Advocate for greater educational support in your community

There continues to be a wide difference between performance in and resources found at schools with high levels of children living below 50% AMI.

Take aggressive steps to communicate the needs of schools in your community. Ensure there is urgency and that efforts are targeted and measured regularly to assess if either changes in approach or more urgency is needed.

To get started:

1. Work with others in your community to assess where schools have been unable to produce results (e.g., graduation rates, test scores, preparation for the job market, college preparation).

2. Create a speaker's bureau to bring more energy to solving this issue.

3. Contact leaders in every sector to generate greater awareness and partnership.