NATIONAL PUBLIC EDUCATION SUPPORT FUND

EDUCATION FUNDER STRATEGY GROUP: NPESF MANAGES THE EDUCATION FUNDER STRATEGY GROUP (EFSG), WHICH IS A MEMBERSHIP FORUM FOR LEADING STATE, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL FOUNDATIONS FOCUSED ON UNITED STATES POLICY ACROSS THE CONTINUUM FROM EARLY CHILDHOOD, K-12, AND POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION. THE LEARNING GOALS FOR THIS PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY ARE TO HELP: 1) RAISE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS WITH THE DEEPER LEARNING OUTCOMES AND SKILLS THAT WILL PREPARE THEM FOR LIFE, WORK, AND CITIZENSHIP; 2) CLOSE GAPS TO INCREASE EDUCATIONAL EQUITY FOR UNDER-SERVED COMMUNITIES BY IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS AND RESOURCES THAT ENABLE STUDENTS TO LEARN AND THRIVE, WITH A PARTICULAR CONCERN FOR ADDRESSING RACIALIZED AND CLASS-BASED DISPARITIES IN LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND OUTCOMES; 3) BUILD PUBLIC CONFIDENCE AND COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC EDUCATION AS A PUBLIC GOOD; AND 4) ACCELERATE SYSTEMIC CHANGE IN THE EDUCATION ECOSYSTEM TO DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE LEARNING AND LIFE OUTCOMES FOR ALL STUDENTS.

NPESF'S GENERAL PROGRAMS ENCOMPASS ITS BROADER EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN AND ADVANCE EQUITABLE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES. THROUGH THESE INITIATIVES, NPESF CONVENES AND COLLABORATES WITH PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERS, EDUCATORS, POLICYMAKERS, AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS TO SUPPORT SYSTEMS-LEVEL CHANGE THAT EXPANDS ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE STRATEGIC GRANT-MAKING, CROSS-SECTOR CONVENINGS, AND CAPACITY-BUILDING ACTIVITIES THAT ALIGN WITH THE FUND'S MISSION TO PROMOTE EQUITABLE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FROM EARLY CHILDHOOD THROUGH POST-SECONDARY PATHWAYS. BY FOSTERING SHARED LEARNING, AMPLIFYING EVIDENCE-INFORMED POLICY SOLUTIONS, AND CATALYZING COLLECTIVE ACTION AMONG DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS, THE GENERAL PROGRAMS SEEK TO ACCELERATE MEANINGFUL IMPROVEMENTS IN TEACHING, LEARNING, AND EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES PARTICULARLY FOR HISTORICALLY UNDER-SERVED COMMUNITIES.