2009 – The report outlines the case for an education amendment to reduce gross disparities in the allocation of resources and funds for the education of the nation’s public school students. It analyzes the current imperatives for improving US public schools; recent trends in interstate and intrastate financing of public education; and the effects of radical disparities in educational resources at local, state, and federal levels. SEF’s report argues that education is now so vital to the nation’s well-being that Americans can no longer afford to maintain the current antiquated systems of public education, which fail to ensure all students a high-quality opportunity to learn irrespective of place, class, or race.