Opinions

Stand Up for Nevada's Clark County Charter School Students

The Las Vegas Review-Journal ran a piece about how Nevada’s Clark County School District had created a new marketing position to sell the district’s schools to parents and slow the exodus of student to charter schools.

Demanding Justice, Equity & Fairness for Success Academy, New York Charter Students

If he truly wants to mend fences with the city’s high-performing charter schools and their leaders, he can start by granting long-languishing space requests and also end an injustice that NY1 exposed this week...

Personality Politics – Public Perception on EdReform, Charter Schools Stands to Suffer Amidst Polarizing Figures

“Most [charter school teachers] come to this work to provide underserved children with a better shot at educational success, but now they’re increasingly branded as corporate stooges selling out public education by critics who challenge charter schools’ right to exist.”

Politics As Unusual – Education Shapes the Campaign Debate for Key Primaries

“A subterranean divide among Democrats between backers of teachers unions and those of charter schools and other education innovations is helping shape key gubernatorial primaries…”

NBC News offers up a great article on K12 Virtual School in Indiana

Modoc, Indiana, a rural community in Union Township, once threatened with closure because of its small size – has partnered with K12 Inc. to open a public virtual school, Indiana Digital Learning School (INDLS), which has been the savior of the struggling district. According to NBC News which covered this hopeful story, the school not only…

The Case for Education Transformation, Part II: Opportunity

May 11, 2018 Today, the Center for Education Reform released second first in a series of reports exploring the case for a true transformation in education — and how to make it happen. The Case for Education Transformation Part 2: Opportunity                     [pdf issuu_pdf_id="180511180623-bacae5296e224d03abea9a1250e40d81" width="640" height="480"…

The Case for Education Transformation, Part 1: The Disappointing Reality of American Education

February 16, 2018 Today, the Center for Education Reform released the first in a series of reports exploring the case for a true transformation in education — and how to make it happen. The Case for Education Transformation, Part I: The Disappointing Reality of American Education (updated April 11, 2018)

Jeanne Allen on Rob Schilling Show, WINA in Charlottesville

Center for Education Reform founder and CEO Jeanne Allen went on WINA in Charlottesville on October 31st, 2017 to discuss the controversy surrounding her appearance in Backpack Full of Cash. She talks about CER's mission, current events, and more, Listen here:

What if We Gave Each Child a Backpack Full of Cash?

Jeanne Allen chats with Bill Walton about Matt Damon’s new film, Backpack Full of Cash.

Backpack Full of Hypocrisy

The op-ed below written by Jeanne Allen was published in Realcleareducation.com on October 26th, 2017 Matt Damon and I are “in” the same film. I should be thrilled, but it’s a poorly contrived documentary with a storyline worlds apart from the reality of education for most Americans. Entitled “Backpack Full of Cash” for a phrase…