HOW WHIAEEE for HISPANICS YEAR IN REVIEW SEASONS' GREETINGS! (1042 hits)
For Immediate Release From White House Initiative On Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, And Economic Opportunity For Hispanics!
Dear leader,
Emmanuel Caudillo, Jasmin Chavez and I from the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics write to extend our gratitude for your collaboration in serving the Latino community throughout the year alongside our office, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and our colleagues with the White House and federal agencies.
Below please find some of our favorite 2022 highlights, updates, jobs and key deadlines -- some of which are this month and early in January 2023.
We're eager to build on our work together in the new year. With more funding in education than ever before – and historic calls from President Joe Biden for agencies to advance equity in ways our nation has never seen – 2023 will bring a once-in-a-lifetime moment to raise the bar, transform our education system and create the more equitable and inclusive society that our children, workers and families deserve.
We wish you a restorative holiday and year-end season, and look forward to raising the bar with you all in 2023!
Sincerely,
Melody Gonzales
Executive Director, White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics
Stay connected via Facebook, Twitter, newsletter, calendar and ed.gov/hispanicinitiative.
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Thanks to supportive leaders like you, in and out of the federal government, we led some remarkable efforts in 2022 bridging the Latino community and Administration. It was a pleasure to close the year sharing the story of our work in this Axios interview: https://www.axios.com/2022/12/13/axios-eve...
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We brought Biden Administration officials -- including First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, Secretaries Miguel Cardona (ED) and Xavier Becerra (HHS), SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman and others – directly into Latino communities.
Thanks to the Aspen Institute, especially their Latinos and Society team, we hosted six White House Initiative Latino Economic Summits at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) sharing information about how the community can better leverage historic federal jobs/internships, procurement opportunities and resources made possible under impactful efforts like the American Rescue Plan, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, CHIPS and Science Act, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, and more. https://sites.ed.gov/hispanic-initiative/w...
You welcomed us to update the community on Administration and ED at over 30 Latino, HSI, labor and corporate organizations' in-person and virtual events across several states and in Puerto Rico.
In support of our executive order https://sites.ed.gov/hispanic-initiative/e... we established an Interagency Working Group (IWG) in a new and exciting way involving over 120 federal staff serving on 30 agency teams. https://sites.ed.gov/hispanic-initiative/f... We’re looking forward to more great work with our IWG and to welcoming 21 Latino leaders who were announced by the White House as the recommended candidates to serve on the President’s Advisory Commission on Advancing Educational Equity https://sites.ed.gov/hispanic-initiative/p... Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics.
From the American Rescue Plan, to grants to strengthen the teacher pipeline and support postsecondary student success, and more, ED is working to support states, local school districts and institutions of higher education in leveraging historic funds to serve students and address equity issues exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. 1.8 million people are breathing easier thanks to the nearly $48 billion in targeted loan relief delivered by ED, including $24 billion to 360,000 borrowers through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness waiver.
Staff from offices like the Office for Migrant Education, Hispanic Serving Institution Division, Office for English Language Acquisition, Office for Civil Rights and others are leading their work with Latino and Spanish-dominant students and families in mind. New initiatives are now launched that we encourage you to connect with, like:
Engage Every Student Initiative National Partnership for Student Success Raising the Bar: Literacy and Math Series Raise the Bar: STEM Excellence for All Students Raise the Bar: Unlocking Career Success Initiative Advancing Digital Equity for All: Community-based Recommendations for Developing Effective Digital Equity Plans to Close the Digital Divide and Enable Technology-Empowered Learning For all that you do year-round in support of students and our community, gracias!
Upcoming Dates to Note
December 23 – January 11: Deadlines for student and 12 job openings at the U.S. Department of Education, such as: Management and Program Analyst, GS-14 in the Office of the Secretary – due Dec. 23rd Student Volunteer Trainee (Winter/Spring 2023) - due Jan. 2nd Government Information Specialist, GS-14 in the Office of the Secretary – due Jan. 5th Enforcement Director in the Office of Civil RIghts – due Jan. 6th Accountant, GS-11 (Remote Eligible) - due Jan. 11th Director, Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Analysis Division in the Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education – due Jan. 19th
View all ED openings.
January 3: Deadline to apply for the U.S. Department of Education's School Ambassador Fellowship which enables outstanding teachers, administrators, and other school leaders to bring their expertise to serve at the Department.
January 6: Deadline to apply for the White House Fellows Program, one of America’s most prestigious programs that offers a one year experience working as a full-time, paid Fellow to senior White House Staff, Cabinet Secretaries, and other top-ranking government officials.
January 6: Deadline to apply to join the Spring 2023 Teach to Lead Summit. Selected teams will convene in Atlanta, GA, to engage in collaborative planning, skills development, and professional consultation to refine an innovative project focused on investing in a talented and diverse teacher pipeline.
January 6: Deadline to apply for U.S. Department of Agriculture Liaison for Hispanic-Serving Institutions. Work in USDA’s Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement (OPPE) in or around Edinburg, Texas; Miami-Dade County, Florida; Chicago, Illinois, and New York City, New York with one position at or near each location. Salary: $94,373 - $142,595 per year.
January 9: Deadline to apply for the Federal Communications Commission's Affordable Connectivity Outreach Grant.
January 10: Deadline to apply for FCC Deputy Press Secretary job. Salary: $74,950 - $97,430 per year.
January 27: Deadline to apply for the U.S. Department of Education's Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant Program (MHSP).
February 8: Deadline to apply for National Science Foundation's Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions
Ongoing: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health grants workshops.
Various Deadlines: National Endowment for the Humanities' American Tapestry Initiative offers new funding programs drawing upon the humanities to study, evaluate, and respond to some of the nation’s most urgent issues.
Federal job and internship opportunities: usajobs.gov and whitehouse.gov/get-involved.
The Biden-Harris Record
Collage of White House Accomplishments
When President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris took office, our country faced unprecedented crises - a raging pandemic, economic crisis, climate crisis, and racial injustice. Running on the promise to quickly tackle these crises head-on, they and our Administration are now delivering results for working families and making the federal government work for all Americans, including the Latino community.
Learn about this Administration's historic record: whitehouse.gov/TheRecord. For the first time ever, 90 federal agencies drafted and are now implementing equity action plans in response to the President’s Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government. Read their plans at whitehouse.gov/equity.
