Subject: Free and Open Educational Resources for Schools and Districts

Dear Policymaker,

I am writing to inform you about www.curriki.org - an online resource that can help provide a low-cost and innovative solution to many of our teaching and learning challenges in districts and schools.

Curriki is a social entrepreneurship organization that supports the development and free distribution of open source educational materials to improve education worldwide.  The online community gives teachers, students and parents universal access to peer-reviewed K-12 curricula and powerful online collaboration tools.

More than just a collection of resources, Curriki can support schools and school districts by helping them:

1. Save costs on purchasing teaching resources – on average, school systems spend $4,500 on teaching resources per teacher. By using the free and Open Educational Resources available on Curriki, you can reduce that cost by at least 50%
2. Provide dynamic teaching resources - Curriki liberates school systems from the static method of teaching and learning, and helps all educators innovate in their classrooms on a daily basis, which we know can lead to increased student achievement 
3. Innovate at All Levels - Curriki connects principals and districts to a community of innovative educational professionals from around the world 
4. Manage Valuable Knowledge - Curriki ensures that even if teachers leave the system, their knowledge is still available for use in schools