Public Forums & Agenda Setting

LFA hosts forums to spotlight challenges facing the field and to elevate policies and best practices to strengthen public schools.
  • LFA’s convenings spotlight challenges, broker cross-disciplinary conversations, and provide a forum to incubate new ideas, research, and policy solutions.
  • In a fragmented ecosystem, LFA draws on its deep ties to the field and the 10 million members its organizations represent to speak with a unified voice to drive national conversations, shape policy debates, and reach key audiences.
On February 26, 2026, LFA brought together practitioners, stakeholders, policymakers, and researchers to highlight how efforts to undermine public education are impacting the field and hindering educators’ ability to reach and serve students. The event elevated promising research and practices and included a discussion on what’s needed to build a stronger, fairer, and more resilient public education system.