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Arts education shouldn't depend on zip code, budget cycles, or which programs survive the next round of cuts, but too often, it does. Across the country, community artists are stepping in where systems have often stepped back, proving that poetry, theater, and music aren't enrichment extras. They're infrastructure for literacy, confidence, and belonging.

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Join us August 20th for our next Quarterly Conversation, which brings together the artists doing this work on the ground, alongside educators and parents who've seen its impact firsthand. We'll dig into what's actually working, what stands in the way of scaling it, and what it will take in policy, funding, and partnership to make arts access a guarantee, not a gamble.

This isn't a celebration for its own sake. It's a call to action for anyone who believes every student deserves the full spectrum of what education can offer.

SAVE THE DATE: AUGUST 17, 2026
EDUCATION VOUCHERS and continue the conversation by attending the NAACP NYS Conference Education Town Hall at
Hofstra University - Courageous Conversations: Disrupting the Pre-School to Prison Pipeline- The Fight for Public Education.
Watch this space.

Monthly Briefing | July | Education Vouchers The first federal school voucher program, set to take effect this J...

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NYSUT President Melinda Person has released a statement following our announcement that we filed a lawsuit seeking to halt Diamond Charter School’s relocation.

Learn more: nysut.org/news/2026/july/diamond-charter-lawsuit

TONIGHT-7/ 8/ 2026- Contact your NAACP Branch Education Committee to participate. Have a conflict with another meeting? Attend your local branch meeting for the report.

Maryland found some solutions to suspensions and was able to reduce them by 17%. What is really going to happen in your district to reform discipline protocol that will reconnect students , and teachers to have this happen in NYS?

“Suspension rates dropped 17%. Test scores improved. Our teachers were empowered. They were able to build better relationships with their students while becoming more aware of the needs of their students! Our students feel valued.”

— Wualanda Thenstead, Piccowaxen Middle School, Maryland

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🚨Applications are now open for the FY26 DOJ School Violence Prevention Program grant program.

I am urging schools across Nassau County to apply for funding to help improve security at schools through evidence-based school safety programs and technology.

Please contact my office for support and find out more here: https://cops.usdoj.gov/svpp

MONDAY, JUNE 16th, 2026-
SCHOOL BUDGET REVOTES
A VOTE FOR THE BUDGETS is A VOTE FOR OUR CHILDREN AND THE FUTURE.
As residents, taxpayers, parents, grandparents, educators, and advocates, we all share a common responsibility: ensuring that every child in our community has access to a quality public education.

The upcoming school budget vote is one of the most important decisions we will make together. Regardless of where you stand on the issue, I encourage every voter to become informed, ask questions, and participate in the democratic process.

BLACK FACTS - JUNE 12
As we anticipate the NY KNICKS vs. SPURS game tomorrow…

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