April 28, 2014
The New America Foundation convened a panel discussion to “cash the check,” as Senior Researcher Conor Williams put it, on the information expounded in a recently published book entitled Our School: Searching for Community in the Era of Choice. The book follows two elementary school classrooms, a kindergarten class in the start-up charter school Mundo […] Read more »
April 25, 2014
Charter schools make an impressive showing on the U.S. News & World Report’s list of America’s Best High Schools, accounting for 24 percent of the top 100 high schools on the rankings. For the rankings, U.S. News & World Report evaluated 500 top schools. Of these 500 schools, 84 are charter schools, totaling 17 percent […] Read more »
April 25, 2014
As my semester of interning at CER comes to an end, I am able to reflect on all that I have been exposed to in such a short period of time. When I first came to CER in February, I didn’t know what to expect. As the first few days of my internship commenced, I […] Read more »
April 24, 2014
One of the greatest things about Washington, D.C. is the wealth of educational choice that it provides its students. Though some may argue that traditional public schools should be able to cater to every type of student, when taking one look at the Mundo Verde Bilingual Public Charter School, it’s difficult to argue that innovation […] Read more »
April 22, 2014
My impetus for pursuing an internship at CER grew from a personal love of education, both learning and teaching, and a zeal for pursuing excellence in the field. Over the years I have worked at elementary schools, researched subjects ranging from charter school development to the efficacy of Teach for America, and sought out classes […] Read more »
April 10, 2014
As technology continues to constantly change and grow at an incredible rate, it can be difficult to keep track of the impact that it has on the education system in America today. While technology is often characterized as detrimental to the social skills and attention span of young people, it’s important to also look at […] Read more »
April 1, 2014
In recent remarks, Robert Cane, executive director of Friends of Choice in Urban Schools (FOCUS), issued a powerful warning to the charter school movement in the District of Columbia. Cane spoke of the momentous progress that has been made over the years in making charter schools promising educational options for DC students, but also of […] Read more »
March 26, 2014
Choice is something that we often take for granted until it is taken away. On some days, the biggest choices we make are what we’re making for lunch or whether we’re going to the gym, on other days, we make choices that can influence the rest of our lives. Parents’ choices not only influence their […] Read more »
March 24, 2014
The term “March Madness’ often evokes thoughts of Cinderella storied basketball teams that beat the odds to make a successful run at glory, along with shining moments that completely change the dynamic felt by all the players involved. But these principles can easily be applied to the developments of New Hope Academy in York, PA, […] Read more »
March 10, 2014
The College Board has once again made changes to the SAT, reducing writing and vocabulary expectations that negatively affect the exam’s rigor. The latest installment in the over two decade-long struggle to implement what always appear to be well-intentioned modifications, is nothing short of the SAT’s battle to avoid obscurity. This is just another instance […] Read more »
