Intersection of Education Policy and Politics Our Purpose

WORKING AT THE

INTERSECTION OF EDUCATION POLICY AND POLITICS OUR PURPOSE

he Hunt Institute is a recognized leader in the movement to transform American public education. We work at the intersection of education policy and politics where we empower state leaders to drive sustainable reform and become audacious Tchampions for public education.

Marshaling expertise from a nationwide partner network, we connect leaders with the best strategies to develop and implement policies and programs that improve public education. We are unapologetic about the importance of equity—in educational access, quality, and opportunity—and it is at the core of the work we do.

Established in 2001, The Hunt Institute honors the legacy of Governor James B. Hunt, Jr., who served a historic four terms as North Carolina’s chief executive and whose lifelong commitment to public education earned him the distinction of the nation’s first “education governor.” The Institute was launched to leverage his experience and to engage other governors and policymakers to improve public education in their states. It is a mandate we remain committed to today.

The Institute is a 501(c)(3) independent, nonpartisan nonprofit, and in July 2016, we became an affiliate of the Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy to pursue joint research, programming opportunities, and events related to improving education policy.

“Education can’t be just another thing we do. It’s the most important thing we do. We need a more focused and comprehensive strategy. We need to be very specific about where we are trying to go. We need to realize it’s not enough to do just a ‘little more.’ We need a plan to get there, a road map to guide us.”

Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. Foundation Board Chair Governor of North Carolina [1977-1985; 1993-2001] OUR STRATEGIC FOCUS

DURING THE NEXT THREE YEARS, WE HAVE COMMITTED COMMITTED HAVE WE YEARS, THREE NEXT THE DURING TO: OURSELVES by strengthening existing partnerships and partnerships existing strengthening by network our national Building organizations; policy other education with connections new forming policymakers with North Carolina our work and reimagining Rebuilding key and leaders with legislative relationships collaborative strategic, through education; in players of states number a targeted model in Retreat Legislative Expanding our State year; each of ourreach the expand to working actively and brand Assessing our current visibility; staff well as as presence, social media web, and publications, foundation, individual, new incorporate to our funding sources Diversifying and relationships; corporate and governmental, organization’s our develop further that ways in engagement Board Bolstering champions. best very o spur lasting change, we need to reach a “saturation point”the policy both in “saturation a reach to need we change, lasting o spur through accomplished best work is This states. will within political and knowledge building. network and relationship continuous intentional, POLICY FOCUS AREAS FOCUS POLICY The Hunt Institute has built a strong brand and reputation for providing clear and concise and clear providing for reputation and brand strong a built has Institute Hunt The assessments, high standards, including policy issues, of set core a around information primary. Our of policymakers audience leaders school and teachers, effective accountability, been have we and policy, of education spectrum full the consider to want they us with shared has systems of state importance of the understanding a nuanced with them providing by responsive career- to on and K-12 early childhood through from seamlessly move students help to designed . education or postsecondary training It is imperative that we draw upon our relationships and credibility with a growing network of network growing a with credibility and relationships our upon draw we that It is imperative and vision organization’s to our faithful be to will continue We leaders. and policymakers state work. and programming our enhance and grow as we mission T “Public education—and all that it entails—is a complex a complex entails—is it that all education—and “Public There politics. in embroiled increasingly is that system state the at leadership strong that doubt becan little for all opportunities equitable to ensure vital is level leaders these too often, all Yet nation. our in students without points decision crucial at themselves find Hunt The decisively. to act need they background the navigate leaders our to helping committed is Institute education advance and landscape challenging today’s students.” for all Ph.D. Siddiqi, Javaid & CEO Executive Director OUR SIGNATURE INITIATIVES

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RESEARCH, PUBLICATIONS, AND COALITION BUILDING AND COALITION PUBLICATIONS, RESEARCH, Alliance for Excellent Education Excellent Alliance for Business Roundtable School Officers State Council of Chief City Schools Council of the Great Quality Campaign Data School of Public Policy Sanford University Duke of the States Commission Education Trust The Education Boards State of Association National of Education It is our work on the college- and career-ready standards that has led to an extensive, nationwide nationwide extensive, an to led has that standards career-ready and college- the on work our is It and resources, organizational leverages issues, emerging on collaborates that network partner for catalyst a as serves alliance far-reaching This strategies. implementation into ideas transforms specific issues, and the around engagement cohesive sharing, information and building knowledge of some of our list growing a is following sweeping impact. The with resources of identification partners: The dissemination of unbiased, research-based information to policymakers is a fundamental part of the part a fundamental is to policymakers information research-based of unbiased, dissemination The and analysis extensive conducting through issues of the core to the get experts Our mission. Institute’s around from voices the recognizing and replicating, worth strategies emerging research—identifying written publications state-level and National change. to impact approaches new offer that country the by well-received been sheets—have fact and issue briefs, papers, white staff—including Institute by legislators, advisors, education their and superintendents, governors to targeted are and policymakers leaders. education and higher agencies, education local OUR FUTURE & YOUR SUPPORT The Hunt Institute’s continued growth and success has been made possible by the generous financial support of our partners. Funders include the: Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Dominion, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and State Farm Companies Foundation.

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