Commentary

As Parents & Teachers Struggle, Public Health Experts Challenge School Mandates

Policy changes continue to ignore the fact that parents and families have been put in the drivers’ seat and instead focus on funding public schools that are empty, rather than homes that have become the defacto school for most.

Jeanne Allen: Parents should have power on education

For years, measures like the Nation’s Report Cardhave assessed educational opportunity in America. Long story short: Our scores are abysmal, and our children are falling further and further behind both national and international norms.

A Look At The Innovators Driving Education Change In An Age Of Political Paralysis

Innovative schools and teachers are utilizing new products and technologies more rapidly, lifting constraints on what the typical physical classroom can do.

As Schools Finally Find Footing, NYC Reverses Course On Reopening

Rather than innovate, de Blasio plans to extricate himself from Covid’s challenges.

abc7: Distance learning not adding up for every student, experts say

"There were very little opportunities for parents to say well hold on, have you thought about the fact that we have to work as well or we're all going to be in the same house working." Michael Musante, from the Center for Education Reform, said. "Those decisions were made very high up and handed down."

The sneak attack on DC's most promising schools

When public forums are framed in deliberately misleading language, we know there's harmful intent to spread disinformation. In Washington, D.C., anti-charter school forces are organizing community forums clad in pleasing language like “transparency” and “accountability.”

Center for Education Reform Looks to Preserve the American Dream

Expand educational opportunities that can yield improved economic outcomes for all Americans, particularly our youth.

The Latest In The School Reopening Saga

The push to reopen school reached a new level this week as mayors and governors on both sides of the aisle, as well as the president...

FoxNews: Cuomo says New York schools can reopen as teachers unions fight against reopening efforts

Jeanne Allen tells Griff Jenkins on FoxNews Saturday, “If ever there was a cry for personalized learning, it’s now."

Journal Editorial Report: Teachers unions, progressive groups want demands met on housing, standardized testing before schools reopen

Teachers unions, progressive groups want demands met on housing, standardized testing before schools reopen