As federal policy shifts rapidly, schools, districts, and states will increasingly absorb the ripple effects for students and families. This webinar explores how education systems are navigating and need to prepare for changes from outside of education policy (e.g., in nutrition assistance, health care, and income supports) and why these shifts matter for school operations, funding, and staffing. Grounded in new research and innovations at the state and local level, the session focuses on where impacts are most likely to emerge, how they vary by state and student population, and which signals are worth paying attention to. Designed for state and district leaders, advocates, and policymaking staff, the conversation emphasizes the intersecting policies outside of schools’ control and the ways schools can prepare and continue to be steady ground for students across the country.

Speakers

• Kristin Blagg, Principal Research Associate, Work, Education, and Labor Division Higher Education and Workforce, Urban Institute
• Lindsay Fryer, Founder, Lodestone DC
• Karishma Furtado, Senior Research Associate, Research to Action Lab, Center for Equity and Community Impact, Urban Institute
• Emily Gutierrez, Senior Research Associate, Work, Education, and Labor Division, Urban Institute
• Kunjan Narechania, CEO, Watershed Advisors
• Sasha Pudelski, Director of Advocacy, AASA, The School Superintendents Association
• Maggie Reeves, Director, K–12 Education, Work, Education, and Labor Division, Urban Institute
• Kathryn White, Director of Budget Process Studies, National Association of State Budget Officers 

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Support for this event is provided the Walton Family Foundation. For more on Urban’s funding policies, go to urban.org/about/organizational-principles.