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NYC scores big by hanging on to charter-school visionary Eva Moskowitz

by Post Editorial Board New York Post November 17, 2016 New York City school kids caught a break Thursday when Eva Moskowitz took herself out of the running to be Donald Trump’s secretary of education. The Success Academy Charter Network CEO met with Trump a day earlier and was rumored to be under consideration for…

Donald Trump, the Best (or Worst) Thing to Happen to School Choice?

by Richard Whitmire The 74 November 16, 2016 Donald Trump will be “the greatest thing that ever happened” to charter schools, Rudolph Giuliani recently declared, speaking as vice chairman of Trump’s transition team. That could happen — but there’s an equal chance he will be the worst. The former New York City mayor’s assertion is…

Local charter school responds to TV host's criticizism

by Monica Jacquez, KXTV ABC 10 November 16, 2016 Natomas Charter School in Sacramento is getting national attention after HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” host John Oliver launched a piece on failed charter schools, ultimately criticizing how they are run. "If we are going to treat charter schools like pizza shops, we should monitor them at…

Jeanne Allen on Bill Martinez Live

Jeanne Allen, Founder and CEO of The Center for Education Reform, calls on the president-elect to unite the nation’s families and communities around improving education through innovation and opportunity.

Re-Thinking Education in America

Jeanne Allen, Founder and CEO of the Center for Education Reform, sits down with William L Walton, Host of Common Ground with Bill Walton, to talk about the status of education reform and the charter school movement.

Pence accomplished what Trump wants for national education: Vouchers and charters

by Emma Brown and Perry Stein The Washington Post November 11th, 2016 As governor of Indiana, Mike Pence accomplished what his new boss, President-elect Donald Trump, now wants to do nationwide: Expand taxpayer-funded vouchers and charter schools to give more parents choices beyond traditional public schools. Trump has proposed a new $20 billion federal program…

Wall Street Journal Opinion Journal: Trump’s School Choice Opportunity

CER Founder and CEO Jeanne Allen talks with Wall Street Journal's Mary Kissel about what Election 2016 results could mean for the future of education, including the election of Donald Trump, a defeated Massachusetts ballot initiative on charter schools, and states that saw the election of opportunity-minded Superintendents, Governors, and U.S. Senators.

Where Does President Elect Donald Trump Stand on Education Reform?

By: Matt StockNewsTimes NOVEMBER 10, 2016 Now, only a few months ago, Donald Trump pledged that—should he be elected president—he will immediately invest $20 billion in school choice. This plan would, essentially, reprioritize existing federal dollars in order to establish a grant that will allow for children who live in poverty to attend the school…

What Will a Trump Presidency Mean for K–12 and Ed Tech?

By The Journal Staff The Journal 11/09/16 Disturbingly little is known with any certainty about President-Elect Donald J. Trump’s plans for education. Even credible speculation is difficult, given that Trump is far from a traditional Republican and that his statements on a range of issues have proved somewhat inconsistent over the last year or so.…

Educators ponder meaning of a Trump presidency: Plea for “the vulnerable and the bullied”

by HECHINGER REPORT November 9, 2016 NEW YORK – President-elect Donald Trump said very little about education during the bruising and divisive campaign, leaving those who devote their life to it baffled and unsure about what he’ll actually do and what his policy choices will be. The Republican has pushed for school choice using federal…