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Advocating For Educational Equity

Resources from our community partners to help advocate for vulnerable students and communities impacted by the coronavirus outbreak

Educational Equity & School Closures

Asian American & Pacific Islander Alliances Resources

Black Community Alliances Resources

DACA Initiative Resources

Latinx Alliances Resources

LGBTQ+ Community Initiative Resources

Military Veterans Initiative Resources

Native Alliance Initiative Resources

Advocating for Students With Disabilities

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Educational Equity & School Closures

Chalkbeat: School Closures, Economic Downturn Could Derail Student Learning, Research Shows

The Education Trust: Educational Equity and Coronavirus - Six Steps School Leaders Should Consider

Forbes: Distance Learning During The Coronavirus Pandemic: Equity And Access Questions For School Leaders

New York Daily News: Coronavirus: Don’t Forget About Poor Kids

The 74: Reaching ‘Our Most Invisible Population’ During a Pandemic: How Schools Are Scrambling to Protect Homeless Students as Coronavirus Disrupts Lives

U.S. News & World Report: School Shutdowns Raise Stakes of Digital Divide for Students

Asian American & Pacific Islander Alliances Resources

Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC): COVID-19 Rapid Response Resources

Act to Change: COVID-19 Resources To Fight Bullying and Hate

The Hechinger Report: TEACHER VOICE: Coronavirus doesn’t discriminate — let’s separate the myths from the reality

NPR: COVID-19 and Xenophobia

Forbes: Stop Using The Coronavirus As An Excuse To Be Racist

Teaching Tolerance: Speaking Up Against Racism Around the New Coronavirus

People’s Collective for Justice and Liberation:  Anti-Asian Racism: Race, Struggle and Solidarity in the Time of A Global Pandemic (Townhall Recording)

Asian and Pacific Islander Health Forum :     AA and NHPI In-Language Resources for COVID-19 from

Asian Pacific Islander Student Achievement & Oakland Unified School District: Teaching about Anti-Asian Discrimination

Black Community Alliances Resources

UNCF: Support for COVID-19

National Women’s Law Center: Corona Virus Response

DACA Initiative Resources

Aliento: Guide + Resources for DACA/Undocumented and Mixed Status Families in Times of COVID-19

Immigrants Rising: Tangible Support for Undocumented Communities During COVID-19

Informed Immigrant: Resources for Immigrants During the Coronavirus Crisis

United We Dream: Resources For The Immigrant Community During COVID-19

Colorín Colorado: School Responses to COVID-19: ELL/Immigrant Considerations

TalkingPoints: Multilingual Translation App

ImmSchools: Supporting Undocumented Students & Families During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Latinx Alliances Resources

Association of Latino Administrators & Superintendents (ALAS) COVID-19 Resources

CHCI’S Response To COVID-19: Resources For Our Community

Hispanic Heritage Foundation: COVID-19 Resource Center

League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) COVID-19 Information & Resources

Prospanica COVID-19 Resources

Teach For All Enseña por México #Yo Aprendo En Casa (Resources In Spanish)

UnidosUS Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources in Spanish

Voto Latino Voting Safely During The COVID-19 Pandemic

Latinos for Education Con Ganas Emergency Relief Fund

Support Latinx Educators deeply impacted by COVID-19; Latinx educators who have lost their job, are the primary financial provider in their family, or have undocumented family member unable to access federal aid. 

LGBTQ+ Community Initiative Resources

Human Rights Campaign: Direct Online and Phone Support Services for LGBTQ Youth

Human Rights Campaign: Welcoming Schools Wednesdays: Activities and Resources for Inclusive Learning at Home

Human Rights Campaign: LGBTQ Self Care Instagram Story

Teaching Tolerance: Supporting LGBTQ Youth Through Social Distancing

Military Veterans Initiative Resources

Blue Star Families

Military One Source

Service 2 School

Student Veterans of America

Bob Woodruff Foundation

PENFED Foundation

Modest Needs Organization

Operation First Response

Semper Fi Fund

USA Cares

Native Alliance Initiative Resources

National Indian Education Association (NIEA) Advocacy to Address COVID-19

Advocating for Students With Disabilities

Council of Administrators of Special Education: Considerations for Special Education Administrators

National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools: COVID-19 and Students with Disabilities

The Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights Fact Sheet: Addressing the Risk of COVID-19 In Schools While Protecting the Rights of Students

The National Center for Learning Disabilities and Understood For All: Legal FAQs on Coronavirus, School Closings, and Special Education

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services: Q&A on Providing Services to Children With Disabilities During the Coronavirus Outbreak

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