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…

Forbes | April 9, 2020By Jeanne Allen, Founder and CEO of CERIt was a simple statement I made on Twitter after seeing some less-than-nice comments about a parents’ ability to do education at home.“Every family has the capacity to educate their children.”It elicited many responses, some in agreement; others, not so sure:“I think all families…

Forbes | April 2, 2020By Jeanne AllenWhile the impact of the pandemic on education doesn’t have an official start date in the United States, by March 11th, many of Washington state’s schools, including in Seattle, were closed for business. Meanwhile in neighboring Northshore, Washington, whose schools had closed a week earlier out of precaution, 23,000…

 **Media Advisory**COUNTERING COVID: Don’t Let Education Fall Into the CurveDigital Learning Virtual Mini-Fest hosted by CERApril 2, 2020 - 11am - 1pm ETRSVP to [email protected] WASHINGTON - The Center for Education Reform (CER), a leading voice in promoting education opportunity, will host a virtual mini-fest featuring the world’s leading Ed Tech developers and educators to address innovations available now…

With Schools Closed, Kids With Disabilities Are More Vulnerable Than Ever NPR | March 27, 2020With school closed, Marla Murasko begins her morning getting her 14-year-old son, Jacob, dressed and ready for the day. They have a daily check-in: How are you doing? How are you feeling? Next, they consult the colorful, hourly schedule she…

Dear Friends,As we all work to provide rapid solutions to the COVID-19 crisis and the impact it is having on education, we learned last week from our partner network that many states and school districts — some of which had already started remote education of students — told educators that any remote learning would not…

Urging States to Continue Educating Students with Disabilities, Secretary DeVos Publishes New Resource on Accessibility and Distance Learning OptionsNew Fact Sheet Provides Additional Information on How Distance Learning Can be Used to Meet Students’ Needs During COVID-19 National EmergencyWASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced the Department has released new information clarifying that…

 Our picks of the best sources for news on programs, changing times and circumstances in Education resulting from Covid-19… Send us your thoughts. Matt BarnumNat’l Education Policy & Research Reporter, Chalkbeat @matt_barnumhttps://chalkbeat.org/author/mbarnum/Erica GreenD.C. Education Corresp., New York Times @EricaLG(Latest from) https://www.nytimes.com/by/erica-l-green Dana GoldsteinNat’l Education Corresp., New York Times@DanaGoldstein(Latest from) https://www.nytimes.com/by/dana-goldstein Alexander RussoFounder & Editor, The Grade@alexanderrusso(Phi Delta Kappan online,…

Tired of abstract discussions about whether or not children can learn at home?Spending too much time finding answers?Have questions about how to do digital and remote learning?COME TO THE NEXT IN CER’S ED INNOVATION VIRTUAL SERIES AND LEARN FROM THE BEST!Tuesday April 14, from 11 am - 12 pm EST  Register here for this Complimentary Virtual…