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June 30, 2014
n 1992, the first charter school was introduced and the concept of public school choice in American education was born.
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June 30, 2014
What do Provence Rosés, oyster farms, and the book, The Giver have in common? Besides being the subject of my Saturday morning reading in the Wall Street Journal, it would appear nothing. But as I stewed on the back and forth of popular and well regarded reformers over the last few days on the subject […]
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June 27, 2014
Amid the meandering paragraphs and lamentations about how the charter school movement has lost its way, The Center for Education Reform is trying to pinpoint where exactly John Merrow’s blog post went off the rails, and where it ended up. It might’ve been when he said, “every Tom, Dick and Harry” have been able to open […]
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June 27, 2014
Wednesday afternoon at the American Enterprise Institute, Randi Weingarten, president of American Federation of Teachers, participated in a conversation on the role of teachers unions in public education. The event started with an introduction from Frederick M. Hess, director of education policy studies at AEI, and then Weingarten followed up with a keynote speech. The […]
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June 27, 2014
On June 18th, The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) hosted Randi Weingarten, the current president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). Engaging in a conversation with Frederick Hess, AEI’s director of education policy studies, Weingarten firstly shared with the audience that the need for debate—a dialogue with different people. As it currently stands, the AFT […]
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June 20, 2014
Three weeks ago I was starting my first day at the Center for Education Reform (CER), and now I’m concluding my experience with the organization. My experience with CER has been educational and I have acquired more knowledge about the education field as a result. My daily task included uploading information from articles that were […]
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June 19, 2014
The 1990 World Cup in Italy marked the first time in 40 years that the U.S. Men’s National Team played in soccer’s biggest international tournament. Over the last two decades, the U.S. has played in every World Cup since, and draws in record ratings as many Americans rediscover their newfound interest in soccer every four […]
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June 18, 2014
The National Press Club hosted a luncheon with the internationally recognized film writer and director, M. Night Shyamalan. Shyamalan has written and directed many movies including The Sixth Sense (1999), which was nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Picture. How is this Hollywood superstar related to education reform? Shyamalan recently published a book, I […]
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June 17, 2014
Education experts gathered at the New America Foundation this morning to offer remarks and panel discussion on the subject “Anytime, Anywhere Summer Learning: Connecting Young Children and Their Families to Early Literacy Opportunities.” Special Assistant to the President for Education Policy Roberto Rodriguez, National Summer Learning Association CEO Sarah Pitcock, and NYU Professor of Early […]
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June 16, 2014
On the campaign trail back in 2010, former Maryland Gov. Bob Ehrlich conceded that Maryland’s charter school law did not go far enough in creating the necessary safeguards for a thriving charter sector statewide, and more needed to be done to ensure charter schools become a welcomed part of public education.
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