This webinar discusses strategies for cross-agency collaboration, including children’s cabinets, in support of student well-being and whole child policy. Panelists offer lessons learned and best practices from states across the country. They also highlight recommendations for how state agencies can better partner with each other and how cross-agency coordination can result in more effective use of federal relief funding.
Presenters:
- Lorén Cox, Policy Director of Education and Society Program, Aspen Institute
- Mishaela Durán, President & CEO, Forum for Youth Investment
- Elizabeth Gaines, Founder & CEO, Children’s Funding Project
- Moderator: Catherine Van Ness, Senior Policy Analyst for K-12 Education, National Governors Association
Resources:
- Aspen Institute & The Forum for Youth Investment Strong and Sustainable Children’s Cabinets: A Discussion Guide for State Leaders
- Children’s Funding Project: American Rescue Plan funding database
- Children’s Funding Project: American Rescue Plan resources
- Children’s Funding Project: Milwaukee, WI, American Rescue Plan profile
- Children’s Funding Project: 2023 State Legislative Session Preview: Programs for Kids Get a Boost from State Leaders
- Children’s Funding Project: National Voter Support for Funding Children’s Services
- Children’s Funding Project: Funding Our Kids 101: Understanding Fiscal Maps
- Children’s Funding Project: Funding Our Kids 101: Understanding Cost Models
- Children’s Funding Project and partners: Funding our Future report
- Education Redesign Lab: Children’s Cabinet Toolkit
- The Forum for Youth Investment: 2020 State Policy Survey: Child & Youth Policy Coordinating Bodies in the United States
- The Forum for Youth Investment: Local Children’s Cabinet Network
- National Governors Association: American Rescue Plan State Funding Profiles
State Strategies For Addressing K-12 Student Needs
The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices K-12 Education Team is hosting a series of conversations with subject matter experts, state education leaders, and practitioners to explore gubernatorial strategies for addressing students’ academic needs and well-being. View all webinars in the series.
