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Groups call for overhaul of NCLB report cards
Education Daily
February 23, 2012 - Even though ESEA reathorization remains stalled in Congress, advocacy groups continued to encourage legislators to dig deeper on what data states and districts should share with their families.
Public engagement and education excellence
To make our schools better, the entire community must get involved
Op-Ed written by Wendy Puriefoy, President of Public Education Network
February 12, 2012 - Too much of the public is missing from public education. As a people, we recognize the economic value of education, but we under-invest in our schools, both financially and in terms of civic capital. With America's students and schools facing unprecedented needs, and education budgets under enormous pressure, it is time to drastically ramp up civic investment in public education ...
Days After SOTU Are Full of Lobbyist Feedback
Roll Call
January 26, 2012 - The National Retail Federation spent weeks urging the White House to include in the president’s State of the Union address a plug for retail jobs along with domestic manufacturing ones. Apparently, the president didn’t buy it.
National Initiative Launched to Increase College Access
and Career Readiness for 100,000 Low-Income Students
Local Education Funds Throughout U.S. Pledge to Team with School Districts and Other Partners to Enhance College and Career Prospects for Low-Income and Minority Students
Press Release
November 7, 2011 - The Public Education Network (PEN) today 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. The announcement was made at PEN's national conference in Washington.
Public Education Network Sets College- and Career-Ready Goal
Education Week
November 8, 2011 - Getting more students ready for college and careers is a job that's too big for schools to do alone, says Amanda Broun, senior vice president for the Public Education Network, a national association of local education funds (LEFs) and individuals working to advance public school reform in low-income communities.
Report Calls for Increased Civic Investment in America's Public Schools
Report Commission Releases National Standards and Principles for Growing Number of Public Education Funds
Education Week
May 26, 2011 - 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, released today, also represents the first national and independently authored report to outline standards of practice for public and local education funds.
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