Raikes Foundation

Public schools are more segregated today than they were a half century ago. A Supreme Court ruling, handed down 50 years ago this week, significantly limited federal efforts to desegregate schools. But we aren't doomed to accept segregated schools as our destiny. There is still a lot that states can and should do to reverse educational inequities and create a system where all students have the support they need to reach their full potential. Our partners Brown's Promise have a roadmap for states to follow 👇 https://lnkd.in/gUNHyaN5

"Homelessness is a policy choice. Solving homelessness is too." Our partners at National Alliance to End Homelessness on moving forward after the Supreme Court's Johnson v. Grants Pass decision: https://lnkd.in/eMP3TTPP

Can't wait for this interactive conversation between youth homelessness experts A Way Home WA, Community Solutions, Inc., and Kim Justice as they discuss how Washington has made meaningful reductions in youth homelessness. As a state, WA has prioritized supporting youth voice and reliable data to ensure we are preventing and addressing youth homelessness in ways that are sustainable, cost effective, and trauma reducing. Hope to see our partners and advocates there!

May marked one year since the official launch of our Resourcing Equity and Democracy portfolio. Read more about what we've learned in this first year and how we're approaching this work: https://lnkd.in/d_Y94qfs

Every student brings a unique background and identity into their classrooms and they all need different things to thrive. But, at best, our current system treats all students as identical and at worst, it fails to give students in poverty, students of color, or students with high needs adequate support. This dynamic report from EdTrust and Education Resource Strategies uses data to show how inequities in our education system affect students and the key factors that impact whether students can access a high-quality learning experience. https://lnkd.in/gQJHe5PH

This year, over 500 anti-LGBTQ bills have been introduced so far and 34 have passed, harming young people and their families every day. The good news is that a powerful resistance led by parents, advocates and young people is now turning the tide. As our co-founder Tricia Raikes writes, we can all learn from those standing up against these attacks. Because at the end of the day, protecting LGBTQ people from harm is a shared responsibility. https://lnkd.in/ghrewuw9

Students learn best when they feel supported in their classrooms. Learn more from our partners PERTS about how teachers, principals and system leaders are elevating student voice.

New research finds that extremist school board members are turning schools into political battlegrounds. How? Ideological extremists are prioritizing politics over high-quality education. Students deserve better. Read more in this new report, Silencing Voices, Shaping Minds: Ideological Extremism in America's School Boards: https://lnkd.in/g8NzUMps

We're hiring! Are you an experienced strategist excited about using communications to bring about systems-level change? Join our team! Learn more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/gbUwUuT3

Homelessness presents unique challenges for young people who may be pushed out of home because of family disagreements or other obstacles and then struggle to access housing and other services because of their age. Penalizing young people for living unsheltered, as the Supreme Court's recent ruling allows, will only make things worse. Read more about the harmful impacts the Johnson V. Grants Pass decision will have on youth and young adults experiencing homelessness: https://lnkd.in/eKWq7it8