Advocacy Resources
2017-18:
Learning First Alliance's 2016-17 back-to-school communications toolkit, Working Together for Student Success, is intended to help the education community:
Speak collectively about key issues such as college and career readiness
Discuss publicly the great things happening in their classrooms and schools
Emphasize the important role that each member of the education community plays
- In 2012 LFA commissioned a scan of the public opinion research on public education over the past two years. From this scan, we developed:
Framing Education Conversations - tips to help you talk about public education in a way that resonates with the general public
Learning First Alliance Message Map - a document intended to guide communications with a general audience.
(This work was intended to update and build on original research on public opinion of public schools conducted in the mid-2000s)
- With the release of international assessments often comes media coverage focused on the idea that schools in the United States are struggling and that the nation is losing its competitive edge. In December 2013, in conjunction with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) release of the latest results from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), LFA created an International Assessment page with information on what we can learn from PISA and resources to help communicate those lessons to others.
NYS Educational Conference Board 2017 Recommendations
2016-17
Forty-seven school superintendents in the Capital Region, are focusing on four key areas that would build a stronger partnership between New York State and its public schools and help set the stage for a period of remarkable progress and student achievement. Learn more below:
Legislative Position Paper by Regional Superintendents
Sample Letters to Legislators:
Letter to Assembly Member Lopez
2014-15- Still Relevant for 2016-17
Advocacy Materials
A_Call_to_Action_Advocacy_Toolkit (pdf) - A 'how to" to be an effective advocate
Jan. 31, 2013 “Our Public Schools in Peril – Running Out of Times & Options” event:
o Rick Timbs' Running_Out_of_Time_Options_Power_Point
o Our Public Schools in Fiscal Peril - Running Out of Times & Options - Two-minute video
What is the Gap Elimination Adjustment? - Three-minute video explaining Gap Elimination Adjustment school aid cuts