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The Need for Federal Investment in K-12 Public Schools Ensuring a Quality Education for Every Child Web Series Wednesday, June 3, 2020 • 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET Get access to the livestream Click here for the live transcript. Join the conversation on Twitter: #QualityEdChat Closed-captioned-enabled video will be posted following the conclusion of the event. Panelists: Jessica Fauntleroy, Acting Chairperson, Parent and Community Advisory Board, Baltimore City Schools Emily Laidlaw, Policy Director, Governor Whitmer (MI) Cortez Moss, Founder & Owner, ALL Means ALL Consulting, LLC Scott Sargrad , Vice President, K-12 Education Policy, Center for American Progress Moderator: Laura Jimenez, Director of Standards and Accountability, K-12 Education Policy, Center for American Progress How should the federal government increase its investments in education and better target those investments to support public schools, especially as they face the economic hardships caused by COVID-19? Despite the importance of every child having access to a high-quality education, chronic disinvestment in education across the country has left schools without adequate funding for updated instructional materials, sufficient student supports, and competitive salaries for educators. Additionally, a heavy reliance on state and local revenue for public education has resulted in deep inequities in funding levels among states, districts, and schools. These funding gaps are exacerbated by economic events such as the Great Recession or the impending recession as a result of COVID-19. As an actor uniquely positioned to provide stable and targeted investment, the federal government must take a bigger role in providing funding for K-12 schools. Please join the Center for American Progress to discuss the need for greater and more targeted federal investment in education. A panel of experts will discuss how the federal government can increase investment in education; how funding could be targeted to ensure equity; and what steps federal policymakers can take to support schools in the immediate aftermath of the pandemic and throughout recovery in subsequent years. Wednesday, June 3, 2020 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET This event will be live captioned at americanprogress.org/livecaptioning. Manage Email Preferences | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe Center for American Progress | 1333 H Street NW, 10th Floor | Washington, D.C. xxxxxx

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