Dear colleague,
In this issue of the Framer's Almanac, we are excited to share several new resources with you. Included below are: new research on how to talk about Budgets and Taxes, new research on how Americans think about the Education system, and a request to hear from you!
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How to Talk about Budgets and Taxes
**New Message Memo and Research**
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 For advocates working to preserve important social programs, FrameWorks' new research on how to talk about Budgets and Taxes couldn't come at a better time. This new investigation builds on our previous research on how Americans think about government.
In this project, FrameWorks researchers explored the underlying assumptions Americans have about these issues, and found that the concepts of budgets and taxes remain largely unconnected for most people. The implications for the disconnect on public thinking are explored and suggestions for more productive strategies for communicating about these issues proposed.
This work was supported by Demos and Kansas Action for Children.
Please click here to read the Budgets and Taxes Message Memo.
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How Americans Think About Education
**Four New Research Reports**
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 We are delighted to share the first findings from FrameWorks' multi-year investigation of American thinking about Education. The goal of this project is to document patterns in public thinking about all levels of the American education system, and to explore challenges and opportunities that confront those who would reshape the public conversation to support comprehensive reform.
Preliminary findings suggest that Americans generally understand the education system as "failing" but lack an organized understanding of the way the system functions or how it may be improved. When covered in the media, education reform is typically presented as a local issue where the goal of improved student achievement is juxtaposed against the chronic resource constraints of local school systems.
This work was supported by the Nellie Mae Education Foundation and the Lumina Foundation for Education.
Click here to visit the Education page on our website.
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Share Your Story!
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How have the FrameWorks Institute's research, recommendations, or technical assistance influenced your work?
We want to hear from you and we want to share your story with others!
Please click here to share your thoughts with us. Thank you!
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