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Lincoln Southeast student urges board to protect Community Learning Centers from federal cuts
Summary
Gideon Terwilliger, a Lincoln Southeast senior, told the school board the district's Community Learning Centers serve more than 10,000 students and urged the board to pass a resolution and contact Nebraska's congressional delegation to oppose proposed federal cuts to CLC funding.
Gideon Terwilliger, a senior at Lincoln Southeast High School, used his three minutes of public comment at the Lincoln Public Schools Board of Education meeting Oct. 28 to press the board to protect Community Learning Centers (CLCs).
Terwilliger said Lincoln's CLCs serve "over 10,000 students during the school year and more than 3,000 in the summer," operate in roughly 30 schools and provide academic support, wellness clubs and sports leagues. He noted that Lincoln CLCs received a Champions Award from the U.S. Department of Education and said the district was one of 13 nationwide and the only program in Nebraska recognized.
Terwilliger warned that proposed federal budget changes could eliminate all federal funding for CLCs, which he described as "the CLCs' primary source of funding," and urged concrete action from the board: pass a resolution affirming support for preserving and expanding CLC programming and send a public letter to Nebraska's congressional delegation opposing cuts.
He closed by thanking the board for prior support of equity initiatives and asking members to continue advocating for the centers.
