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Flag of Liberty and Learning

Background

The National School Public Relations Association, established in 1935, created the Flag of Learning and Liberty. In recent years the Flag has been presented to the Education Ministry in Japan, carried aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, raised over every state capital, featured in a White House ceremony, and covered in the news media throughout the nation. The Flag is one of many NSPRA activities designed to develop greater support for education through responsible communications.

The Nation's Education Flag Features:

• A horizontal red stripe across its top depicting the strength and vitality of a democratic way of life.
  
• A blue stripe running horizontally along the bottom which represents the stability and opportunity made possible by a strong system of education.
  
• A center field of white which conveys the virtue and aspiration of a nation of free people.

The central focus of the flag is the emblem in the middle of the field which features:

• Two gold flames at the top—one for learning and one for liberty. These flames are supported by a base of four elements, arranged in alternating blue and red pairs.
  
• The blue elements represent the two key foundations of strong education—high expectations and effective teaching.
  
• The red elements symbolize the cornerstone institutions of a democratic society—responsible families and involved communities.