Fall 2021 DEEL Newsletter
September 29, 2021
DEEL’s fall 2021 newsletter is here! In this issue, we share stories about how the education community continues to support students throughout the pandemic from early learning to postsecondary.
Seeking Youth Input: Survey to Inform Future Youth-Led Social Justice Projects
July 20, 2021
DEEL is seeking is seeking feedback from Seattle youth to develop a mini-grant that will provide funding for youth-led projects – by youth, for youth – that speak out against racism and other forms of bias and hate
Seeking Youth & Community Input: Survey to Inform Future Programs Benefitting Black Girls, Young Women and Black Queer and Transgender Youth
July 15, 2021
DEEL has funding available to pay for programs that serve and support Black girls, young women, and Black queer and trans youth. You can help inform how DEEL structures this funding opportunity by by completing a survey!
Seattle Preschool Program (SPP) Provider Facilities Fund Request for Investment (RFI) is now OPEN!
July 6, 2021
The Seattle Preschool Program (SPP) Provider Facilities Fund Request for Investment (RFI) is now OPEN!
DEEL Awards $1M to Community-Based Organizations for K-12 Student Learning and Enrichment Programs in Summer 2021
July 1, 2021
DEEL Awards $1M to Community-Based Organizations for K-12 Student Learning and Enrichment Programs in Summer 2021
Sixth-Annual Institute on Children, Race, and Racism Convenes 600+ Educators and Allies to Elevate Black Boy Brilliance and Joy
June 15, 2021
On June 2– 4, 2021, DEEL hosted the sixth annual Children, Race, and Racism Institute: Elevating the Brilliance of Black Boys. This article reflects on the event and provides links to all the recorded workshop sessions.
COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics Now Available at Schools for Students Ages 12+
May 18, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics Now Available at Schools for Students Ages 12+
REGISTER TODAY for DEEL’s Spring Institute on Children, Race, and Racism: Elevating the Brilliance of Black Boys
May 17, 2021
The Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning is excited to invite you to the 2021 Spring Institute on Children, Race, and Racism: Elevating the Brilliance of Black Boys.
City Extends Childcare Copay Relief for Families through June
March 12, 2021
The City of Seattle is extending childcare copay relief for income-eligible families through June 2021 in the Department of Education and Early Learning’s Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) and Seattle Parks and Recreation’s child care programs. Both programs are accepting new enrollments at providers and locations across the city, as more businesses prepare to open and more parents return to work.
Seattle Preschool Grows with Help of Seattle Facilities Funds
February 26, 2021
Angelia Hicks-Maxie, CEO of Tiny Tots Development Center, shares how DEEL’s Seattle Preschool Program Facilities Fund helped her expand her—and her mother’s—dreams.