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An accurate and honest census has incredible implications for schools.
From federal funding like Title I and IDEA to planning resources for future school construction and deciding how many educators to hire, states and school districts rely on accurate U.S. Census data.
Excluding people from the census will have impacts on health care services, classrooms, and our roads and transit systems by reducing the money that pays for these essential services.
The Trump administration has proposed unprecedented changes to how the U.S. Census will count the population of the United States. They want to:
- Erase Black, Brown, and LGBTQ+ Americans
Race and ethnicity questions, asked in some form since 1790, would be eliminated, along with planned questions on sexual orientation.
Without this clear picture, tracking and addressing inequities would become even more difficult.
- Undercount New Americans
The U.S. Constitution requires counting every person who lives in the U.S. But many immigrants (like those with DACA and work visas) would not be counted for the first time.
School districts would not have the information or funding they need to support all of their students.
- Count people in the wrong place
Fundamental changes to the methods used to determine where people live would lead to inaccurate counts. People who recently moved, college students, children in foster care, those experiencing homelessness, and rural residents who use P.O. boxes would be lost in the shuffle.
Before the proposal is finalized, you have an opportunity to weigh in.
You have until November 2 to submit a public comment.
Your submission must be unique and personal. You can talk about your community and public school, and how resources may change if they proposed census rules go into effect.