Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities’ Chief Advocacy Officer Luis Maldonado spoke at the 2018 National Education Association Hispanic Observance on September 29, 2018, in Washington, DC. The presentation provided an overview of HACU’s work to support Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs)and Hispanic-Serving School Districts (HSSDs) and its efforts to enact Part C. The proposed legislative initiative, titled the PK-12 and Higher Ed Collaboration, would create a new Part C under Title V of the Higher Education Act for a grant program to support partnerships and collaboration between HSIs and HSSDs that educate the majority of Hispanic students.