DCU Students'​ Union’s Post

📢 Students First, Strong Public Schools for All 🌟 As the 2025 Texas legislative session kicks off in January, IDRA is advocating for policies that will create a brighter future for all Texas students. From fair school funding to support for emergent bilingual students and safer schools, we are pushing for change that benefits every child. Key priorities include: - Fair school funding to ensure equitable resources for all students 💰 - Expanding opportunities for bilingual students and strengthening dual language programs 🌍 - Promoting culturally sustaining schools where every student’s identity is celebrated and protected 🌈 - Eliminating harmful discipline practices and supporting safe, inclusive environments 🛑 - Preparing all students for college through early college programs and strong advising systems 🎓 It’s time to invest in our public schools and ensure every student has the opportunity to thrive! 🔗 Read the full article to learn more about IDRA’s priorities for the 2025 Texas legislative session: https://lnkd.in/gJUY9utU #TexasEducation #PublicSchools #EquityInEducation #IDRA #StudentsFirst #StrongerSchools #BilingualEducation #CulturallySustainingSchools #CollegeForAll #TexasLegislature2025

We have received a five-year, $2.8 million grant to launch a new pathway in our signature Teacher Residency Program! This initiative is designed to address the growing need for multilingual and culturally responsive educators by supporting bilingual paraprofessionals in local school districts. The program will work with 7 school districts in San Antonio, including East Central, Edgewood, Harlandale, North East, Northside, San Antonio, and Somerset, to train up to 60 aspiring educators. Participants will also receive scholarships and fee waivers for certification exams. 📰 https://bit.ly/412yhVu

Interested in education policy? Join us TOMORROW for the CHLI Congressional Public Policy Briefing on education featuring a panel of experts who will discuss the policies shaping higher education and their impacts on the Hispanic community. From tuition rates to FAFSA and Pell grants, get insights into the current landscape and what the future holds. Hear from Congressional leaders on education including Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (NC), Congressman Darren Soto (FL), and Melody Gonzales (The White House Hispanic Initiative). We’ll also feature a panel of industry experts including Mary Ann Gomez (CHLI), Madelyn Lucas (Excelencia in Education), Luis Maldonado (American Association of State Colleges and Universities), and Erica Romero (Latinos for Education). When: Wednesday, May 1st  Time: 2:30 PM Where: United States Capitol, Room H-137, Washington, D.C. 20004 Register at: https://lnkd.in/g64aRbp5 Let’s shape the future of higher education together. #TheCHLI #HigherEducation #PublicPolicy #EducationReform #HispanicEducation #FAFSA #PellGrants #EducationPolicy

Public K-12 is often considered a public good. Why not higher education? Thx to Yolanda Watson Spiva and CCA for continuing the discussion. How do we frame our conversations around this ‘public good?’ Living and working a state focused on economic and workforce development, I see a pretty clear linkage between the value of post sec as a public good and the continued identification and development of more opps for all South Carolinians. Instead of why … ask why not?

Join us Wednesday, 9/11/24 from 6-7:30 pm ET for a free webinar + Q&A on key national financial aid (FAFSA) updates, tips, and policies, organized by myself and Erick Deshaun Dorris at Young Invincibles, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Education, UnidosUS (@WeAreUnidosUS), Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration , National College Attainment Network (NCAN), and the State of Illinois - Illinois Student Assistance Commission. The panel will feature a variety of education stakeholder perspectives, including, crucially, student voices, young adult voices, and those from marginalized communities. Register ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eCkCDhQj The federal government just rolled out the new #BetterFAFSA form and in we NYS just passed our Universal FAFSA policy. It behooves us all, as education professionals and policy leaders especially, to help ensure our systems provide financial aid access and support to every student who wants to earn any type of (postsecondary) degree after high school, and completing the FAFSA is the most crucial first step in the process. We'll briefly discuss current and longstanding barriers and inequities to FAFSA completion, the impact it has on college enrollment, persistence, graduation, and workforce/employment outcomes, and what we can do to help increase financial aid awareness, support, and completion from high school to college and graduate school. We'll also hear directly from the U.S. Department of Education about many of the new changes to the improved FAFSA form, funding formula, remaining challenges, and changes soon to come. Finally, we'll includes lots of free FAFSA/financial aid support services and resources, from StudentAid.gov, supports for mixed-status families and DACA students/DREAMers, first-generation college students, and much more. It takes a village, but we're #TogetherInvincible. --- #DoTheFAFSA #FAFSA #FinancialAid #HigherEducation #Enrollment #degrees #college #career #cte #dreamers #daca #higherEd #edChat #cradleToCollege #cradleToCareer #educationequity 

Will you join the protest? To add to the points below: the proposed study delay fine risks undermining the accessibility of higher education, particularly for already disadvantaged groups.

Championing the importance of a diverse higher education sector - a new GuildHE manifesto. The higher education sector is made up of a huge range of providers - including conservatoires, smaller universities and specialist institutions - delivering a wide variety of learning environments, course types and qualification routes. The UK higher education sector is stronger for being diverse providing choice for students and education often in remote parts of the UK. However, the financial pressures facing higher education place this diversity at risk. We make a number of recommendations to protect and enhance this diversity to enable both students and higher education institutions to thrive. #universities #highereducation #highered #GE2024 #GeneralElection

Though I’m not yet formally in post, I’m happy to share the GuildHE manifesto containing key recommendations for the next government. Our focus must remain on championing the diversity of our sector. It’s richness is derived from its wide variety of providers; some large, some medium-sized, some small; some more traditional, some very new; some providing on-campus, off-campus, blended learning or all 3; all delivering to towns, cities and regions across the devolved nations, enabling students of all ages to undertake lifelong learning that improves their lives, careers and experiences. There is no one-size fits all, and unless we think creatively, we risk losing the diversity that makes UK HE so attractive to both domestic and international students. Not only that, a less attractive, strong and robust system would weaken the UK’s soft power around the world at a time we need to be showing ourselves as deep and meaningful collaborative partners to tackle global challenges. I look forward to working with my GuildHE team and many of you in (and outwith) the sector to secure the strength and diversity of our sector!

This year’s most innovative schools in Australia are celebrated for their contributions to reshaping the future of education. The Educator’s 5-Star Innovative Schools of 2024 are at the forefront of change and progression, setting new benchmarks in the education sphere. Among the awardees are: • Strathcona Girls Grammar • Matthew Flinders Anglican College • Hills Grammar School • Ormiston College • Seda College WA • St Mary's Cathedral College Sydney • Marist Sisters' College • Chevalier College • Sheldon College • Brisbane South State Secondary College • Trinity Anglican School • Plumpton High School • The Knox School • Cornish College • Westbourne Grammar School • Bishop Druitt College • St Peter's Woodlands Grammar School • St Columba's Primary School See the full report and get to know the forward-thinking schools that are breaking frontiers and reshaping the future of education. https://hubs.la/Q02_6TrJ0

Interested in education policy? Join us for the CHLI Congressional Public Policy Briefing on education featuring a panel of experts who will discuss the policies shaping higher education and impacts on the Hispanic community. From tuition rates to FAFSA and Pell grants, get insights into the current landscape and what the future holds. When: Wednesday, May 1st  Time: 2:30 PM Where: United States Capitol, Room H-137, Washington, D.C. 20004 Register at: https://lnkd.in/g64aRbp5 Let’s shape the future of higher education together. #TheCHLI #HigherEducation #PublicPolicy #EducationReform #HispanicEducation #FAFSA #PellGrants #EducationPolicy