Preserving a Critical National Asset: America's Disadvantaged Students and the Crisis in Faith-Based Urban Schools

September 2008. This report chronicles the history of faith-based K-12 education in America, describes the important place held by these schools in the K-12 education landscape—particularly their service of low-income urban populations—and provides explanations for their rapid disappearance. The report also proposes a variety of potential solutions to the problem, both governmental and nongovernmental, so these schools can survive and continue educating historically underserved populations.

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

INTRODUCTION

PART I: THE CHALLENGE
FAITH-BASED SCHOOLS IN AMERICA
ACADEMIC BENEFITS OF FAITH-BASED SCHOOLS
THE LOSS OF URBAN FAITH-BASED SCHOOLS
THE STRUGGLE OF URBAN EDUCATION
ATTEMPTS AT REFORM
CAUSES OF THE CRISIS

PART II: SOLUTIONS
JOINT RESPONSIBILITY
NETWORKS 
PHILANTHROPY

• Improving and Publicizing School Quality
  • Standardized Assessments
  • Alternative Measures
  • Improvement Strategies
  • Distributing Information
• Engaging Faith-based Communities
• Focusing Geographically
• Focusing on Programs

HIGHER EDUCATION

• Preparing Teachers and Principals
• Supporting Schools

NEW SUPPORT SYSTEMS

• Building Human Capital
• Creating New Schools and Replicating Successful Schools

PUBLIC POLICY 

• Scholarships
• Student-centered Funding
• Tax Credits 
• Faith-based Charter Schools
• Additional Support

NOTES

APPENDIX
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
EDITED AND CORRECTED TRANSCRIPTS

• Opening Presentation
• Panel I: Faith-based Schools and the Common Good
• Speech by President George W. Bush
• Panel II: Practical Realities on the Ground
• Lunch Plenary: Education Options and America’s Cities
• Panel III: Community Solutions
• Panel IV: Public Policy Options

APPENDIX NOTES

MODERATOR AND SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES

Policy makers, teachers, parents, and those interested in preserving faith-based education would find this publication informative.