With the global economy moving at breakneck speed towards STEM-focused professions, the need to provide a top STEM education to our children has never been more crucial. Teach Coalition is at the forefront of advocating for government programs that fund STEM teacher salaries in nonpublic schools. With the creation of the first STEM teacher reimbursement program in the country in New York and the second in New Jersey, which matches public school teachers with nonpublic schools, Teach Coalition continues to find groundbreaking approaches to ensure state governments address these vital costs.
Nonpublic school students are eligible for a range of special services through the Federal IDEA law. Services include evaluation, educational services, speech and vocational therapy, counseling, and more. Teach Coalition works in our member states to ensure these funds and services reach our students through legislation, advocacy, and coalition building. To learn more, click here: FL NJ NY PA
With more parents working full-time than ever before, educational policy makers have repeatedly stressed the need for robust and challenging early educational programs that prepare 4-year-old children to succeed in elementary school. Efforts in New York have focused on making UPK for ALL accessible to yeshivas and day schools.
In an uncertain world, attacks against Jews are at all-time high. Schools, shuls, and community organizations desperately seek resources to prevent attacks and keep our families safe. Teach Coalition has developed security initiatives in multiple states that provide grants, allocations, personnel, training, and risk/vulnerability assessment. To learn about the initiatives in your state, click below.
The Covid-19 Pandemic has fundamentally changed education and created major challenges, as well as opportunities, for nonpublic schools. Teach Coalition worked nationally throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to navigate the myriad challenges faced by schools and families by establishing kosher grab ‘n go meal sites, facilitating technology acquisition, and serving as a liaison to government on reopening planning. Teach Coalition has also advocated for tens of millions of federal funding dollars for schools through the CARES Act and has assisted scores of schools in accessing this funding.
Recognizing the value of diverse educational opportunities, many states have established tax credit K-12 scholarship programs that alleviate the financial burden on nonpublic schools’ tuition paying families. Teach Coalition works to lobby for and craft legislation that creates and strengthens these programs and ensures they are funded properly. To learn more, click here:
Busing for nonpublic school students enables every student to have the opportunity to attend a Jewish school. As there is often no statutory obligation for a school district to provide these services, advocacy is the only route to get districts to allow and pay for transporting nonpublic school students. To learn more about Teach Coalition’s efforts in specific states, click on your state.
Mandated Services Aid is a New York State Education Department program that reimburses schools for the costs associated with fulfilling designated mandates, including attendance-taking, administering state tests, keeping immunizing records, and more. It is the largest source of government funding for nonpublic schools in New York State. Teach Coalition not only advocates for continued and increased funding for Mandated Services Aid for New York schools, but also provides expert claim analyses, processing, and submission services for our member schools
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