Tools for Action Overview

Is your company poised to retool its education investments to make them even more effective? Do you want to spend time and resources advocating for school reform, but need advice and ideas for strategic engagement with educators and policymakers? Or is your company already at the vanguard of business involvement in schools and you’d like to get new ideas to advance your commitment?

This toolkit can help business leaders maximize company impact by supporting strategic local and state education improvement efforts. To get started, Take the Test to get a personalized site map with links and descriptions of the tools and information on this Web site.

If your company is new to education reform, How To Use This Toolkit has a step-by-step plan to help your company strengthen its commitment to education

Click here to get involved in education reform in your state and get current data on education performance in any state.

Read checklists of specific strategies businesses can use in the areas of advocacy, philanthropy, expertise and leadership. We have also prepared snapshots of business-led education reform initiatives tied to these strategies. You can also download easy-to-use tips and tools to get ideas and materials for effective business practices in education reform, build support among business colleagues, educators and the public to improve schools—and maximize your company’s return on investment.