Corinn O’Brien
Vice President of Policy A+ Education Partnership As a former math teacher and assistant principal, I know how important education policy decisions are for our schools. When I began my new role at A+ Education Partnership as the Vice President of Policy, one of my main goals was to increase both the transparency and accessibility of the education policy process for everyone. As the first step in this goal, our advocacy team has been working on an innovative way to bring education policy and budget decisions directly to stakeholders.
A One-Stop Shop for Learning About Education Policy in AL With schools continuing to navigate the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2022 regular legislative session in full swing, accessible information on evidence-based education policy has never been more important. That’s why A+ Education Partnership is excited to launch our newest project, the A+ Policy 32
Introducing the A+ Policy Portal & COVID School Spending Tracker Portal - https://policy.aplusala.org. A+ is urgently working to ensure that all Alabama children, regardless of their race or economic status, have access to great schools. To make this a reality, our communities must be informed and engaged in the education policy and budget process. Our Policy Portal (linked in the QR code below) is a one-stop-shop for accessible information about education policy solutions that will help make this vision a reality. The portal highlights evidence-based education policies that have demonstrated a significant impact on student outcomes and improved educational equity. Each issue that is selected and highlighted fits into our larger policy framework, which is a highlevel overview of what we believe will ensure all of Alabama’s children are prepared for school, college, career, and life.
Winter Issue 2022
