CPER Learning Network

Creating a culture of learning is central to CPER's long-term success. CPER is committed to creating a learning community for parent leaders, community organizers, funders and other key stakeholders from all sites participating in the initiative.

The CPER Learning Network aims to strengthen the local, regional and national impact of CPER grantees, donors and allied organizations to achieve systemic public education reform. By connecting grantees, donors and allies to build new and deeper relationships we aim to cultivate the linkages needed to share agendas, strategies, lessons, and tools essential to building a educational justice movement. The Learning Network's components are designed to strengthen and complement each other to create a coherent, comprehensive program that:

• Strengthens the organzing capacity of CPER grantees and site coalitions
• Increases the visibility and credibility of the field of education organizing by sharing successful education organizing campaigns and strategies, as well as supporting knowledge sharing and/or the replication/adaptation of campaigns in new localities
• Supports the development of a sustainable national movement for educational justice built upon a shared vision rooted in the experience of communities & coordinated action at the local, state and national level by supporting the growth of strong relationships, shared analysis and strategies.

Examples of CPER Learning Network components include:

• Annual Convening - CPER hosts annual meetings of all its partners. These convenings provide an opportunity for all CPER donors and grantees to share what they are learning about systemic education reform and to deepen their understanding of the common issues and opportunities emerging from their organizing and policy-reform efforts. For more information about CPER's Convenings, click here.

• Strengthening Organizing Capacity - CPER supports grantees and sites with access to technical assistance funding for targeted organizing and campaign support, such as trainings, learning visits, retreats, etc.
  

• Multi-media Trainings - CPER provides multi-media training opportunities such as webinars and conference calls on critical education reform policies and issues (i.e. ESEA, ARRA) and models of education organizing campaigns. .

• Presentations at Regional and National Conferences - CPER staff and other partners plan and organize conference presentations to raise the visibility of organizing as an education-reform strategy.