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When communities want to foster improvement in their
public schools, they enlist constituencies of families,
youths, educators, businesses, policymakers, civic groups,
and citizens to support specific educational reforms.
These constituencies, in turn, develop leadership skills
to shape public discourse and affect policy.
For local education funds, advocacy means increasing the number of people behind an effort and developing their capacity to educate others about the issues at hand. This kind of constituency-building happens through grassroots organizing that includes the following elements:
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Face-to-face meetings
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Door-to-door canvassing
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House and church meetings open to the public
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Media campaigns
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Voter education
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Meetings with local policymakers and opinion leaders
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