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School Choice Caucus Meeting
03.26.2014
Choice is something that we often take for granted until it is taken away. On some days, the biggest choices we make are what we’re making for lunch or whether we’re going to the gym, on other days, we make choices that can influence the rest of our lives. Parents’ choices not only influence their…
March Madness in York, Pennsylvania
03.24.2014
The term “March Madness’ often evokes thoughts of Cinderella storied basketball teams that beat the odds to make a successful run at glory, along with shining moments that completely change the dynamic felt by all the players involved. But these principles can easily be applied to the developments of New Hope Academy in York, PA,…
The new, new SAT – Path to Obscurity?
03.10.2014
The College Board has once again made changes to the SAT, reducing writing and vocabulary expectations that negatively affect the exam’s rigor. The latest installment in the over two decade-long struggle to implement what always appear to be well-intentioned modifications, is nothing short of the SAT’s battle to avoid obscurity. This is just another instance…
The Renaissance Kids: First Fridays Washington Latin School Visit
03.10.2014
A Renaissance man is defined as someone who has expertise in a number of different subject areas and uses that knowledge in order to problem-solve. The faculty and teachers at the Washington Latin School are molding the next generation of Renaissance men; but since this is the 21st century and more than just men can…
Why I Want to Work in Education Reform
03.05.2014
Starting when I was a teenager, I’ve always loved working with kids. I worked at a local summer camp for many years, volunteered at a charter school in DC and last summer, I was an advisor for students at a private school preparatory program called REACH Prep based in Stamford, Connecticut. Now in my junior…
Introducing Columbia County School for the Arts
02.28.2014
After talking with Michael Berg, a founding board member of the Columbia County School for the Arts (CCSFTA) in Evans, GA, we were excited to learn about the creative mission of this aspiring charter school. Poised to be the first charter in its county, Berg and his colleagues aim to provide an arts-based curriculum for…
Innovation In Education Takes Many Forms
07.17.2019
by Jeanne AllenForbesJuly 17, 2019 Dennis Littky is a radical, fascinating and successful education rebel. He’s a serial education entrepreneur who’s redefining the term “higher education.” The former principal of Thayer High School in Winchester, New Hampshire, cofounder of both The Big Picture Company and The Met School has launched the best of his innovations…
NEW OPTIONS FOR TEEN PARENTS
07.16.2019
July 16, 2019SPOKANE, WA – Folks in the Evergreen state are providing meaningful innovation options to non-traditional students. Spokane’s third charter school, Lumen High School will cater to teen parents across the county. Co-founder Shauna Edwards explains the school’s purpose, “I think our goal would be to help our students be successful. What that means…
Newswire – July 16, 2019
07.16.2019
50 years ago this week, man walked on the moon. The space race propelled us to embrace and lead the world in science. Today our nation’s schools are lagging and are lacking in the scientific, technological advances that once allowed us to do the impossible. What is stopping us?ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY. Neil Armstrong’s “giant leap…
Newswire – July 9, 2019
07.09.2019
MEET THE EMPIRE. Darth Vader never had such good friends as those in the Education Establishment aka The Blob, The Cartel or the Empire. These veritable defenders of public education tradition – regardless of quality – includes not just the small but vocal senior officials of the national teacher unions (though not the rank &…
INNOVATION AND OMELETTES
07.02.2019
A great example of some non-traditional thinking and educating that focuses on real skills for real jobs comes from the Birdville Center of Technology and Advanced Learning – @BISDBCTAL – in North Richland Hills, Texas. As the Wall Street Journal explains, students there draw blood to practice phlebotomy, serve as tellers at the campus-based credit…
Newswire – July 2, 2019
07.02.2019
VIVA LAS VEGAS – AND CHARTER SCHOOLS. We’re in Las Vegas to participate in the annual National Charter Schools Conference. We haven’t seen Elvis – or the longtime heart throb of a particular CER associate – Ann Margret, but we are seeing several thousand charter advocates, teachers, parents, business executives and “just plain folks” who share…
Model Legislation for States Grounded in Experience and Practice
10.15.2012
Today the Center for Education Reform (CER) released its much anticipated Model Legislation for States which illustrates a need by a majority of states to overhaul their laws governing charter schools.
Engler, Allen To Headline Roundtable Discussion on Role of Private Companies in Public Education
10.03.2012
The roundtable will address the critical question of whether education can be run as a profitable business and still stay true to a humanitarian vision.
Movie Inspires Parent Power Index
09.17.2012
Many parents seeing the upcoming movie Won’t Back Down will no doubt leave the theater inspired to take up the same fight as the dedicated moms in the film. But, they may also wonder if such power is just a Hollywood invention. Now they can find out with the new Parent Power Index© (PPI) from the…
Educationfifty.com Educates Public About Candidate Reform Positions
09.12.2012
The Center for Education Reform’s (CER) campaign to Take America Back to School on Education Reform continues with a web-based guide to candidate positions on education reform. Educationfifty.com is a dynamic tool that empowers voters to educate themselves about which candidates are real education reformers and which ones merely pay lip service to the idea.
Second Issue of our NEW LETTER TO FRIENDS
09.11.2012
I am pleased to share with you the second issue of our NEW LETTER TO FRIENDS, which is our semi-monthly report filled with exclusive news and observations you will not find anywhere else.
Field Guide to Education Reform Informs Media, Voters
09.04.2012
The Center for Education Reform (CER) releases “The Field Guide to Education Reform: How to Spot a Real Education Reformer” as part of its Taking America Back to School on Education Reform campaign.