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Diane Ravitch’s old Rhetoric brings Nothing New to Ed Reform Conversation
11.04.2013
The language of the “Don’t Worry Crowd” never ceases to amaze me in its antiquated nature and inability to come to terms with the truth. Recently, perhaps the Don’t Worry Crowd’s biggest spokesperson, Diane Ravitch, was a guest on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. She almost speaks a different language than real reformers. They…
My CER Experience
10.25.2013
Coming into the month of October only reminds me that I have made it to the halfway point of my almost four month stay here in Washington, DC. That being said, I can already say that this has been an experience that I surely won’t forget, in part to recent events. This stay will always…
My Time in Education Reform: A 20th Anniversary Reflection
10.23.2013
At the CER’s 20th Anniversary Gala and Awards Show, we heard a lot of sentences like this: “20 years ago to the day…” and “It was exactly one year ago when…”. It got me thinking about what I was doing this exact time at one important time in my life, and how it compares to…
A Reflection of CER's 20th Anniversary
10.21.2013
The Center for Education Reform (CER) conference room is filled beyond capacity with white polka dot boxes and there is a consistent assembly line in progress to tie the beautiful red bows atop the boxes. The guest list is checked over and over and over again to ensure it is correct. After the last couple…
Spotting the Real Reformers
10.15.2013
Wherever there are elections, there will most assuredly be candidates paying lip service to their own interpretations of “education reform.” Naturally, many politicians favor the abstract concepts of “building better schools,” “accountability,” and an old favorite, “doing what’s best for our kids.” However, do these lofty statements on education make these candidates, reformers? What does…
First Fridays- Mundo Verde Bilingual Public Charter School Tour
10.14.2013
As part of the First Fridays series of once a month charter school tours in DC, the school year kicked off with an interactive tour of a unique charter school in Columbia Heights. Mundo Verde Bilingual Public Charter School opened its doors in 2011, currently serving students in grades pre-K through second. The school has…
Who is killing charter schools?
05.06.2019
by Jeanne AllenThe Post and CourierMay 6, 2019 Last week, teachers called out of school to protest at the South Carolina Statehouse — a fitting final act to a school year already defined by teacher strikes across the nation.Earlier in the year, teachers went on strike in Los Angeles, Denver, West Virginia and other areas. The…
Newswire – April 30, 2019
04.30.2019
NY TIMES v PERSONALIZED LEARNING.It’s no secret that many parents are getting a little uneasy about the role of technology in teaching and learning. Teachers, too, are largely unaware in many places about the way technology can most effectively be a tool, not a substitute, for great teaching. Most of the reason anyone gets uneasy…
NATIONAL STEM ASSESSMENT FALLS SHORT: Catholic schools, girls exceed all other groups
04.30.2019
The results of the National 2018 Technology and Engineering Literacy (TEL) assessment, focused on critical STEM, skills, are more hopeful than in prior years, but the results remain disappointing.The test of more than 15,000 8th grade students in almost 600 schools across the country shows that fewer than 50% are proficient. The test not only…
Our College System Is Exposed — What Now?
04.25.2019
by Jeanne AllenForbesApril 25, 2019Felicity Huffman and 13 other defendants recently agreed to plead guilty to charges relating to the “Operation Varsity Blues” case, the recently uncovered college cheating scandal. Dozens of “elites” — folks at the top of our entertainment, finance and education systems — were implicated in a large-scale bribery scheme to help…
Newswire – April 23, 2019
04.23.2019
PURPLE FOR PARENTS. Parents are tired of getting beaten up for wanting choice in their child’s education. And are also tired seeing the teachers they love being intimidated into walking out on the students they serve. Don’t believe us? Check out this video of this Arizona union boss demanding that any teacher that doesn’t follow him on command…
The NEA Playbook – Undermining Charter Opportunities for Kids
04.23.2019
(Newswire, April 23, 2019) THE NEA PLAYBOOK. It’s right out of the playbook and it’s official. This behavior – and that from DC, to NC to CA – is part of NEA’s very own book of plays designed to “help” the union and its members attack the charter school movement. This is nothing new of course. For…
CER Expresses Importance of Ed Reform With PA House Leaders
11.14.2011
Pennsylvania is poised to be the next big battleground for serious, and potentially controversial, school reforms. Next to Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin, if the legislature adopts the Corbett education plan, the state will be the next big prominent player in national school reform and the leader on the East Coast.
Speaker Boehner Receives CER Edreformies Award
11.03.2011
The Center for Education Reform (CER) President Jeanne Allen this morning officially presented U.S. Speaker of the House John Boehner with the EdReformie award for his achievements in creating opportunities for students and advancing substantive change in U.S. education.
U.S. Gets an “F” in Nation’s Report Card
11.01.2011
Barely 40 percent of the nation’s 4th- and 8th-grade students are proficient in math and reading, an alarming statistic that would be considered failure in any grade, any school, or on any state report card.
PA Senate Says Yes to School Choice
10.27.2011
One of the nation’s most populated and important political states today moved closer to adopting a full school choice program for its neediest children when its state Senate just passed SB 1, which moves to the House, as early as this week.
Charter School Bill Would Remove Replication Roadblocks, Expand Choices for Michigan Families
10.25.2011
A recently passed Senate bill now being debated in the House provides Michigan with the opportunity to strengthen its charter school law and provide new choices for even more of the state’s students.
Distinguished Education Reformers Honored at National Education Reform Celebration
10.21.2011
The Center for Education Reform (CER) celebrated and recognized the extraordinary achievements by eight renowned education leaders by honoring them with the prestigious EdReformies Award at CER’s 18th anniversary gala event, EdReformies – Rockin’ Reform Revue Gala.