Updating American Public Education
We have expressed our shared vision and values in order to jumpstart a more positive, inclusive discussion around the future of our nation’s education system.
America’s educational promise needs an update.
Education in the United States has been a story of promises broken and unevenly fulfilled. We need to renew the promise of public education for all – a promise that fosters a public education system where every kid, in every community can learn in a high-quality and meaningful environment. The time is now for us to come together and make a pragmatic public investment in the future of learning.
Our Partners
FUNDERS
- S.D. Bechtel Jr. Foundation
- Einhorn Family Charitable Trust
- Ford Foundation
- Grable Foundation
- Walter & Elise Haas Fund
- The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
- W. K. Kellogg Foundation
- National Public Education Support Fund
- NEA Foundation
- Nellie Mae Education Foundation
- Panta Rhea Foundation
- Sandler Foundation
- Southern Education Foundation
- Stuart Foundation
LAUNCH PHASE ADVISORY PARTNERS
- Governor Bob Wise, Alliance for Excellent Education
- Marla Ucelli-Kashyap, American Federation of Teachers
- Warren Simmons, National Education Policy Center
- Brian Kettenring, Center for Popular Democracy
- Jeannie Oakes, Education Justice Network
- Scott Palmer, EducationCounsel LLC
- John Rogers, UCLA Graduate School of Education
- Scott Hartl, EL Education
- Linda Darling-Hammond, Learning Policy Institute
- Thelma Melendez, Inglewood Unified School District
- Gene Wilhoit, National Center for Innovation in Education
- John Stocks and Daaiyah Bilal-Threats, National Education Association
- Gloria Totten, Public Leadership Institute
- John Jackson and Cassie Schwerner, Schott Foundation for Public Education
- Barbara Reisman, Maher Charitable Foundation
Resources
A curated list of resources, research, and media you might find helpful:
A Policy Framework for Tomorrow’s Learning
We have charted a course of near-term policy actions that can improve education today and, at the same time, take us in the new directions we need to meet our future needs.
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