The Eddies—annual, advocate-nominated and voted awards—feature strategic advocacy that is driving impactful policy change. This Eddies category spotlights resources or tools that shed new light on pressing and widespread problems or solutions and that state and local advocates across the Network leveraged to make a compelling case for policy change and achieve breakthroughs. See a complete list of 2024 […]
Organization: Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence
Increasing Access to Advanced Coursework in Kentucky
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A Fragile Ecosystem IV: Will Kentucky Child Care Survive When the Dollars Run Out?
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2022 Eddies Awards: Best Defense
The Eddies—annual, advocate-nominated and voted awards—feature outstanding policy and advocacy wins from the past year. This Eddies category highlights campaigns that strategically defended important policy and overcame significant odds; sometimes, the most significant wins are actually holding the line. Nominees in this category provide models for how to deploy sharp strategies to defend policies or efforts that benefit students. See […]
2022 Eddies Awards: Game Changer Campaign of the Year
The Eddies—annual, advocate-nominated and voted awards—feature outstanding policy and advocacy wins from the past year. This Eddies category recognizes local, state, or national advocacy campaigns that tackled a big problem and achieved a new, game-changing policy or protected an existing critical policy. Sometimes a policy window opens quickly, and advocates move fast; sometimes, the window opens after years of sustained […]
Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence
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Thriving and Surviving During a Global Pandemic: Women in the Network Share Insight
“The question is not how to survive, but how to thrive with passion, compassion, humor, and style.” -Maya Angelou The impact of the pandemic has been especially far-reaching for women. Hearing from women in leadership about their learnings and challenges, and supporting one another feels more important than ever. This #WomensHistoryMonth we honor some of […]