May 17, 2016
It’s official. American public schools are now the world’s largest purchaser of iPads. And we thought that award went to moms who just want to get the laundry done. In 2016, it’s no longer possible to argue that the age of digital education has yet to arrive. Walk into any classroom across the country and […]
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May 16, 2016
It’s official. American public schools are now the world’s largest purchaser of iPads. And we thought that award went to moms who just want to get the laundry done. In 2016, it’s no longer possible to argue that the age of digital education has yet to arrive. Walk into any classroom across the country […]
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May 13, 2016
Did you miss the 2016 ASU GSV Summit, which the New York Times calls the “must-attend event for education technology investors”? No worries — CER staff has you covered. Here are our top takeaways, from Brenda Hafera, Michelle Tigani, and Ted Allen. 1. Condoleezza Rice Reminds Us Why Education Is Essential Condoleezza Rice delivered a […]
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May 9, 2016
On May 5, 2016, the Jack Kemp Foundation, The Center for Education Reform, the nation’s leader in advancing parent power, and Opportunity Lives welcomed Governor McCrory, Congressman Luke Messer, state and national policymakers, education and business leaders to the Kemp Forum on Expanding Opportunity, focusing on addressing upward mobility through parent power. In case you […]
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April 27, 2016
A NATIONAL IMPERATIVE TO EXPAND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY Commentary on the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Results Jeanne Allen, Founder & CEO, The Center for Education Reform (WASHINGTON D.C. 4.27.16) Today’s report by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is an urgent reminder of the crisis in U.S. education, with just 37 percent […]
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March 15, 2016
A question posed to Bernie Sanders at last night’s Ohio democratic debate was a missed opportunity to powerfully educate the public about charter schools. Typically, information is power, but when the information is bad, all we have is mush. Following is Sanders’ exchange with the questioner and Roland Martin, a well-informed media commentator with a […]
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March 10, 2016
Should the Senate Confirm U.S. Education Secretary Nominee? The Center for Education Reform continues its vigilance on school choice, particularly in Washington DC with the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP), an effort we began in 1996 and that finally culminated in success in the 2004-2005 school year. As the Senate HELP Committee voted 16-6 yesterday […]
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February 29, 2016
When four education professors author a report about a change in public education governance that actually turns the incentives and power structure from top down control to bottom up accountability, it’s unlikely to result in anything but misrepresentations and confusion. That’s precisely what occurred in the report covered by Business Insider on January 6, one […]
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February 25, 2016
Today at the Senate HELP Committee hearing on the nomination of Dr. John B. King Jr. for US Education Secretary, Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), an ardent supporter of school choice, asked King about expanding DC’s Opportunity Scholarship Program (DC OSP), as DC students and families watched. Here’s the exchange between King and Scott: SCOTT: One […]
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February 10, 2016
by Jeanne Allen, Founder & President Emeritus As the American people are digesting the results of the 2016 New Hampshire primary, and the news media are acting like the contest for president is over, a reminder of how Democracy in America works in is order. Over 150 years ago, de Tocqueville called the four-year cycle […]
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