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| IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp/Desc | 0 | ADVOCACY - ED FORWARD DC BELIEVES THAT EDUCATION POLICIES SHOULD SUSTAIN D.C.'S PROGRESS THAT CREATE THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH GREAT SCHOOLS CAN OPEN AND GROW. SCHOOLS SHOULD REFLECT THE CITYWIDE DIVERSITY OF STUDENT NEEDS AND INTERESTS SO THAT EVERY STUDENT CAN GROW.- THE ADVOCACY STRATEGY IS BASED ON BUILDING CITYWIDE CAPACITY TO ADVOCATE FOR POLICY CHANGES ON ISSUES THAT MOST INFLUENCE SCHOOL QUALITY, INCLUDING EFFICIENT AND EQUITABLE ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES, STRONG ACCOUNTABILITY, SCHOOL AUTONOMY AND EQUITY. |
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| IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp/Desc | 0 | PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT- D.C. SCHOOLS SHOULD REFLECT THE CITYWIDE DIVERSITY OF STUDENT NEEDS AND INTERESTS SO THAT EVERY STUDENT CAN GROW AND LEARN IN A SETTING THAT WORKS FOR HIM OR HER. ED FORWARD DC WORKS TO MAKE A BETTER MATCH BETWEEN THE NEEDS OF FAMILIES AND THE CITY'S SCHOOLS BY INVESTING IN ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE:- BUILDING CAPACITY OF FAMILIES AND THE PUBLIC TO MEANINGFULLY ENGAGE AND INFLUENCE DECISION-MAKING AT THE SCHOOL, SECTOR AND CITY LEVELS.- BUILDING CAPACITY OF SCHOOLS AND GOVERNMENT TO MEANINGFULLY ENGAGE FAMILIES AND THE PUBLIC WITH TRANSPARENT INFORMATION, PROACTIVE FORUMS AND ONGOING RELATIONSHIP BUILDING.- GATHERING AND DISSEMINATING RELEVANT, COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION TO SUPPORT CITYWIDE AND SCHOOL-LEVEL POLICY DECISIONS AND PLANNING EFFORTS, AND FAMILIES' SCHOOL CHOICE DECISIONS. |
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