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The 2016 EDlection Center is dedicated to helping you — the voters — navigate where candidates stand when it comes to advancing parent power.
It’s fair to say some of the candidates for president & vice president have long, public records about nearly every aspect of education policy & education reform. Some, less so. And some candidates’ views have morphed over the years, changed, reversed, and even come back again. Just what can we make of their statements & […]
The Center for Education Reform’s Review of the 2016 Political Party Positions Today, education reform has become an amorphous term, sounded out by many and used to apply to many things that may not really constitute what ed reform pioneers originally envisioned – a commitment to innovation and opportunity that makes it possible for revolutionary […]
Despite how the Democratic education platform reads, some researchers say there’s no consensus against using test scores in teacher evaluations by Matt Barnum The 74 July 2016 The Democratic platform states, “We oppose … the use of student test scores in teacher and principal evaluations, a practice which has been repeatedly rejected by researchers.” It’s not often […]
Donald Trump had nothing to say at his rally Saturday about the recent police shootings of black men that have mobilized civil rights activists across the country -- but he did talk talk about what he sees as the "new civil rights issue of our time."
It's debate night! CER weighs in on potential topics that could come up in tonight's presidential debate.
- The 74 and Bellwether Education Partners partner to live blog the Republican and Democratic National Conventions.
- From PBS to Teachers: Tools, resources and creative solutions to educate students on the various facets of the political process.
- A New Opportunity Agenda for the Next President
- CER’s Innovation Advisory Council: Ensuring Every Education Policy Effort Creates Opportunities for Innovation
- Mandate for Change: Evergreen recommendations for any government leader on what needs to be done to fundamentally improve education
