We Want Your Ideas: Education Stimulus Package

"Why are we bailing out Wall Street and not our nation's public schools and colleges? Partly because the crisis in financial capital is immediate while our human capital crisis is unfolding gradually. Headlines scream what's happening to our money but not to our kids."

-Robert Reich, Former U.S. Secretary of Labor

We can't afford NOT to invest in our nation's education system. NCTAF still wants to hear your ideas on an Education Stimulus Package. Briefly share your ideas – two or three paragraphs – that explain the concept, its rationale, benefits, and approximate cost. And then join your colleagues across the country in a dialogue about how we can make this happen...Time is running out.

An Education Stimulus Package?

Could a National Education Stimulus Package help us create the schools we need to meet the needs of 21st Century learners?

Across the country significant school improvement initiatives may be shelved or cut as a result of drastic tax revenue and education funding shortfalls. If an education stimulus package were to be enacted, which of these initiatives are of the highest priority? How could they be quickly implemented or scaled-up, and how much would they cost?

Looking beyond the need to fix the schools we have, how can we create the schools we need? How can we transform schools into genuine learning organizations that develop students who are ready for successful participation in a 21st century economy and a complex world?

If you could create an education stimulus initiative, what would it be? Think expansively. How would you apply a rapid infusion of education funding? Your stimulus ideas should be accelerators that generate jobs in education that can significantly improve the participation of students in college, work, and community affairs. It should be possible to ramp your ideas up quickly – within two years - with large-scale investments that produce near-term benefits that will be sustained over time.

Briefly share your ideas – two or three paragraphs – that explain the concept, its rationale, benefits, and approximate cost. And then join your colleagues across the country in a dialogue about how we can make this happen.