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We appreciate your willingness to share your time and insights as we developed a comprehensive set of policy priorities for policymakers, community advocates, and families. This would not have been possible without your valuable input and feedback. Thank you once again.  \n© 2019 Southern Education Foundation, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia. All rights reserved.  \nPrinted in the United States of America.  \nPortions of this work may be reproduced without permission, provided that acknowledgement is fully given to the Southern Education Foundation. Limited permission is also granted for larger portions to be reproduced by nonprofit and public agencies and institutions only, solely for non-commercial purposes so long as full acknowledgement to the Southern Education Foundation as the source is prominently given. Reproduction or storage in any electronic form for any commercial purpose is prohibited without the express written permission of the Southern Education Foundation.  \nSOUTHERN EDUCATION FOUNDATION  2  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nForeword.…………………….............................……………………………...................... 4  \nExecutive Summary…………………….............................……………………………..... 6  \nIntroduction.……………………………….............................……………………………..... 9  \nEducation Reform………………………………….............................…………………..... 11  \nSchool Governance………………………………….............................…………………... 27  \nSchool Funding……………………………………….............................…………………… 30  \nSchool Choice………………………………………….............................…………………... 33  \nSOUTHERN EDUCATION FOUNDATION  3  \nFOREWORD  \nThe Southern Education Foundation (SEF), in its over 150-year history, has maintained a voice advocating for education opportunities and education equity in the South. The document presented here is a continuation of that history of advocacy through a statement of principles and positions covering what we at SEF consider to be critical issues of policy in K – 12 public education. This document offers sound policy positions supported by credible research and data designed to better inform public education policy development and related legislation in the southern states. This document expands upon and provides foundational support for SEF’s  \nWhether SEF is in the position of assisting in the drafting of proposed education legislation or opposing what we believe is ill-advised education legislation, it is critical that our policy positions are informed, refined and explained by quality research and the presentation of data in a manner that strengthens the advancement of the best policies and practices for the education of all children in our public schools.  \nLegislative Positions released in December 2018. Our December 2018 Legislative Positions centered around three specific issues in K – 12 public education policy: (1) Education Reform,(2) School Governance, and (3) School Funding.  \nSOUTHERN EDUCATION FOUNDATION  4  \nOur SEF Government Affairs operation continues to work on public education legislation throughout the South on matters that significantly touch upon equity, fairness and opportunity surrounding the issues addressed in this document. 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