Words Alive has long been a direct service provider in the San Diego region.  On the heels of recent growth, we are looking to step into more of a thought leadership role.  Important to being in that space is having a working  knowledge of important/critical policy issues in California and at the federal level that impact the success of our work in literacy and education.  As of today, our understanding of the policy landscape is completely nascent.

Creating a primer for our leadership of key policy issues related to education and literacy in California and at the federal level that were recently passed, monumental/landmark, or in discussion would be incredibly helpful. This would allow us to determine if/where/how we fall on the spectrum of policy discussions and how we might be able to step into this space. 

Creation of a tool that inventory/catalogues and provides easily digestible synopsis of key policy issues/discussions that our staff can use for an introductory level understanding and then can follow links to find more, current information if/when we choose to dig into the work.