Amerigroup Provides $25,000 Sponsorship to PPS

Parents for Public Schools® was recently awarded a sponsorship from Amerigroup, a trusted health insurance provider that offers Medicare and Medicaid coverage. [Forward this message to a friend.]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [Web Site]( [View in Browser]( [Logo]( PPS UPDATES February 2023 [Image] PPS Releases 2021-2022 Impact Report   The 2021-2022 PPS Impact Report has officially been released. Our Impact Report celebrates PPS’s continued commitment to advancing the role of families and communities in securing a high-quality public education for every child. PPS chapters have done amazing work over the past year to support our mission. Through their hard work and dedication, PPS continues to have a powerful impact in public schools and local communities. We look forward to the next thirty years of working to ensure that equitable and excellent public schools are available to every child! [READ IMPACT REPORT]( Our Parent Engagement Program Changes Lives   “I never in a million years saw myself being any sort of an elected public official, I just felt ignited, you know, something in me that Parents for Public Schools gave me, that strong foundation and they really motivated me to dig deep into myself and find a side of me that I really didn't even know was there.” Betsy Flanagan, School Board Vice Chair To learn more about PEP, view this [video.]( Amerigroup Provides $25,000 Sponsorship to PPS   Parents for Public Schools® was recently awarded a sponsorship from Amerigroup, a trusted health insurance provider that offers Medicare and Medicaid coverage. The $25,000 sponsorship will allow PPS to partner with public schools throughout Mississippi to improve health outcomes for students. Learn more about this sponsorship by reading our latest [press release](. Chapter News Updates from our chapters. PPS-HI Hosts Annual Meeting   Parents for Public Schools Hawaii (PPS-HI) hosted its annual meeting on Saturday, February 25, 2023 from 9:00 am -11:00 am HST. The event included in-person as well as virtual attendance options, and attendees learned about PPS-HI and how the organization supports families. Additionally, participants were also able to share their wishes and concerns for children in school. The guest speaker for this event was Board of Education Chair Bruce Voss. PPS-SF Announces Digital Equity Program   Parents for Public Schools of San Francisco’s (PPS-SF) Digital Equity program aims to increase digital literacy that will help to reduce the opportunity gaps present in communities of color or low-income. There is an immense need for this program in local communities, especially in disadvantaged communities. In order to close this digital divide, a digital literacy program that trains parents about the value of digital literacy was created. PPS-SF provides training on topics such as accessing the internet affordably as well as filling out digital forms. The program also focuses on parents’ needs by providing training related to the San Francisco Unified School District’s (SFUSD) online portal for parents as well as training on G-Suite, the online education environment that is used for academic planning and learning. Additional topics include: The Value of Using Online Services, Using Email and Online Calendars, Providing Free or Low-cost Internet Access to Neighborhoods with Limited or No Access, and Navigating the SFUSD Enrollment Process. To register for a class, click [here](. By the Numbers Statistics from the experts about issues that impact public schools   - 786: In a 786-page decision, Judge Renee Cohn Jubilerer determined that, “Pennsylvania schools don’t have the resources to adequately educate all students, and the gaps between the haves and have-nots render the system unconstitutional…” Read more about this landmark decision [here](. - 36: U.S. Secretary of Education, Miguel A. Cardona, Ed.D., recently released the U.S. Department of Education’s focus for pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. In his letter to education leaders, he states, “For too long, we have been complacent, ranking 36th out of 79 countries in mathematics education on the PISA exam, or having only roughly a third of our nation’s fourth graders reading on or above grade level, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).” Learn more about the nation’s top education priorities by viewing this [video](.         Enjoy our content Please remember to like and share PPS information with friends and family. Follow us on [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( and [Twitter]( today! #PublicSchoolProud Copyright © 2023 Parents for Public Schools, Inc. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [Web Site]() [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy]( [Powered by thedatabank, gbc.](