Video & Transcript Research : 'community schools'
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HI
Transcript Highlights:
- So we're ideally we'd like to fund all of the schools for arts and schools program, but this additional
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- school, middle school, and high school.
- yourself and to love your community. yourself and to love your community.
Keywords:
arts education, student engagement, cultural literacy, public schools, funding, public art, cultural preservation, community identity, art management, performing arts, ticket surcharge, arts funding, education, community support, therapeutic arts, neurodiverse, autism, attention-deficit disorder, underserved communities, mental health
Summary:
The Committee on Culture and the Arts heard several measures focused on arts funding, public art, performing arts, and libraries. HB 2437 would appropriate funds for the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts’ Artists in the Schools program; the Foundation testified in strong support, explaining that demand has increased and that additional funding would allow more schools to be served. HB 2461 would raise the ceiling for the works of art special fund and provide money for maintenance and a collections manager position; the Foundation supported it and described major conservation needs, including large-scale repairs to public artworks such as the Tadashi Sato work in Hilo and the King Kamehameha statue, as well as ongoing bronze maintenance and new commissions affected by rising materials costs. HB 2604 would create a performing arts ticket surcharge; the Attorney General and Department of Taxation raised drafting and administration concerns, while the State Foundation supported the concept. HB 2605 would create a position to coordinate specialized arts programs and therapeutic arts interventions for underserved neurodivergent populations, and the Foundation supported that measure as well. HB 1860 would designate the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra as the state symphony orchestra and require annual reports; the Attorney General suggested clarifying the public purpose, and the Symphony, youth symphony, and many community supporters testified in favor, emphasizing educational, cultural, and civic benefits. HB 20001 would designate the first Friday in February as Love My Library Day; the State Public Library System, Friends of the Library, and individual testifiers strongly supported it, describing libraries as essential community and educational resources.
After hearing testimony, the committee took action on several bills. HB 2437 was recommended for passage with amendments in HD1, with the appropriation blanked out and the additional needed funding to be noted for Finance consideration; the vote was unanimous among members present. HB 2604 was also recommended for passage with HD1 and technical amendments, including deleting the term “Hawaii-based,” clarifying that student performances at public charter schools are exempt, aligning recordkeeping provisions with tax law, and setting an effective date of January 1, 2027. HB 2461 was deferred to decision-making on Friday, February 13. The transcript also indicates the committee moved through the remaining measures after testimony, but the excerpt ends before final votes are shown for HB 2605, HB 1860, and HB 20001.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Urban and Rural Development Committee Mar 11th, 2026
Urban and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- , one middle school, and one elementary school, you know, and then I got another school system that's
- got two high schools, two middle schools, just got involved with that.
- and<00:02:59.120>
one school, one middle school, and one school, one middle school, and one - elementary school, you know, and then I got<00:03:01.519>
another <00:03:01.920>school - high schools, two middle schools, just high schools, two middle schools, just got<00:03:06.000><
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- They were participating with a town school in intramural sports among several schools.
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schools. - activity per semester uh for uh school. activity per semester uh for uh school.
- community visits are really important. community visits are really important.
- high school is still the single mom. high school is still the single mom.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- I bring to you guys this school facilities use fees bill, brought by really the community of my community
- For example, in my community, while it's a little bit on hold, there has been threats by the school board
- um my community and the greater state community. community. community.
- As you're all aware, in most of our communities, the schools are really the heart of those communities
- was in school and when I was in school. was in school and when I was in school.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- in the community allows...
- Our community band is one of just over 30 community bands in the state.
- and the broader communities.
- and the broader communities.
- It will be an opportunity for the entire community, including our schools, businesses, churches, multiple
Keywords:
cultural heritage, funding, White Earth Nation, tribal community, construction, Delano, sesquicentennial, community events, fall of Saigon, Saigon anniversary, Vietnam War commemoration, Vietnamese Minnesotans, Cambodian Minnesotans, Lao Minnesotans, Southeast Asian refugees, Asian American heritage, cultural heritage fund, Minnesota Humanities Center, Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans, equity funding
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- did not make it to these communities. did not make it to these communities.
- I have not received any communication. I have not received any communication.
- community so that they each community community so that they each community knows<00:28:44.799><
- clear for our Southeast Asian community? clear for our Southeast Asian community?
- school students and homeschool students. school students and homeschool students.
Keywords:
cultural heritage, funding, White Earth Nation, tribal community, construction, Delano, sesquicentennial, community events, fall of Saigon, Saigon anniversary, Vietnam War commemoration, Vietnamese Minnesotans, Cambodian Minnesotans, Lao Minnesotans, Southeast Asian refugees, Asian American heritage, cultural heritage fund, Minnesota Humanities Center, Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans, equity funding
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses May 7th, 2026
Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses
Transcript Highlights:
- with K-12 schools, employers, and community partners to build this cradle-to-career pathway.
- The school-centered neighborhood development model brings together community schools and neighborhood
- And that's why AFT Massachusetts has long advocated for community schools, which provide...
- Family economics, healthcare access, and housing stability, alongside strong school community schools
- But also we work really closely with communities and schools to tailor support going forward.
Keywords:
ENOUGH Act, ENOUGH fund, anti-poverty, poverty reduction, community development, place-based grants, distressed neighborhoods, economic mobility, housing and livable communities, community schools, cradle-to-career, child poverty, intergenerational poverty, social services, workforce development, education equity, public health, behavioral health, mental health, affordable housing
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business heard testimony on H. 5187 and S. 3022, the Enough Act, a bill creating the Engaging Neighborhoods, Organizations, Unions, Government, and Households Fund to support place-based, community-led anti-poverty work. Chairs Andy Vargas and Senator Adam Gómez opened the hearing by noting it was their final hearing of the session and emphasizing the committee’s focus on community development, early childhood, education, housing, health, and workforce pathways. Much of the testimony described the bill as a shift away from siloed programs toward coordinated, cradle-to-career strategies centered on neighborhoods with concentrated poverty.
Supporters included educators, school leaders, higher education officials, philanthropy representatives, health care leaders, and nonprofit advocates. Speakers such as Strategies for Children, Chelsea Public Schools Superintendent Almei Abeyta, Bunker Hill Community College President Pam Eddinger, Senator Sal DiDomenico, Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian, Representative Antonio Cabral, and AFT Massachusetts President Jessica Tang argued that poverty affects learning and health long before children enter school and that schools alone cannot close opportunity gaps. They said the bill would help create backbone organizations, align services, and allow local communities to direct resources where they are most needed. Several speakers cited the Harlem Children’s Zone and similar models in Maryland, Boston, New Bedford, Springfield, Lowell, and other communities as evidence that place-based partnerships can improve outcomes and attract additional public and private investment.
A large panel from the Harlem Children’s Zone, including CEO Kwame Owusukesi and Jeffrey Canada, described the model as a proven way to eliminate “luck” from children’s life chances by providing coordinated supports from birth through college and career. They stressed sustainability through long-term public-private funding, accountability, and community ownership. Other testimony from the Boston Foundation, United Way of Massachusetts Bay, Eastern Bank Foundation, New Commonwealth Fund, Opportunity Boston, Cambridge Health Alliance, Boston Children’s Hospital, Blue Meridian, and the Greater Boston Food Bank echoed the need for cross-sector collaboration and community-led infrastructure. Committee members asked about how the bill would interact with existing efforts like community schools, the Student Opportunity Act, and McKinney-Vento, and witnesses said the Enough Act would complement those programs by providing the organizing structure and flexible funding to connect them. No votes were taken during the hearing.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 4/16/26
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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in I I mean I I come from a community in I I mean I I come from a community - Went to school full-time. In the summer, I had two jobs.
- Went to school full-time. In the summer, I had two jobs.
- I mean with the high school pages that.
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students This would limit public school students This would limit public school
Bills:
HF4252
Keywords:
higher education, student aid, financial aid, grant programs, scholarships, Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, community college, technical college, postsecondary institution, college affordability, student fees, athletic facilities, competitive athletics, developmental education, remedial courses, pregnant students, parenting students, priority registration
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- So, on behalf of the Senate, community.
- But we need to expand that and let our whole community know because this is an important area because
- now having a Hawaii uh medical school now having a real<00:14:49.760>
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for <00:15:07.839 - know because this is an whole community know because this is an important<00:15:27.199>
important
Keywords:
pedestrian, fines, traffic laws, economic vulnerability, safety, walking, public transportation, teacher licensing, teacher shortage, emergency hire, unlicensed teacher, out-of-field teaching, licensed teachers, charter schools, Department of Education, DOE, Board of Education, licensure requirements, teacher certification, alternative licensure
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Taking away these crucial social and communication tools is unreasonable, particularly when the school
- Taking away these crucial social and communication tools is unreasonable, particularly when the school
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Um <00:15:06.160>our <00:15:06.480>schools and community partners - Um our schools and community partners.
- . schools. schools.
Keywords:
telecommunication devices, student use, public schools, student engagement, educational outcomes, confiscation policy, mental health, statewide policy, community literacy, education, Title I funding, reading proficiency, underserved communities, family engagement, tutoring, literacy support, adult education, community education, literacy programs, workforce development
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
HSH-HLT Joint Public Hearing - Tue Apr 7, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST
Human Services & Homelessness
Transcript Highlights:
- When I was in high school, I Okay. Thank you very much.
- disconnection in Hawaii's schools. disconnection in Hawaii's schools.
- Furthermore, over the last school year, Furthermore, over the last school year, I've<00:12:02.200>
- Mahalo for your consideration. or community, and aina, land, would be or community, and aina, land, would
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And of their respective communities. And of their respective communities.
Keywords:
disability, communication access, healthcare, sign language interpreters, deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind, auxiliary aids, effective communication, peer counselor, youth mental health, social disconnection, Hawaii schools, wellness program, student support, cultural responsiveness, trauma-informed care, disability rights, peer counseling, education
Summary:
The joint Committee on Human Services and Homelessness and Committee on Health heard two measures on April 7, 2026. HCR 67/HR 61 would request the Disability and Communication Access Board to study communication needs in health care settings for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind and develop guidelines. Written testimony supported the measure from the State Health Planning and Development Agency, DCAB, Local Independent Living Hawaii, and one individual. A DCAB representative noted the proposal could serve as a backup if related measures do not move forward. No one testified in opposition, and both committees voted to pass the measure unamended.
The second measure, HCR 102/HR 94, urged the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Department of Health and the Office of Wellness and Resilience, to establish a statewide peer counselor program to address youth loneliness and social disconnection in schools. Support came from the Department of Education, the Office of Wellness and Resilience, and individual testifiers Katie Smith and Ray Ward. Smith said peer support can reduce stigma, increase belonging, and improve school climate. Ward, speaking from lived experience, described the harms of loneliness and trauma and said a peer counselor program could provide culturally grounded support and safer pathways to help. No opposition was offered, and both committees voted to pass the measure unamended.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- where there would be no wireless communication devices during the school day.
- So middle schools will go first in this school year, high schools will go next year, and then it will
- As soon as the school day ends, he can receive or communicate.
- So the start, the beginning of the school day bell to the end of the school day bell.
- So the start, the beginning of the school day bell to the end of the school day bell.
Keywords:
student use, wireless devices, public schools, policy implementation, education technology funding, misappropriation, petroleum products, oil and gas equipment, racketeering, criminal penalties, New Mexico, public safety, health regulations, community welfare, peace promotion, legislative reforms, election integrity, voter coercion, emergency procedures, polling place security
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Additionally, schools frequently serve as polling locations and are staffed by school resource officers
- As you know, our polling sites often use our schools.
- School is vulnerable. Senator Bradley, presenters on that point, Senator DeWitt.
- Have an office; they report to the school.
- And this is a conflict, especially with our schools.
Keywords:
student use, wireless devices, public schools, policy implementation, education technology funding, misappropriation, petroleum products, oil and gas equipment, racketeering, criminal penalties, New Mexico, public safety, health regulations, community welfare, peace promotion, legislative reforms, election integrity, voter coercion, emergency procedures, polling place security
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- than schools like Edina High School aren't able to create that connection between students, their community
- This type of intervention has transformed our school community, decreasing behavior referrals due to
- This type of intervention has transformed our school community, decreasing behavior referrals due to
- This type of intervention has transformed our school community, decreasing behavior referrals due to
- She noted that some examples that came to mind were full-service community schools.
Keywords:
HF56, Minnesota bonding bill, capital investment, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Hutchinson Area Transportation Services, Hutchinson, McLeod County, transportation facility, vehicle storage, equipment storage, fueling facility, temperate storage, local infrastructure, public works, general obligation bonds, education finance, school funding, state aid, appropriations
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Feb 19th, 2025
Education Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- It creates medical issues. schools.
- That population is eight times larger than the high school population.
- The State Board of Education is requesting that it applies to middle school instead of high school.
- today, just in the school... next week in this committee.
- kind of serious impacts that can happen when our young people get to high school.
Keywords:
Coach Safely Act, youth athletics, noncompliance penalties, Department of Public Health, youth athlete, dual enrollment, high school, community college, university, educational access, high school credit, juvenile court, juvenile delinquency, school notification, student safety, K-12, public schools, private schools, superintendent, principal
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Apr 2nd, 2026
County and Municipal Government
Keywords:
education trust fund, appropriations, budget, fiscal year 2026, public education, K-12, pre-K, early childhood education, community colleges, higher education, Alabama Community College System, teacher pay, teacher stipend, school nurses, literacy, numeracy, reading coaches, math and science teachers, career and technical education, CTE
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- in 2023 and one community in 2024.
- able to do four communities in 2023 and<00:09:32.560>
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in and one community in and one community in 2024<00:09:35.160>I <00:09:35.959 - 45.880>
and expand on a community land trust and expand on a community land trust and does<00: - , involve, and communicate.
Keywords:
affordable housing, local control, revolving loan fund, community partnerships, Minnesota housing policy, housing, locally controlled housing, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, housing infrastructure bonds, state bonds, bonding bill, supportive housing, permanent supportive housing, homelessness, veterans housing, senior housing, manufactured home parks, community land trust, single-family housing, multifamily housing
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Task Force on School and Campus Safety (9-19-23)
Keywords:
KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6RoqAXt9wA, 2026-06-21T07:17:05+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Call to Order – 00:00:01
Strengthening Trauma-Informed Schools – 00:01:16
Approval of Minutes – 01:17:38
Community Mental Health – 01:18:03
Adjournment – 01:52:00, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
TX
Keywords:
notice publication, alternative media, government transparency, civic engagement, local government, housing finance, residential development, tax exemption, mortgage, suicide prevention, peer support, fire departments, mental health, advisory committee, e-cigarettes, public health, schools, retail regulation, fire department, age limit
TX
Keywords:
notice publication, alternative media, government transparency, civic engagement, local government, housing finance, residential development, tax exemption, mortgage, suicide prevention, peer support, fire departments, mental health, advisory committee, e-cigarettes, public health, schools, retail regulation, fire department, age limit