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Session 6 - Funding Reform Advocacy: What Works?

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Panelist Introductions

Manisha Mishra

Alabama Possible Deputy Director

Jason Meadows

A+ Advocacy & Partnership Director

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Mariohn Michel

Breakthrough Birmingham Executive Director

Andrew Dollar

Huntsville Committee of 100

Chief Operating Officer

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Speaker Introductions

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Corinn O’Brien

A+ VP of Policy

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Gini Pupo-Walker

Bellwether Associate Partner, Policy and Evaluation

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A+ Education Partnership is building an Alabama where every child has access to a world-class education, regardless of circumstance.

With one foot in the statehouse and one foot in the schoolhouse and communities, we partner with families, educators, state leaders, and our community to advocate on behalf of ALL Alabama public school students.

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Seven-part virtual learning series

from 3-4 pm

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Final Session

Thursday, July 11

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Today’s Objectives

Participants will:

Understand the role of advocacy in school funding reform across the south and in Alabama.

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Today’s Takeaways

  1. Advocates across the South have made significant progress on school funding reform in states like Tennessee.
  2. Every Child Alabama is a broad coalition of stakeholders who are advocating for school funding reform in Alabama.
  3. ECA coalition members believe that school funding reform will improve outcomes and opportunities in public education and workforce development for all Alabamians.

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Questions

This series is all about learning.

Please submit any questions that come up as we go!

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Every Child Alabama Coalition Member Panel

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Manisha Mishra

Alabama Possible Deputy Director

Jason Meadows

A+ Advocacy & Partnership Director

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Mariohn Michel

Breakthrough Birmingham Executive Director

Andrew Dollar

Huntsville Committee of 100

Chief Operating Officer

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Funding Reform Advocacy in Tennessee

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Corinn O’Brien

A+ VP of Policy

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Gini Pupo-Walker

Bellwether Associate Partner, Policy and Evaluation

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Today’s Takeaways

  • Advocates across the South have made significant progress on school funding reform in states like Tennessee and Mississippi.
  • Every Child Alabama is a broad coalition of stakeholders who are advocating for school funding reform in Alabama.
  • ECA coalition members believe that school funding reform will improve outcomes and opportunities in public education and workforce development for all Alabamians.

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Seven part virtual learning series from 3-4 pm

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Final Session:

Thursday, July 11

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