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Amicus Brief Filed in Most Important Education Case in Decades Blaine Amendment has denied millions their Constitutional Rights WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the U.S. Supreme Court scheduled to consider the most important education case in decades, organizations representing parents, educators, successful schools and policymakers have joined in filing an Amicus Brief to the High Court in the…

THE BRICKS AND MORTAR OF REMOTE EDUCATIONA conversation with those directly engaged in what education post-COVID looks likeTUESDAY, MAY 12TH, 11 AM (EDT)School buildings may have closed, but the conversation about what education will look like post-COVID has only just opened. Remote education, done well, is more than a zoom meeting with the same content…

Forbes | May 5, 2020By Jeanne Allen, Founder and CEO of CERWith the doors to most of K12 and higher education shut for the rest of the academic year and beyond, it’s time to implement a dramatically different way of educating our nation’s youth, and make it stick. We can’t allow our kids to stop…

THIS IS WHY WE CALL IT THE BLOB $200 billion, on top of the $13 billion in new monies already delivered for education (see related story below) to fund federal programs in anticipation of state budget cuts is the epitome of throwing good money after bad. Never mind that the rest of the nation has to try…

REIMAGINING EDUCATION DURING COVIDSchool and nonprofit leaders share their success strategiesTUESDAY, MAY 5TH, 11 AM (EDT)Successful education providers are working alongside innovative thinkers and researchers to keep students learning during COVID. They have time-tested strategies for helping all students, regardless of location, keep learning.In a short 90 minute Zoom webinar, you can hear the next…

HOW SCHOOLS ARE EDUCATING NOW AND FOR THE FUTURE Heads of schools serving more than 100,000 students who are learning remotely to share their programsTUESDAY, APRIL 28TH, 11 AM (EDT)Dozens of education providers, organizations, districts and schools are educating students seamlessly despite the crisis. What are they doing that others can learn from? What does it mean…

ALARMING NAEP REPORT, ON TOP OF DEFICIENCIES REVEALED BY COVID’S IMPACT ON EDUCATION, REQUIRES URGENT ACTIONNation’s Report Card shows dismal results in subjects necessary for global citizenship WASHINGTON D.C. (4.23.20) — The results of the latest nation’s Report Card reveal that only 15 percent of 8th grade students are proficient in history, and fewer than 24 percent…

THE FUTURE OF SCHOOLRecommendations for reshaping education during and post Covid-19 (Washington, DC) Today, CER released an action plan calling for immediate policy changes to address the most critical needs of students.“Today the failure of districts that educate the majority of students has never been more apparent,” said Jeanne Allen, Founder and CEO of the Center…

  TUESDAY 11 AM EST: ED INNOVATION LEADERS TO SHARE HOW THEY ARE MANAGING REMOTE LEARNINGThe heads of four major organizations managing remote learning programs across cities, states and the nation will share what they are doing and provide insights into the challenges and lessons of transitioning to students learning remotely. This is a uniquely structured hour-long Q&A…