People for Education’s
strategic framework

People for Education is a unique organization in Canada: independent, non-partisan, and fueled by a belief in the power and promise of public education. We create evidence, instigate dialogue, and build links so that people can see – and act on – the connection between public education and a fair and prosperous society.

Our values Strategic plan

Our vision	Public education is recognized for its foundational role in Canada’s social and economic future, and a reimagined public education system actively contributes to a more equitable, sustainable, prosperous, competitive, innovative, and democratic Canada.

Our mission	To be a catalyst for change in public education .

Strategic priorities	People for Education will… Amplify Innovations: To inspire evolution in public education, we will identify innovations, convene innovators, and create an inspiration bank to prove what’s possible, show how it can be done, and inspire others to act. Research to bridge boundaries: To overcome the compartmentalization of education across Canada and improve public understanding of the successes, challenges, and differences in systems across the country, we will facilitate data-sharing and the development of new measurement tools, providing pan-Canadian evidence to support local, regional, and national policy change. Create champions: To break down the silos that isolate education from Canada’s broader social and economic goals, we will use our convening expertise to build bridges between education and sectors like business, health, climate, poverty and equity, labour market, technology, anti-racism, and innovation. As a result, leaders will have practical tools that provide educational answers to their sector challenges, and we will have pan-Canadian strategies to support change in public education. compartmentalization that is getting in the way of educational change. Centre youth: To amplify youth voices and youth-driven solutions for sustainable change, we will recruit an active Pan-Canadian Youth Network and integrate youth knowledge, experience, and expertise into each area of our work.

Our values

People for Education is evidence-based.	Our work and perspectives are informed by rigorous research, and we look beyond our borders to learn from leading practices that will enhance public education policy.
People for Education is independent.	We strive to do what is best for public education, and we operate independent of all political and bureaucratic constituencies.
People for Education is inclusive and open.	We stand for universally accessible public education, we advocate for equity, we share what we are learning, and we engage a wide spectrum of stakeholders and points of view.

Strategic plan 2023-2028

People for Education’s strategic plan outlines the long-term goals within each of our strategic priorities, key approaches to achieving those goals, and our objectives for the next five years.

Strategic priority #1 Strategic priority #2 Strategic priority #3 Strategic priority #4 Strategic priority #5

Strategic priority #1	People for education will identify innovations in Canada and internationally, convene innovators, and create an inspiration bank to prove what’s possible and inspire others to act.
STRATEGIES	OUTPUTS	OUTCOMES
Identify and amplify current Canadian and international innovations. Create an inspiration bank (videos, interviews, podcasts) so that innovators learn from each other, and the public knows what’s possible. Conduct policy analysis to identify policy opportunities and barriers. Leverage the “innovation insights” through communications and partnerships with pan-Canadian policymakers, media, education stakeholders, and youth. Convene innovators, sector leaders, and youth annually.	Innovation models that can be adapted and adopted by other communities. Shareable videos, interviews, social media. Media stories Policy briefs connecting the dots between successful local innovations and policy opportunities and/or barriers.	Innovators across the country will have access to a bank of models and prototypes to support and inspire them. They will share knowledge, strategies, successes, and new models for innovation. Policymakers will have access to information about both policies that support innovation policies that act as barriers. A series of “what works” models will inform an overall education strategy for the country.

Strategic priority #2	People for Education will facilitate pan-Canadian data-sharing and new measurement tools to support local, regional, and national policy change.
STRATEGIES	OUTPUTS	OUTCOMES
Develop a transferable Annual School Survey Toolkit that can be used by other provinces and territories. Promote the toolkit to school board associations, ministries of education, principal and teacher federations. Provide support to organizations to develop and administer their own Annual School Survey. Conduct a scan of education and well-being indicators currently used in P/Ts across Canada. Identify common indicators that could be used to understand similarities and differences in education systems across Canada.	A downloadable Annual School Survey Toolkit that can be modified for local provincial/territorial relevance. A pan-Canadian education and well-being indicator framework. Findings from Annual Canadian School Surveys.	Comparable pan-Canadian data provides the public and policymakers with the tools to understand successes, challenges, and differences in systems across the country. Evidence and data anchors Pan-Canadian education strategies.

Strategic priority #3	People for education will convene champions from sectors like business, health, climate, poverty and equity, labour market, technology, immigration, anti-racism, and innovation to develop pan-Canadian strategies for change in public education.
STRATEGIES	OUTPUTS	OUTCOMES
Identify and engage with organizations, advocates and round tables focused on key social/economic issues. Identify what would support them in adding public education to their communications and policy strategies. Develop specific communication/evidence tools to match specific sector needs.	Tool kits and/or scripts that can be used by different sectoral advocacy groups to integrate educational system change into their advocacy, communications, and policy work. Annual summits where innovators, sector champions, and youth negotiate to develop policy recommendations and joint communiques.	Leaders from multiple sectors – including business, health, labour market, climate, technology and innovation, poverty and equity, immigration, and Truth and Reconciliation – become advocates for change in public education.

Strategic priority #4	People for Education will recruit an active Pan-Canadian Youth Network and integrate youth knowledge, experience, and expertise into each area of our work.
STRATEGIES	OUTPUTS	OUTCOMES
Activate a pan-Canadian youth network to support amplifying diverse young voices for change. Co-create processes that facilitate active youth feedback and input in amplifying innovations, sharing data and research, engaging cross-sector champions, and developing a Pan-Canadian Education Strategy.	A Pan-Canadian Youth Network with representation from across Canada. A youth web page with content and focus overseen by the youth network. Youth network content across social media channels. Youth input on each facet of the five-year strategy.	Youth from across Canada have a platform to participate in and design recommendations for change in education. Canada has a Pan-Canadian Education Strategy – co-created by youth.

Strategic priority #5	People for education will work with youth and champions from multiple sectors to co-create a pan-Canadian Education Strategy to provide principles, indicators, and policy recommendations for change at local, provincial/territorial and federal levels.
STRATEGIES	OUTPUTS	OUTCOMES
Conduct outreach to leaders across Canada to engage them in the development of a pan-Canadian education strategy. Convene cross-sector champions, innovators, and youth annually at educational change summits, using human-centred design methods to facilitate collaboration. Co-create joint communiques and recommendations resulting from the summits. Use the joint communiques to build an overall road map for system change.	Annual summits produce joint communiques with recommendations for educational change, which are revised and adapted by participants over the five years. In the fifth year, an overall Pan-Canadian Education Strategy is produced and includes a set of goals and indicators to measure progress.	Policymakers, innovators, sector leaders, young people, and change agents have an evidence-based Pan-Canadian Education Strategy to support positive change in education systems across the country. Recommendations in the Pan-Canadian education strategy provide principles, tools, and indicators to be used by local, regional, provincial, territorial, and federal policymakers.

People for Education’s strategic framework

Our vision

Our mission

Strategic priorities

Our values

Strategic plan 2023-2028

Strategic priority #1

People for education will identify innovations in Canada and internationally, convene innovators, and create an inspiration bank to prove what’s possible and inspire others to act.

Strategic priority #2

People for Education will facilitate pan-Canadian data-sharing and new measurement tools to support local, regional, and national policy change.

Strategic priority #3

People for education will convene champions from sectors like business, health, climate, poverty and equity, labour market, technology, immigration, anti-racism, and innovation to develop pan-Canadian strategies for change in public education.

Strategic priority #4

People for Education will recruit an active Pan-Canadian Youth Network and integrate youth knowledge, experience, and expertise into each area of our work.

Strategic priority #5

People for education will work with youth and champions from multiple sectors to co-create a pan-Canadian Education Strategy to provide principles, indicators, and policy recommendations for change at local, provincial/territorial and federal levels.

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