Recovery to Reinvention Series: Funding Formula Fixes

This continues the Walton Family Foundation-sponsored series, designed in partnership with PIE Network and Bellwether Education Partners. While advocates and policymakers are rightly focused on using new federal funds to provide immediate relief for students, the American Rescue Plan Act also provides a unique opportunity to advance student-centered state funding formulae to ensure that money […]

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Federal Policy Working Group: Unpacking the American Rescue Plan

PIE Network and EducationCounsel have partnered to support monthly conversations with and updates to Network leaders on the latest intel from Capitol Hill, the Biden Administration, and the U.S. Department of Education. As always, these conversations will also include updates from PIE Network partners working at the federal level. Our inaugural discussion will center on […]

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Capitol Hill Update

American Rescue Plan Act Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives gave final approval to a $1.9 trillion federal relief package. The bill, which President Biden is expected to sign on Friday, sends direct payments to many Americans, expands a child tax credit, extends a $300 weekly unemployment supplement, and is slated to provide more than $120 billion […]

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