Public schools are vital to our nation’s most valuable resource, our children. A recent report from UC Berkeley’s Center for Cities and Schools and the 21st Century Schools Fund, highlights the dire state of our public school infrastructure across the nation.  The Center for Cities and Schools and their partners engaged key stakeholders in the fall of 2016 to identify key strategies for addressing the issue of inequity in school facilities.  While there are resource and infrastructure poor schools throughout the country, all too often it is schools in low-income communities that are in the worst condition. This disparity in access to quality school facilities in some of the most vulnerable communities has contributed to the achievement gap, which is the persistent disparity in academic performance between low-income students and students of color and their wealthy counterparts. Schools play an integral role in the health of our communities by providing a place for residents to not only learn, but to come together and build community. It is important to prioritize high quality educational facilities, to ensure that students and staff have safe and healthy spaces to learn.