Sustaining
Democracy
For All
2024 offered a preview of what we are experiencing in earnest now, showing us that our democracy is only as strong as those willing to fight for it. At the heart of our newly released 2024 Impact Report, is our commitment to multiracial and multi-sector organizing—the only way to practice and sustain democracy.
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Social Studies Accelerator
Understanding history helps us reconcile our past and shape our future. It strengthens our democracy and grows our empathy toward one another. America’s students deserve nothing less.
The EdLoC community pushes innovative solutions that will support young people and communities of color in the classroom and beyond. The Social Studies Accelerator works at the heart of the movement to ensure students have access to interdisciplinary social studies education that represents who we all are and how we collectively shape our communities and our society.
EdLoC x No Kid Hungry Grant
Children and communities of color are disproportionately impacted by food insecurity. Compared to white households in 2019, Latinx families were 2 times more likely to be food insecure; Black and Indigenous families-- roughly 3 times more. These significant racial disparities existed before COVID, and in some cases are projected to worsen. As both a community hub and as the primary partner for families, schools are a trusted connection within the community. As food insecurity persists, schools are increasingly becoming a resource hub to address hunger. But education leaders cannot do it alone; they need collaboration from values-aligned leaders of color working across sectors (e.g., health systems, foundations, associations, businesses, community nonprofits) to foster access to healthier, sustainable food that young people need to have the chance to learn and thrive.