WASHINGTON, DC (January 23, 2017) — With the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States, the proverbial first 100 days of the new administration is now underway. Recommendations for a fast start in the field of education policy are contained in the Center for Education Reform’s newly published report, “The First 100 Days: The Path to Going Bold on Education Innovation and Opportunity.”
The 20-page report argues that “it’s time to be bold and think about what’s possible when you take control over a nearly $70 billion agency, and have entered a nation where 37 of the 50 states are governed by education friendly lawmakers.”
The opportunities are more than just about school choice, CER Founder and CEO Jeanne Allen declares. “It’s about tearing up the very top-down mandates and arcane characterizations of schools that created the need for micro schools, innovative charters, competency-based programs and online higher education offerings in the first place.”
CER’s report singles out four major interconnected areas for attention: spending, teaching, higher education and educational choice. “The key,” the report states, is “to set the four wheels in motion at once.”
“History can be made by moving rapidly and in unison on these four areas of focus,” according to the report.