OTL Federal Policy Recommendations

Banks are not the only ones who need greater federal support. Educational access and opportunity for all children is the most important investment we can make. In a turbulent economy, there is one investment that always pays off...investing in the next generation. By ensuring all children equal access to high quality educational resources, we can return our economy, community and democracy to solid ground.

The Schott Foundation for Public Education has offered detailed federal policy recommendations designed to increase the federal role in ensuring that all children have an equitable opportunity to learn in a high-quality academic environment. The recommendations call for creating and tracking resource indicators at the state and district level, boosting federal supports for these resources, and for accountability measures.

The Opportunity to Learn Campaign is a five-year, multi-million dollar philanthropic strategy to increase resource accountability and ensure that race and ethnicity are no longer a significant predictor of educational resource access or outcomes.