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Imagine schools...

• Where fair funding is a given and is seen as the inalienable right of every child.
• Where every school – regardless of location or student population – has excellent resources, facilities and programs to provide the highest level of education possible for its students.
• Where assignment of funds and other resources for equity and excellence in public schools are distributed in an appropriate manner to enable all diverse learners to achieve high academic standards.
• Appropriating all the necessary resources and commitment to ensure that every student excels and is supported at every juncture of the educational pipeline.
• That reflect state and local policies that promote equity and excellence through fair funding.

Imagine communities...

• Where fair funding is viewed by the state, citizens and communities as the priority for our future.
• Where an investment in public education is aligned with the recognition that schools are central to democracy and that schools belong to community.

Imagine states...

• Where excellence is not a benefit of the rich but a right of everyone. Where leaders and decision-making bodies in educational policy reflect the diversity of the people they serve.