Free public education in the United States was first established in the mid-17th Century in Boston, Massachusetts, to enable children in that colony to read the Bible and receive basic information about their faith. In the centuries since, the concept of free public education became a pillar of American culture, advanced over time through countless theories and concepts and, eventually, by law. The earliest advocates of free public education, such as Benjamin Franklin, and Horace Mann and John Dewey recognized that an expanding union required a literate population to grow and compete both internally and on the world stage.
Today, almost 400 years later, we are faced with a free public education system in crisis in an unprecedented worldwide “information age.” In fact, U.S. statistics reveal that 19% of our high school graduates cannot read and that 85% of juveniles who interact with the U.S. juvenile court system are considered functionally illiterate. It is mandatory that impediments to successful K–12 teaching and learning are identified and acted on at once.
Who we are
Visions in Education Network is a team of licensed and certified professionals dedicated to improving public schools and classroom instruction. Our team of ambitious, creative, high-achieving professionals offer support services that facilitate effective teaching and learning strategies in public K–12 education through evidence-based education programs, practices and interventions.
Our Mission
Our paradigm promotes student learning and understanding by providing school superintendents, principals, charter school CEOs and operators, board members, teachers, parents and civic leaders with actionable, quantifiable tools to identify and implement constructs for an optimal learning experience.
We support a broad, multidimensional approach to meet immediate educational expectations and to establish a solid foundation for future learning success. Our consultants are wholly committed to helping schools expand and reinforce successful teaching methodologies; to recognize and address obstacles to a successful educational experience; and to engage with institutions and initiatives that support student achievement. We further address educator response to evolving dynamics in the modern classroom—from increasing student and teacher diversity to social and technological influences— that impact learning success.
Finally, we help educators engage responsibly and effectively with public policymakers to best meet the needs of the public education community. Its emphasis is and will remain on providing quality education for students, encouraging them to reach their full potential and guiding them to become life long learners.
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