

Girls who are pregnant, have experienced homelessness, are survivors of sexual assault, are of color, or are involved in the juvenile justice system are more likely to be pushed out from school. This report outlines how schools can provide more help for these girls to complete high...

Education

Pathways Out of Poverty: Boys and Men of Color and Jobs in the Health Sector

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2014

Level City or Town, County, Other Boards and Agencies, School District

State(s) California

Source The Greenlining Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Education

This report summarizes key opportunities and barriers for Boys and Men of Color(BMoC) in allied health professions. Through a literature review and interviews with key stakeholders, we have identified three areas — public K-12 education, the juvenile justice system, and men’s health...

Kindergarten to College: Local Innovation, National Impact

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2012

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source The Sallie Mae Fund

Policy Areas Education, Economic Justice, Civil Rights

Designed to promote savings and economic mobility, Children's Savings Accounts (CSAs) are universal, longterm, asset-building accounts established for children with public seed money and that grow over time with additional deposits and earnings. San Francisco's Kindergarten to College...

Early Educator Preparation Landscape

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level State

State(s) All States

Source Center for the Study of Child Care Employment

Policy Areas Children & Families, Economic Justice, Education

Unlike public school teachers teaching children 5 years or older, early education teachers lack policy that requires certification at the state level that maintains consistent level of quality education in the nation. Furthermore, higher education programs that are meant to prepare...

Model School District Policy on Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Students

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level School District, School Board

State(s) All States

Source National Center for Transgender Equality

Policy Areas Education

This document presents a model school district policy on transgender and gender nonconforming students, which outlines best practices for schools to ensure that all students are safe, included, and respected in school, regardless of their gender identity or expression. The model presents...

Affordable Child Care Roadmap

Type Roadmap

Year 2022

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source ProGov21

Policy Areas Children & Families

In order to expand equitable access to high-quality child care, policy makers must simultaneously increase the supply of affordable child care and support the child care workforce. ProGov21's updated Affordable Child Care Roadmap outlines steps local governments can take to achieve...

Educational Alignment for Young Children

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2012

Level School District, City or Town

State(s) California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Texas, Washington

Source National League Of Cities

Policy Areas Education, Economic Justice, Civil Rights

Based on a review of the most advanced city efforts to align education for young children from birth through third grade, the National League of Cities (NLC) Institute for Youth, Education and Families (YEF Institute) identified 10 common elements of effective systems alignment. This...

Meaningful Work: Transgender Experiences in the Sex Trade

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level State, National

State(s) All States

Source National Center for Transgender Equality

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Housing, Public Safety, Health, Education

Transgender people overall experience high levels of discrimination in every area of life, as well as high levels of poverty, unemployment, homelessness, negative interactions with police, incarceration, and violent victimization. As a result, many transgender people participate in...

City Funding Strategies to Support Public Pre-K Program

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source National Institute for Early Education Research

Policy Areas Education, Children & Families

Supporting pre-K programs with a diverse set of funding streams provides more stability than other methods of funding. This report lists varying funding strategies and examples in different cities across the country, providing models to follow for local officials seeking to expand...

Child Poverty in the U.S.: What New Census Data Tell Us About Our Youngest Children

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level County

State(s) All States

Source Mayors Innovation Project

Policy Areas Children & Families, Health, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Education

Almost 22 percent of children are poor. In 2012, over 16 million children in the U.S. were living in poverty according to the official measure, defined as living in families with income under $19,090 for a family of three. This is almost identical to figures for 2011, but an increase...

Early Childhood Education is a Top Priority for Voters

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2014

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source First Five Years Fund

Policy Areas Education, Economic Justice, Civil Rights

The bipartisan research team of Public Opinion Strategies and Hart Research recently completed a survey of 800 voters throughout the United States. It revealed overwhelming support for ensuring that children gain the knowledge and skills necessary to start kindergarten off on the...

A Public Interest Primer on Charter Schools

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source In the Public Interest

Policy Areas Education

The rapid growth in the number of charter schools amounts to the privatization of public education. These schools receive public education money and because of this are often referred to as “public schools,” but this is a mischaracterization. Charter schools are privately operated...

Students Experiencing Homelessness: The Conditions and Outcomes of Homelessness Among California Students

Type Ordinance

Year 2021

Level City or Town, County, State, School District, School Board

State(s) California

Source Learning Policy Institute

Policy Areas Education, Children & Families

A contribution to a host of previous efforts to better understand the opportunities and academic outcomes of students experiencing homelessness. The report describes the population of students experiencing homelessness in California in 2018–19 and then, drawing on earlier data from...

Teaching the Teachers of Our Youngest Children: The State of Early Childhood Higher Education in Maryland

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level State

State(s) Maryland

Source Center for the Study of Child Care Employment

Policy Areas Children & Families, Economic Justice, Education

Early childhood education preparation varies widely across the higher education industry. Multiple programs with differing curriculums suggest similar outcomes but produce highly variable levels of preparedness. This report focuses on the education landscape of early-childhood-education...

The American Rescue Plan: Recommendations for Addressing Early Educator Compensation and Supports

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level National

State(s) All States

Source Center for the Study of Child Care Employment

Policy Areas Children & Families, Economic Justice, Education

Throughout the nation, early childhood educators are struggling to meet ends meet. With the passing of the American Rescue Plan Act, unprecedented funding opportunities exist to meet the wage gap of underfunded and underpaid educators. This report contains policy suggestions that...

Pre-K 4 SA: An Investment in Education

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2012

Level School District, City or Town

State(s) Texas

Source City Of San Antonio

Policy Areas Education, Economic Justice, Civil Rights

Mayor Julian Castro convened a blue ribbon taskforce of Chief Executive Officers, Superintendents, and education professionals to identify the most effective method for improving the quality of education in San Antonio. The Brainpower Taskforce recommended the development of a program...

Better Together: Building Local Systems to Improve Afterschool

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level School District, City or Town

State(s) All States

Source The Wallace Foundation

Policy Areas Education, Economic Justice, Civil Rights

Almost everyone believes that afterschool programs are one of those good things for youngsters. And yet many kids are left out: Only 15 percent - 8.4 million - of the country's school children participate, according to a report, "America After 3 PM," by the advocacy organization Afterschool...

Michigan needs a tune up

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level City or Town

State(s) Michigan

Source Michigan League for Public Policy

Policy Areas Health, Housing, Public Safety, Education, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Children & Families, Food

Michigan need to improve healthcare, education, public health, immigration regulation, families, childcare, worker skills, employment, and wages. The report explains the problems and gives recommendation to each of them....

Joint Use of Public Schools: A Framework for a New Social Contract

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2010

Level School District, City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source U.C. Berkeley Center For Cities & Schools

Policy Areas Education, Community Development, Public Spaces

In this paper, the 21st Century School Fund and the Center for Cities and Schools at the University of California Berkeley provide a conceptual frame for the joint use of PK-12 public schools. There is a growing conversation about and demand for joint use as a way to provide services...

Race, place and policy matter in education

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) Michigan

Source Michigan League for Public Policy

Policy Areas Education

Michigan students are increasingly diverse but their teachers are not. Access to high-quality education and care is also limited to children of color. They are more likely to change schools and have absences, and hence may cause cumulative educational inequities. Policy recommendations...

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