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Why A Teacher Isn’t A Natural For Education SecretaryGreat Education Should Have No Enemies – Charter Schools In The 2020 Election

November 20, 2020
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With Malice Towards None

November 10, 2020
With Malice Toward None: The Role Of Civics Education In The 2020 Election Amidst the battles still raging across the nation in the aftermath of the elections, the historic words enunciated by President Lincoln in his second inaugural address in 1865 seem most apropos. “With malice toward none; with charity for all; With firmness in […] Read more »

Great Education Should Have No Enemies – Charter Schools In The 2020 Election

October 31, 2020
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A Nation Still At Risk? Results From The Latest NAEP

October 31, 2020
LATEST RESULTS ON HISTORY, CIVICS & GEOGRAPHY ASSESSMENTThe 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 and 25 percent are proficient in civics and geography, respectively.  The scores disaggregated by race are more stark - with fewer than […] Read more »

National Achievement And COVID Education Inequities Demand A New Model Of Schooling

October 29, 2020
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. Read more »

Covid and the Catholic Schools

October 28, 2020
Rather than innovate, de Blasio plans to extricate himself from Covid’s challenges. Read more »

Fall 2020 | Occasional Letter to Friends

October 26, 2020
View Full Letter Here Dear Friends: If you’re reading this Occasional Letter to Friends, thank you! This fall has been an incredibly busy time, with multiple initiatives to continue the fight for advancing innovation, freedom, and flexibility for all learners, regardless of zip code—all while we’ve endured Covid’s impact on families, schools, and our world […] Read more »

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

October 21, 2020
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. Read more »

Jeanne Allen: Parents should have power on education

October 21, 2020
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. Read more »

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

October 9, 2020
Innovative schools and teachers are utilizing new products and technologies more rapidly, lifting constraints on what the typical physical classroom can do. Read more »