Public involvement. Public Education. Public benefit.
Our Mission
To build public demand and mobilize resources for quality
public education for all children through a national
constituency of local education funds and individuals.
NEW: Public Education Network Podcasts!
We are excited to introduce our inaugural audio podcast with PEN President, Wendy D. Puriefoy! This is an interview based on an article that Wendy wrote about the work of the National Commission on Civic Investment in Education which PEN established. As part of the conversation, Wendy addresses the history and work of PEN, and the significance and impact of Local Education Funds (LEFs) in communities and in the lives of disadvantaged children across the country. Click here to access the podcast.
PEN's Annual Fundraising Campaign - Give Now!
To celebrate Public Education Network's (PEN) 20th anniversary, we launched a Network-wide College and Career Ready Compact to increase by 100,000 the number of high school students who graduate, or are on track to graduate, college and career ready by 2013. Help by donating $20 or more TODAY for these students, teachers, families, and our nation at http://transaction.publiceducation.org/donate.
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On November 7, 2011, PEN announced a plan for grassroots local education funds (LEFs) in low-income and minority communities throughout the nation to increase the numbers of college- and career-ready high school students by 100,000 by 2013. View Press Release | View Compact
Everything You Wanted to Know
This section serves as PEN's primary online resource for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). It allows community and parent leaders to learn more about the law. Click here for more.
