Today, deans nationwide聽released a Declaration of Principles calling on federal leaders to do more to improve public education and advance democratic values in U.S. public schools.听To date, a growing list of nearly 200 current and former deans of colleges and schools of education nationwide have endorsed this statement. 聽
The statement was authored by 聽and prepared in partnership with the National Education Policy Center.听The declaration, co-led聽by our Dean Kathy Schultz and Kevin Kumashiro, dean of the School of Education at the University of San Francisco, offers four guiding principles:
- Uphold the role of public schools as a central institution in the strengthening of our democracy;
- Protect the human and civil rights of all children and youth, especially those from historically marginalized communities;
- Develop and implement policies, laws, and reform initiatives by building on a democratic vision for public education and on sound educational research; and
- Support and partner with colleges and schools of education to advance these goals.
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