Five Foundational Steps to Ensure Schools Work Better for All Children from the Nation’s Leader in Education Innovation and Opportunity
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 7, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, with annual Back to School rituals now fully underway, parents, grandparents and engaged citizens have a new tool to help them make a fundamental difference in the education of their children and ensure that the status quo is the exception, not the rule.
The “Take Back Your Schools” Action Guide – fully online – provides five impactful steps to guide parents and citizens who want to be engaged in making education better for their children, their communities and the nation. Said CER’s founder and CEO Jeanne Allen, “With twenty-five years of evidence-based solutions underway, improving parent power and results for kids is no longer a mystery.”
Among the actions that citizens can take, the Center provides access to information about:
- Transparency: School report cards, national and international comparisons
- Opportunity: How states are doing in providing meaningful options
- Engagement: Tools that empower parents & others with critical information
- Politics & Policy: How to make sense of candidates and the policies they espouse
In addition to the five foundational steps available here, the Center will continue to build upon its unique storehouse of data and action steps to help citizens advance education innovation and opportunity in America so that all can achieve upward mobility, and the American dream.
To learn more, visit edreform.com. For models of success and opportunities to interview CER leadership about these and other efforts, contact CER Communications Director Michelle Tigani at [email protected].