For data to be used effectively to inform decision making, it needs to be accessible to the people who use it most: teachers.
School operations are often left out of the school reform conversation, but ensuring that schools are resourced, supported, and maintained efficiently is the foundation for effective change.
by Bryant Jones
Charter schools and their performance are often in the spotlight, but little attention is paid to the charter school authorizers that can make the difference between a school that fails and one that succeeds.
The Annenberg Institute, Public Education Network, and a growing
number of other education stakeholders share a vision of a renewed
civic movement to invest effort and resources in public education.
A growing number of public education funds are mobilizing their communities to support schools, but a redoubled civic investment in public education is urgent.
by Richard W. Riley and Linda Darling-Hammond
High standards of accountability can help public education funds galvanize public will to achieve equity and excellence in the nation’s schools.
“Patient philanthropy” to provide the means for communities to invest in their schools has led to dramatic reforms and strengthened democratic values.
Current economic realities make it hard for public education to thrive, but public education funds are helping many communities reinvest in our shared future.
by Rob Reich
Public policy must change to ensure that philanthropic support of public education helps remedy existing inequities rather than reinforcing them.
by Lisa Quay
How do race- and income-based disparities in access to effective teaching arise, and how can state and federal policy help end them?
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