About Us

The Network for Public Education has received a very positive response, and we are building alliances with grassroots groups across the nation. If you know of any who have not signed up, please tell them how to find us.

You know what we oppose: High-stakes testing; privatization of public education; mass school closures to save money or to facilitate privatization; demonization of teachers; lowering of standards for the education profession; for-profit management of schools.

Here is what we support:

• We support schools that are democratically controlled by their community and are open to all.
• We support a full and rich curriculum for all children that have the resources that their students need.
• We support the equitable funding of schools, with extra resources for those students with the greatest needs.
• We support schools that have reasonable class sizes and services for children, such as health centers and after-school programs.
• We support early childhood education, because we know that the achievement gap begins before the first day of school.
• We support high standards of professionalism for teachers, principals, and superintendents. Every educator should be well prepared and certified.
• We support assessments that are used to support children and teachers, not to punish or stigmatize them or to hand out monetary rewards.
• We support helping schools that are struggling, not closing them.
• We support parent involvement in decisions about their children and the confidentiality of student information.
• We support teacher professionalism in decisions about curriculum, teaching methods, and selection of teaching materials.
• We support public education because it is a pillar of our democratic society.