On Teacher Prep, Give SUNY Charter Schools A Chance to Succeed Where Others Have Failed
The State University of New York (SUNY) authorizes and oversees more than 160 autonomous public schools that serve almost 75,000 students. Last month, SUNY’s Board of Trustees proposed a new set of alternative teacher certification pathways for...
Teacher Education Reform Now
by Michael Dannenberg There are at least two phenomena on which most progressive education reformers and teacher union leaders agree: our school system is inadequately and inequitably funded and our system of teacher education...
Slow Completion & Fast Spending: What Does It Cost Your State?
by Konrad Mugglestone In our previous post, Michael Dannenberg and I noted that students who complete their bachelor’s degrees at public universities in five or six years instead of the regular four are costing...
Slow Completion & Fast Spending: Taking 5-6 Years to Complete College Costs Billions
by Konrad Mugglestone & Michael Dannenberg College doesn’t have to cost nearly as much as it does. Nationally, the average annual cost of tuition, fees, room, and board, has more than doubled...
Here We Go Again: Title IX
by Dana Laurens In the same week that Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the Trump Administration’s decision to repeal DACA, the Department of Education (ED) announced their vague, but clear, intentions to undo...
DACA Rollback Threatens an Education as well as a Moral Crisis
by: Janette Martinez The Trump administration’s announcement to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) undeniably will harm students of all ages. Approximately 800,000 current DACA recipients’ lives hang in limbo and...
ERN President Shavar Jeffries Statement on the Tragic and Deadly Events in Charlottesville, Virginia
Education Reform Now (ERN) National President Shavar Jeffries released the following statement in response to the events in Charlottesville, and the national debate on race and equality currently taking place in our country: “The tragic...
The Damage Caused by State Higher Ed Budget Cuts Extends Beyond Increased Tuition
by Janette Martinez When public flagship universities have to grapple with decreased state financial support, low-income and racial minority students pay the price in a variety of ways. As public universities look for ways...
The Privatization of New Jersey Public Schools
by Charles Barone Many of the hottest education debates right now revolve around ascribing good v. evil according to whether or not a school is “public.” In Manichean terms, these debates include: public...
ERN National President Shavar Jeffries Statement on Reports of the Trump Administration’s Effort to Roll Back Affirmative Action in Higher Education
“Hopefully, this week’s firestorm of controversy over reports the Trump administration is seeking to deploy U.S. Department of Justice resources in an effort to roll back affirmative action will lead higher education leaders not...