Alejandra Vázquez Baur writes piece for The 74 Million on How to Improve Title III Funding to Support Newcomer Students – Next100
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Alejandra Vázquez Baur writes piece for The 74 Million on How to Improve Title III Funding to Support Newcomer Students

Funds from the American Rescue Plan helped districts provide support to newcomer students during the pandemic. Now it is time to improve Title III funding to sustain support for newcomers.

Next100 Policy Entrepreneur Alejandra Vázquez Baur wrote a case study published in The 74 Million about Elk Grove Unified School District’s use of one-time American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding to build equitable educational support for newcomer students. She also argues that Title III funding should be improved to ensure all districts can create and sustain systemic support for newcomers. Alejandra writes:

“Every new student deserves adequate investment to be able to thrive. To make this a reality for newcomers everywhere, the federal government needs to step up.”

Read “Case Studies: Welcoming Immigrant & Refugee Students, & How Washington Can Help” here. Read Alejandra’s latest report here.

About the Author

Alejandra Vázquez Baur Education + Early Years

Alejandra is an educational equity and immigration justice advocate. At Next100, Alejandra’s work focuses on expanding systemic academic, social, and emotional supports for K–12 immigrant students and multilingual learners, drawing on her teaching experience in Miami–Dade County Public Schools. Alejandra is a proud product of Mexican immigrants, and previously worked at various education and immigration non-profit organizations in New York City.

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