AISR collaborates with Public Education Network on VUE 32: This issue of VUE was produced collaboratively by AISR and Public Education Network and grew from the work of the National Commission on Civic Investment in Public Education, convened by PEN in 2009 with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Prudential Corporation. Much of the content of this issue draws on the Commission's work and on its 2011 report An Appeal to All Americans. |
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The Annenberg Institute, Public Education Network, and a growing
A growing number of public education funds are mobilizing their communities to support schools, but a redoubled civic investment in public education is urgent.
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. Public policy must change to ensure that philanthropic support of public education helps remedy existing inequities rather than reinforcing them. |
