Acknowledgments
The Steering Committee of the National Coalition of Educational Equity Advocates acknowledges the significant efforts of Emily Chiu, who contributed a considerable amount of time and effort in calling together groups of advocates, practitioners, and academics to assist the National Coalition to coneptualize and write Educate America: A Call For Equity in Schhol Reform. She alone kept track of the significant input from the field and made sure that the Steering Committee considered these comments as this document evolved into its present state.
The very careful final editing of Jennifer Cusack and Margaret LaRocca is greatly appreciated. Ms. La Rocca's helpful suggestions and close coordination with the printer helped to assure the quality of the final product.
Educate America is truly a collective effort. It grew out of a deeply felt need to formulate a proactive educational agenda. In January of 1993, twenty-four organizations and individuals came together to identify nth components of systemic educational refrom. From that first meeting, academics, practitioners and advocates from around the country agreed to assist in writing this document. Over sixty individuals contributed their time to serve on brainstorming, writing, and editing committees. Thank you to those individuals who helped conceptualize the main ideas of this report and who read draft after draft of this document. A list of those who served on the writing and editing committess is found after the references.
The desegregation assistance centers, funded under Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, provided considerable support and assistance to the Steering Committee. To locate the center in your region that can provide assistance on school reform as it relates to desegregation and equity, see Title IV Desegregation Assistance Centers. Finally, a special thanks to James Early, Assistant Secretary of Education and Public Service, the Smithsonian Institution; Warlene Gary, Manager, Education, Business and Outreach Programs of the National Educational Association; Carl Grant, Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Samuel Halperin, Director of the American Youth Policy Forum; and Warren Simmons, Director fo the Baltimore Office of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, for their considerable intellectual and emotional support.
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