July 11, 2013
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of meeting my representative, Congressman Kevin Yoder from the 3rd district in Kansas, and a few members of his staff. To begin with, Rep. Yoder was extremely kind to take the time to meet with me. It is a testament to our representative government that he and his staff went […]
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July 3, 2013
We say it over and over again, see it in writing, hear it in the words of politicians and patriots, read it in the tens of thousands of documents that make up our libraries, and are spread down through the electronic world. It means a lot to most of us, despite maybe not appreciating fully […]
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July 3, 2013
This summer, CER is lucky enough to have five wonderful interns who hail from colleges across the nation. They had the opportunity to attend the 2013 National Charter Schools Conference since it was right in our own backyard. Each share their reflections on the conference, CER’s legacy, and education reform and their intern experience thus […]
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July 3, 2013
The charter school movement has very strong enemies. First, there is the mass of unions, bureaucrats, and politicians working every day against reform. There is ignorance about what exactly charter schools are, which is an enemy as well. At times it might seem like the proponents of charter schools have no chance of success — […]
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July 3, 2013
Commuters flooded in and out of Tenleytown station, ready to face a typical DC, muggy Monday morning. For me, however, the morning was decidedly atypical. Instead of hopping on the red line to CER’s Bethesda office, I took the train the opposite direction. I headed downtown to DC’s convention center for the National Alliance of […]
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July 3, 2013
As I walked through the doors of the Charter School Conference wheeling suitcases full of CER’s tote bags, I watched the subtle expression of confusion emerge on the toughened face of the security guard ahead of me. I tried to appear confident, but insecurely felt that my ambivalence was radiating. We had been unsure of […]
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July 3, 2013
After representing CER at the National Charter School Conference this week, one thing was evident — sometimes you can learn a lot from the sidelines. This year’s conference was located here in D.C., which meant it was a great opportunity to spread information and publications about what CER stands for and the impact the organization […]
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July 3, 2013
On Monday, July 1st I was given the opportunity to help out CER at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Conference. Although I did not get to attend the exhibits, I was able to interact with a variety of people and get a feel for what exactly happens at the conference. While there I […]
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June 13, 2013
How does your school prepare you for college? What steps does your school take to give you the experience of college? As a junior attending Cesar Chavez Public Charter School for Public Policy, the school has started to get me thinking about college and career options. The Chavez Schools mission is to prepare scholars to […]
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June 7, 2013
Today CER staff had the opportunity to tour Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School, the first adult education charter school in the nation, thanks to a monthly charter school tour event sponsored by CityBridge Foundation, FOCUS and Charter Board Partners called “First Fridays”. (We had the opportunity to visit Yu Ying public charter school in […]
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