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A national commission comprised of top education and philanthropic leaders is calling with new urgency for an increase in the nation's commitment to and civic investment in public education. An Appeal to All Americans also represents the first national and independently authored report to outline standards of practice for public and local education funds.
As federal and state governments make dramatic cuts to public education funding, the independent National Commission on Civic Investment in Public Education urges the public to redouble its efforts to ensure that the nation's public schools provide a high-quality education for all young people.
The Commission, created by Public Education Network (PEN), was charged with making a renewed case for civic investment, highlighting the work of organizations that can build and channel that investment, and developing standards for the rapidly-rising number of citizendriven, local public education assistance organizations – local education funds (LEFs), school foundations, etc. – working throughout our nation to improve public schools.
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An Appeal to All Americans Complete Report (PDF, 607 KB)
All parts of this report are in PDF format.
- Introduction
- Preface
- Section A: The Case for Greater Civic Engagement
- Section B: The Standards
- Section C: Implementing the Standards
- Section D: Getting Priorities Straight
- Appendix A: Profiles of representative PEFs and LEFs
- Members of the Commission
Press Release: Report Calls for Increased Civic Investment in America's Public Schools
Annenberg Institute for School Reform Features the Work of the National Commission
Read VUE Magazine (PDF, 762 KB)
Who Helps Public Schools? Public Education Support Organizations in 2010 by the Urban Institute (PDF, 592 KB)
Slides used by the Urban Institute's Elizabeth T. Boris in her May 26 presentation explaining the Who Helps Public Schools? report (PDF, 78 KB)
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