Let me suggest three principles we should all try to adhere to — and what they could mean
for education reform in the months ahead.
With the 2014 elections over — well, almost over — those interested in school choice may be wondering what the results
mean for that education reform policy.
During the 1980s and 1990s, he sought to transform teacher unions into a powerful
voice for education reform, proposing ideas that were highly unconventional for a union president.
Now get ready to attend the premiere statewide networking and professional development
event for education reform professionals in the country.
How are we ever going to generate momentum
for an education reform agenda without systematically testing the various components in limited ways before rolling them out broadly.
These and many other distinctions among state laws provide an opportunity for the country to assess alternative state approaches to the use of charter schools as a
vehicle for education reform.
While contemporary
organizing for education reform has deep historical roots, it has emerged as a widespread phenomenon in local districts across the country over the past 20 years.
Anyone who has ever spent a day in the classroom knows there is no silver
bullet for education reform, and sustainable change takes years, not months.
There is no
future for education reform that continues to ignore the fact that new schools must live within the context of communities.
These days, the political left is obsessed with income inequality and mass incarceration but has little
use for education reforms that are helping to reduce both.
Republican embrace of individual freedom and liberties over government at the local, state and federal level is an
anchor for education reform.
Yet if students are serious about influencing public opinion and
advocating for education reforms, we believe they should hone their opinion - writing skills as well.
Nor did it impress the politicians and parents, who began again, in the 1970s, when standardized test scores were falling, to emphasize the basics in their
calls for education reform.
She has advocated for students with special needs and works to bring parents and community leaders together to
fight for education reform.
But Justin worries the length of the test and the stress that comes with it will do more harm than good, which is understandable, according to Connecticut
Council for Education Reform Director Jeffrey Villar.
Those reforms point to the larger project Bobb has undertaken in the district — one that resembles Secretary of Education Arne Duncan's
plan for education reform on a national scale.
Reformers on the left, especially, feel forced to declare their allegiance to «The Resistance» on a daily basis, lest Randi Weingarten and others succeed in painting any Democrat
for Education Reform as Betsy DeVos in sheep's clothing.
Kovner has also supported
Foundation for Education Reform with a grant of $ 200,000 in 2012 and has given $ 450,000 to Foundation for Excellence in Education between 2012 and 2013.