Public Education Promise: A Future-Ready Framework for Education
June 06, 2025
An Action Framework for Public Education

Strong public schools are essential to our country’s success.
Across the country and across the political aisle, we largely all want the same things for America’s children: The opportunity to receive an education that prepares them to contribute as productive members of society and find success in life on a path of their choosing.
As public education leaders, we are committed to adopting highly efficient practices and programs that support and educate America’s children. We will work in partnership with students, parents, and stakeholders to ensure we measure what matters and provide our students and teachers with the skills and support they need to succeed.
The Future-Ready Education Framework, developed by The Public Education Promise Advisory Committee, represents a fundamental redesign of the current education system, rooted in principles and practices flexible enough to enable practitioners to lead in ways specific to their community context but sturdy enough to prepare all students to thrive in futures they cannot yet imagine.
This work is intended to be done in partnership with employers, local businesses, philanthropy, faith and community-based organizations, and families.
We also recognize that reorienting, realigning, and restructuring does not happen instantly, nor is it the sole responsibility of schools and educators. Some public schools are better positioned to begin this work immediately, and some will face more significant barriers to transformation—whether related to resourcing, policy, or cultural constraints—that require more time and engagement to overcome.
Principle 1: Prioritize Student-Centered Learning
Principle 2: The New Basics: Real Skills for Real Life
Principle 3: Attract, Hire, Retain and Reward the Best People
Principle 4: Build Highly Engaged Family, Community, and Business Partnerships
Principle 5: Measure What Matters
Gustavo Balderas
Superintendent, Beaverton
School District (Ore.)
Gregg Behr
Executive Director, Grable
Foundation
Jean-Claude Brizard
President and CEO, Digital
Promise
Gladys I. Cruz
Superintendent, Questar III, Board of Cooperative
Educational Services (N.Y.)
Richard Culatta
CEO, ISTE+ASCD
Jose L. Dotres
Superintendent, Miami-Dade
Schools (Fla.)
L. Earl Franks
Executive Director, National
Association of Elementary School
Principals
Rupak Gandhi
Superintendent, Fargo Public
Schools (N.D.)
Kristine Gilmore
Associate Executive Director,
Leadership Network, AASA
Joe Gothard
Superintendent, Madison
Metropolitan School District (Wis.)
Marcelle Haddix
Dean, School of Education,
University of Wisconsin-
Madison
William Hite
CEO and President,
KnowledgeWorks
Barbara Hunter
Executive Director, National
School Public Relations
Association
Eileen King
Executive Director, Maine
School Superintendents
Association
David Law
Superintendent, Minnetonka
Public Schools (Minn.)
M. Ann Levett
Assistant Executive Director,
Leadership Network, AASA
John Malloy
Assistant Executive Director,
Leadership Network, AASA
Erin McCallum
Associate Executive Director,
Strategy & Communications, AASA
Ronn Nozoe
CEO, National Association of
Secondary School Principals
Karen Pittman
Founding Partner, Knowledge to
Power Catalysts
David R. Schuler
Executive Director, AASA
Heidi Sipe
Superintendent, Umatilla School
District (Ore.)
Valerie Truesdale
Senior Assistant Executive Director,
Leadership Network, AASA
Ash Vasudeva
President and CEO,
ConnectED: The National Center
for College and Career
Learn More About The Public Education Promise
United for Our Children’s Futures
At the end of the day, young people should be excited about going to school, teachers should feel empowered by their incredibly important service role, and parents should feel good about the education their children receive in America’s public schools.
This is what is possible when we commit to fulfilling The Public Education Promise for every child in America.
Our duty as educators and school system leaders is to ensure that our students graduate not only as good students but as good citizens.David R. Schuler![]()
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