Education

UnidosUS led a sign-on letter to the Department of Education supporting the expansion of Federal TRIO college preparatory programs to DREAMers/undocumented students.

August 26, 2024

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Research has shown that early exposure to career options is crucial in developing learners’ interests and aspirations. However, many Black, Latino, and low-income learners lack access to high-quality opportunities to gain that exposure and to acquire the credentials necessary to be competitive in our nation’s economy.

August 26, 2024

Career PathwaysCareer Technical EducationEducationWorkforce

UnidosUS submitted comments on the RFI regarding the identification and tracking of data related to ECE providers, strongly supporting the expansion of PSLF eligibility to all ECE providers, regardless of their employer’s tax status.

August 14, 2024

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Written testimony submitted to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education on June 4, 2024.

June 7, 2024

EducationImmigrationK-12

This testimony urges the Senate Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies to include $16.48 billion for Head Start, $2 billion for the English Language Acquisition […]

June 6, 2024

AppropriationsEducationFunding

This letter from 162 national and state-based organizations urges the leaders of the House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Subcommittees to include $2 billion for Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) in FY 2025 funding legislation.

May 15, 2024

EducationEnglish Language LearnersK-12

This is a letter from UnidosUS and partner organizations in Arizona to the Arizona State Board of Education asking them to address the adverse implications of the current attacks on English Language Learners (ELLs) in Arizona.

April 4, 2024

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Casi unánimemente, los familias latinas quieren que sus hijos sean bilingües, que hablen, lean y escriban bien tanto en inglés como en español.

March 29, 2024

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Overwhelmingly, Latino parents want their children to be bilingual, to speak, read, and write well in both English and Spanish.

March 29, 2024

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A comprehensive study of the economic and social issues impacting Latino families with children prenatal through five years old.

February 27, 2024

Child CareEarly EducationHealththe economy

The letter expresses strong support for increasing compensation for Head Start staff, while urging Congress to allocate more funding.

January 19, 2024

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UnidosUS and fellow Dual Language Learner (DLL) policy leaders, Early Edge California, and the Children’s Equity Project have released a new set of federal policy recommendations to support DLLs now.

December 5, 2023

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