The Delta Issue #45

Why you should join this webinar on the ESEA funding freeze tomorrow (7/8)

SAVE YOUR SEAT TOMORROW: Navigating Uncertainty with Kunjan Narechania and Catherine Pozniak

Last Tuesday, the federal government froze more than $6 billion in federal education funding, sending school districts scrambling just weeks before the first day of school. Schools have been counting on this money since it was approved by Congress months ago, and it’s baked into their budgets to pay for after-school programs, teachers’ salaries, professional development, and more.

At a time of heightened uncertainty for districts and schools, states must lead.

Join Watershed Advisors CEO Kunjan Narechania and Longbourn Consulting Principal Consultant Catherine Pozniak at 4:15 ET/3:15 CT for a webinar explaining what states need to know, what they should do next, and how they can help districts navigate this moment.

Here’s why this webinar is for you:

This is the most important thing states can be thinking about this week. In the absence of federal leadership, states play an outsized role in helping districts prioritize the things that matter most for students and teachers.
At stake are billions of dollars that impact every state, district, school, and student in the country. Budgets are built. Plans are built. School is opening in the next month. Just like corporations, schools run on reliable cycles of planning. That has now been upended, and districts are racing to fill gaps and create contingency plans.
The ripple effects of these delays are significant: Time wasted. Supports at risk. The impacts will play out differently in every district in America, but we know for certain that these delays could impact everything from teacher development to after-school care to programs for English Language Learners and our most vulnerable students. Meanwhile, the clock is ticking: Students are coming back to school soon.