You started your ASU/GSV journey with Roger Love, now hear more about the “Voice Coach of the Stars” in this exclusive discussion with Jeanne Allen on her podcast in Piazza! https://edreform.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/inPiazza-RL-Short_debuzz_4-19-24.mp4 The post Unlock Roger Love’s Voice Mastery appeared first on The Center for Education Reform ..read more

East Coast with Washington, DC Area Preferred (Hybrid) Organization: Center for Education Reform/Yass Prize About the Organization: Working to advance education innovation and opportunity for nearly 3 decades, the Center for Education Reform also today administers the $1 Million Yass Prize for Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding and Permissionless Education that best demonstrates the STOP principles. In conjunction with the Yass Prize, the STOP Awards Initiative provides over $16 million in support annually to honor educators who achieve excellence. About the role: The Vice President of ..read more

Download and Share Founded in 1993, the Center for Education Reform aims to expand educational opportunities that lead to improved economic outcomes for all Americans — particularly our youth — ensuring that conditions are ripe for innovation, freedom and flexibility throughout U.S. education. The post Edreform on the Menu, dig in! appeared first on The Center for Education Reform ..read more

November 13, 2023 On Friday, November 10th, 2023, the Texas House Select Committee granted approval to House Bill 1 with a 10-4 vote. This noteworthy legislation advocates for the creation of an Education Savings Account (ESA) program, designed to enhance flexibility for families and enable parents to allocate educational funds according to their preferences. Concurrently, the Senate has already passed its own choice legislation in SB 1, which proposes an Education Savings Account Program with a per-student allocation of $8,000. A full vote in the legislature for HB 1 will occur on Frid ..read more

November 1, 2023 Pathbreaking Report Finds Charter Schools Provide Better ROI WASHINGTON, DC – A new study finds that “charter schools tend to demonstrate greater efficiency on both metrics of cost-effectiveness and return on investment, using fewer dollars to achieve better outcomes, relative to traditional public schools.” The pathbreaking report from the University of Arkansas’ Department of Education Reform, Still a Good Investment: Charter School Productivity in Nine Cities, also finds that charter schools earn higher NAEP scores for every $1,000 spent, and that the lifetime earnings o ..read more

November 8, 2023 By By Dana Goldstein Conservative activists for parental rights in education were dealt several high-profile losses in state and school board elections on Tuesday. The results suggest limits to what Republicans have hoped would be a potent issue for them leading into the 2024 presidential race — how public schools address gender, sexuality and race. The Campaign for Our Shared Future, a progressive group founded in 2021 to push back on conservative education activism, said on Wednesday that 19 of its 23 endorsed school board candidates in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Virginia ..read more

Here is a microcosm of the issues in four key states representative of what’s at the forefront of parents’ minds as they head to the polls today:   Education Choice in Pennsylvania – While the legislature is not on the ballot, key school board races in Pennsylvania and a Supreme Court Justice opening could benefit the effort to create – and eventually defend – the Lifeline Scholarships Program which would provide substantial education funds of $5,000-$10,000 to poor students across the Commonwealth. Watch for Judge Carolyn Carluccio to win the open seat and pro-education freedom candida ..read more

October 20, 2023 By Jeanne Allen, Founder and CEO of CER The battle for Texas Independence was supposed to be a lost cause, and the majority urged concessions lest they all perish. Davy Crocket and his disheveled and outnumbered defenders of 200 would overtake five times their number, however. Residents of the Lone Star state would do well to remember the Alamo during the current Texas Legislative special session on education freedom. Victory is not assured, and too many concessions could result in a pyrrhic victory, where the only victors are the adults in the flawed system. The l ..read more

Washington, DC, Hybrid, or Virtual About the role: The Operations & Communications Associate plays a critical role in helping to support the organization’s leadership and the overall, day-to-day activities, including supporting  events, technology and systems management. This position also plays a critical role in helping to support the organization’s advocacy efforts by reviewing and distributing media clips generated by Cision.  This individual will have experience and affinity for attention to detail, managing data and be strong in organizational and time management.  ..read more

Washington, DC with potential for remote Organization: The Center for Education Reform (CER) on behalf of the Yass Prize.   About The Yass Prize: The Yass Prize for Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding, and Permissionless education celebrates the country’s education provider that best demonstrates the STOP principles. In addition to the $1 million Yass Prize, the STOP Awards Initiative provides more than $10 million in additional support to honor educators who achieve excellence. The Yass Prize is administered through the Center for Education Reform and works in tandem to ensure exc ..read more