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This week we bring you a quick round robin of what we think are the most interesting – even if frustrating – happenings around the world of education opportunity and innovation. KIDS SHELTER TO OPEN CHARTER. What a great example of using the leverage of the charter school idea to help kids where they are. This is what can happen when people are free to innovate. NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED. New Mexico continues its war on educational excellence instituted under Governor Michelle Grisham. Given the MAS Charter School’s stellar performance, the state action is vindictive, mean spirited, and comes close to child abuse for the New Mexico kids who will be deprived of quality education. HOPE BEHIND BARS. We previously reported on a great effort to help kids currently confined in correctional institutions. Happily the idea is gaining more traction as the DeVos team looks to help those who want to to increase education for kids behind bars.  Photo: Education Week WHO’S KILLING CHARTER SCHOOLS? We don’t know if Jeanne Allen was wearing her deerstalker cap and had a meerschaum pipe handy, but she solves the mystery with logic that would make the famous resident of 221-B Baker Street proud.  EDUCATION SOMETIMES NEEDS A K.I.S.S. Besides not teaching the “three Rs”, too many schools also fail to impart basic life skills. An insightful analysis showing a common sense solution – as simple as K.I.S.S. ANTI-CHARTER BLOC BEGINS TO CRACK. A courageous group of leaders in 3 NAACP affiliates has had enough of inner-city kids being trapped in substandard schools – aka the soft bigotry of low expectations. Here’s hoping that these three California NAACP chapters are just the tip of the iceberg. CHARTERS AT TOP OF NATIONAL RANKINGS. Perhaps one reason the three California NAACP chapters support charter schools are the indisputable facts, contained in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings, that show many charters at the very top of the ranking of 26,000 public schools. THE BONFIRE OF THE INSANITIES. As lawmakers talk of (and some advocates concede to) slowing charter growth, the public might consider performance of CA schools in spite of 60% spending increase since 2011. If you want to read more daily, check out CER’s Media Bullpen daily! For more information or to give suggestions on news that should be covered, please go to edreform.com |
Founded in 1993, the Center for Education Reform aims to expand educational opportunities that lead to improved economic outcomes for all Americans — particularly our youth — ensuring that conditions are ripe for innovation, freedom and flexibility throughout U.S. education.