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About: Wendy Puriefoy




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Wendy Puriefoy is president of Public Education Network. She is a nationally recognized expert on issues of school reform and civil society. Ms. Puriefoy is well known for her passionate advocacy of education equity for poor and disadvantaged children and has written and spoken extensively on the issues. Ms. Puriefoy has been president of Public Education Network (PEN), the nation’s largest network of community-based school reform organizations, since PEN was founded in 1991. Under her visionary leadership, PEN has grown into a national network of local education funds reaching more than 11 million children in 1,220 school districts and 18,000 schools nationwide.

Articles by Wendy Puriefoy:

  • The National Commission for Civic Investment in Public Education