Pandemic Relief
This funding was provided to support schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.
What is the COVID-19 relief fund?
This section of a grant proposal introduces the organization and project using succinct and powerful language.
What is the cover letter?
The podcast guests argue that schools should be a central part of this national conversation, addressing the historic underfunding of Black communities.`
What is reparations?
President Biden is set to release this amount in funding to support equitable education initiatives across the country.
What is $120 billion?
Bruce Baker and Preston Green discuss this aspect of school funding, which often disadvantages underserved communities.
What is equity in school funding?
This database allows users to search for federal grants and learn the basics of the grant-writing process
What is Grants.gov?
This type of funding model is proposed as a form of educational reparations to address long-standing inequalities in schools serving predominantly Black students.
What is targeted investment or reparative funding?
This U.S. state has recently been in the spotlight for its legal battles over educational funding and its impact on rural schools.
What is Montana?
This controversial policy, supported by some as a solution to inequity, allows parents to use public education funds for private schooling.
What are school vouchers?
The goals in a proposal should be these types of outcomes, while objectives should be quantifiable.
What are intangible outcomes?
Reparations for education could include this action, aimed at erasing student loan debt for Black students, a policy often discussed in the context of racial justice.
What is student debt cancellation?
Charter schools are often criticized in the podcast for diverting these from public schools, further deepening inequities.
What are public funds?
Preston Green proposes these financial measures to address historical inequities in education for marginalized groups.
What are reparations?
This section of the grant proposal is known as the "meat" and justifies all expenses with data and graphs.
What is the project budget?
This kind of curriculum, focused on Black history and contributions, is suggested as a key component of reparative justice in schools.
What is an inclusive or Afrocentric curriculum?
The guests argue that charter schools frequently lack this, which can result in limited oversight of their operations and accountability.
What is public transparency?
Bruce Baker highlights the need for careful allocation of relief funds to prevent deepening disparities in this area.
What is education access for underserved communities?
A well-constructed proposal will have goals that align with the grantor’s values and use this kind of language.
What is common language?
The podcast highlights this form of reparative justice that aims to provide scholarships and free higher education to descendants of enslaved people.
What is education-based reparations or reparative scholarships?
This practice, common among some charter schools, leads to the exclusion of students with higher needs, disproportionately affecting students of color.
What is selective enrollment or "creaming"?