Tapping the Potential - Alliance for Excellent Education

A L L I A N C E F O R E X C E L L E N T E D U C AT I O NAbout the Alliance for Excellent EducationThe Alliance for Excellent Education is a national policy and research organizationthat works to help make every child a graduate—to prepare them for college, to havesuccess in life, and to be contributing members of society. It focuses on the needs ofthe millions of secondary school students (those in the lowest achievement quartile)who are most likely to leave school without a diploma or to graduate unprepared for aproductive future.Based in Washington, D.C., the Alliance’s audience includes parents, teachers andprincipals, and students, as well as the federal, state, and local policy communities,education organizations, the media, and a concerned public.To inform the national debate about education policies and options, we producereports and other materials, make presentations at meetings and conferences, briefpolicymakers and the press, and provide timely information to a wide audience via ourbiweekly newsletter and regularly updated website, www.all4ed.org.ii