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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.
CER Today – October 15, 2020
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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.
CER Today – October 6, 2020
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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.”
CER Today – September 16, 2020
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Study Finds Conditions Lacking For Parent Engagement In Most States
2020 Parent Power! Index codifies the realities of system deficiencies.
Trump, DeVos raise school choice in appeal to vexed parents
“Education right now is under a microscope like never before, and the problem is that districts don’t work for most people,” Allen said. “Secretary DeVos is really fortunate to be in a position where the most important worldwide concern right now is at her feet to handle as she might see fit.”