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Even as a federal judge has ordered U.S. Department of Education employees fired by the Trump administration to be reinstated, “Back to School” may look different for millions of Americans this fall.
School superintendents have spent months planning curricula that may be altered by budget cuts, mass layoffs and mandates to eliminate programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion for students.
To help journalists report on these changes and how they’ll affect students and families, the National Press Foundation will hold the “How to Cover Education Department Cuts in Your Community” webinar on June 10, 12-1 p.m. ET. Expert panelists will join NPF to provide context on new federal education policies and tips on finding the local angle in this important national story.
Topics to be covered may include:
- The role of data and research in school functioning and how layoffs affect data collection;
- Whether local districts can replicate reduced Title I funding and canceled federal grants;
- How high schoolers’ access to higher education is affected by policy shifts;
- What options or recourse parents might have
Speakers include:
- Jill Barshay, writer/editor at Hechinger Report
- Noelle Ellerson Ng, associate executive director of advocacy & governance at the School Superintendents Association
- Stephen Provasnik, former deputy commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics at the U.S. Department of Education
- Keri Rodrigues, co-founder and president of National Parents Union
Register for this free webinar for a variety of ways to participate:
- Tune in live to submit questions to the panelists during the Q&A.
- Send questions for the experts in advance to ablack@nationalpress.org
- Receive the video recording and transcript after the event.
The list of speakers will be updated ahead of the webinar.
This webinar is made possible thanks to Evelyn Y. Davis Studio funding.
