Public Education Affirming that each child is made in God's image, we believe that each child deserves the best education available. This is achieved, we are convinced, through quality public schools. The Committee's primary focus is supporting quality public education. At a time when public education is under attack from a variety of sources for a variety of reasons, our mission is to call the member communions of the National Council of Churches and our nation as well to remember first and foremost our children, all our children. We believe our children deserve the opportunity to explore and develop their God-given abilities.
Public education provides the best opportunity for most children.
While we recognize the role of private schools in the educational enterprise, we strongly believe the focus of our efforts needs to be placed on public schools. People of faith can play an important role in support of public education and in the life of local schools. We believe this role must be informed by the constitutional understanding fo the separation of church and state, an understanding that protects the integrity of both our schools and our faith communities. We hope this pilot project will provide a model for church-school partnership that can be used in other states. We share these resources with member denominations.