The Community Education Foundation/Listening to America (CEF) is a nonpartisan, tax-exempt research The Community Education Foundation/Listening to America (CEF) is a nonpartisan, tax-exempt research and educational institute focusing on public policy issues impacting African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, Native-Americans, and a broad cross-section of other ethnic and minority communities across America. Our guiding principle is to maintain an open, fair, and balanced dialogue