| Resolution Number: | 2015-B005 | |
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| Title: | Endorse Church-School Partnerships to Support Public Education | |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred as Amended | |
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Resolved, That the 78th General Convention endorse church-school partnerships as a path for following Jesus into the neighborhood, addressing educational inequity, and rejuvenating congregations; and be it further
Resolved, That the General Convention request the 'All Our Children' National Network to collaboratively convene an intergenerational symposium on “Children, Poverty, and Public Education: The Role of the Church in Addressing Educational Inequity,” with a report thereon to be submitted to the Executive Council for report to the 79th General Convention; and be it further
Resolved, That the General Convention urge church-school partnerships to join the 'All Our Children' National Network, and their local public education support initiatives, to hasten the day when quality public education is available to all children.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Salt Lake City, 2015 (New York: General Convention, 2015), p. 440. |
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