Citizens for Public Schools

Citizens for Public Schools believes society is best served when publicly-funded schools are accountable to the whole community and open to all children. We expect our schools to educate the whole child and, to do so, they need to stop focusing on preparing students for high-stakes exams and start using multiple measures and higher quality assessments that measure 21st century skills. We provide a unique forum for sharing information on critical policy issues, legislation, and education-related litigation. CPS closely monitors state legislative action, providing lawmakers with timely information on how certain bills and budget proposals may affect educational opportunity.

Location: Massachusetts

Highlights:

Our mission is to promote, preserve and protect public schools and public education. CPS opposes any political or social initiative that seeks to infringe on or endanger such a vital resource as our public schools. Our goals:

• Keep public resources for public schools under public control in innovative, inclusive, democratically accountable schools.
• Increase funding to ensure high quality public schools for all children.
• Ensure equal access and educational opportunities for every child.
• Guarantee every student a well-rounded public education that meets the needs of the whole child.
• Implement multiple forms of assessment to evaluate and improve student learning and the quality of schools.

Links:

• Citizens for Public Schools - http://www.citizensforpublicschools.org/
• CPS on Whole Child Education - http://www.citizensforpublicschools.org/educating-the-whole-child/
• CPS Resources - http://www.citizensforpublicschools.org/about-cps/cps-resources/

Submitted by Shawn Strader on: Monday, August 22, 2011 - 11:53 am

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