Galef Voted a Member of the Public Education Network (PEN)

The Galef Institute has been voted a member of Public Education Network (PEN) and its community-based Local Education Fund. As a PEN member, the Galef Institute will participate in the Standards and Accountability Initiative, whose goal is to support and challenge public school districts to do a better job of serving low-income children and their families. The institute will work collaboratively with two other member organizations in Southern California, the Los Angeles Educational Partnership and the Alliance for Student Achievement, to strengthen our local school partnerships.

As a Local Education Fund, Different Ways of Knowing joins Local Education Funds across the country dedicated to increasing student achievement in public schools and building broad-based support for quality public education. Local Education Funds are independent of school districts; focus on improving and reforming the public school system as a whole; serve a significant population of disadvantaged children; and are organized as an ongoing entity with a professional full-time staff and board of directors reflective of the community served.

“Regionally, we look forward to working with Local Education Funds in Houston, Detroit, New York, Boston, and other member organizations to support the conversation between Different Ways of Knowing schools and their districts and community-based organizations,” said Galef President Linda Johannesen.