By Education Next The results of the 2017 National Assessment of Educational Progress have just been released and the news is not good. (educationnext.org)
Citing the new Education Next results, Petrilli argues that charter advocates should focus on regaining GOP support, and suggests doing so by tamping down social justice rhetoric (such as closing achievement gaps and alleviating systemic inequalities), by emphasizing parental choice and personal freedom (i.e., that charters liberate families from their government - assigned schools), and by touting that most charters are non-union. (rachelsnotebook.com)
In an email, Jed Wallace, president and CEO of the California Charter Schools Association, said the Ed Next results underestimated the support of charter schools in California. (edsource.org)