Education

Education

We support equal opportunity for high quality education for all students from early childhood through community college. We work actively to educate ourselves and the community about innovations in education as well as financing for education.

Oppose Creation of Education Scholarship Accounts

LWVSC Action Alert

Submitted by South Carolina in March 2022.

Action Alerts

Multiple bills to create Education Scholarship Accounts (ESAs) are moving quickly through the SC legislature.

Tell your senator and house representative that you oppose Education Scholarship Account (ESA) proposals due to concerns about affordability, accountability, and accessibility. Oppose these bills that would divert monies from public schools that must serve students who need more resources.

First Tuesday: Advocacy at the General Assembly, Feb 1

Submitted by Montgomery County, VA in January 2022.

Event Date:

Feb 01 2022 11:45 am

Event location:

Zoom: Meeting ID 823 5379 8050, password 491441

Denise Harrington, State LWV Advocacy Chair, will update us on the League’s lobbying in the 2022 General Assembly on our priority issues.

Let's Protect the Truth in Ed, SC Town Hall

1.18.2022 Let's Protect the Truth in Ed, South Carolina, Town Hall

Submitted by South Carolina in January 2022.

Event Date:

Jan 18 2022 07:00 pm

Event location:

virtual

Learn how South Carolina legislators are trying to limit teaching diversity, inclusion, and equity —and how we can push back. Sponsored by the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) and ACLU.

Recording to be posted: facebook.com/educate843

A 2022 Legislative Preview: Part One

2022 LWVP Legislative Forum Part One

Submitted by Idaho in January 2022.

News

The League of Women Voters of Pocatello presented the first of two Legislative Forums with three of their six representatives in Districts 28 and 29.

LWVBC BOARD PASSES RESOLUTION URGING PA GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO PROVIDE A FAIR, ADEQUATE, AND PREDICTABLE SCHOOL FUNDING SYSTEM

group of elementary aged students at a table doing school work. A young boy in in the fore front, focused on his worksheet

Submitted by Bucks County in December 2021.

News

CITIZEN ADVISORY GROUPS

Submitted by Arlington and Alexandria City in November 2021.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Arlington strongly supports the use of Citizen Advisory Groups by the County Board and the School Board.

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Alhambra High School Dream Center

Submitted by PASADENA AREA in November 2021.

News

September TWTL Recap

Submitted by PASADENA AREA in October 2021.

News

Keeping Our American Democracy through K–12 Civic Education

East Los Angeles College Launches Town Halls to Advance Racial and Social Equity

Submitted by PASADENA AREA in October 2021.

News

Last year, East Los Angeles College (ELAC) President Dr. Alberto J. Román launched a Framework for Social Justice and Racial Equity at the college.

Education and Early Learning

EDUCATION AND EARLY LEARNING

Link to recording: Early Childhood Education -- Laying the Foundation for Future Success, 2023 12 02

LWV supports:

Policies that provide an equitable, quality public education for all children pre-K through grade 12

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