Robert F. Kennedy – ESEA Author and Progressive Proponent of Assessments and Accountability
by Charles Barone I distinctly remember waking up for school the morning of June 6th, 1968 and finding out that Robert F. Kennedy had been shot in Los Angeles just after midnight. My father...
Are College Graduation Gaps in Massachusetts Improving or Getting Worse?
By: Konrad Mugglestone Recently, Michael Dannenberg and I released a report entitled No Commencement for the Commonwealth. In it, we highlighted startling discrepancies in the way that Massachusetts’ public higher education system serves their...
Candidate’s Guide to Public Education in CT: The Facts and Why They Matter for Our Future
We can all agree: Connecticut is looking ahead to the future and planning for new fiscal and social realities. Students must be at the center of these game-changing initiatives, and meeting their needs will...
No Commencement in the Commonwealth: Summary Presentation
By: Michael Dannenberg and Konrad Mugglestone In the midst of college graduation season, Education Reform Now recently released a new report, “No Commencement in the Commonwealth: How Massachusetts’ Higher Education System Undermines Economic Mobility for Latinos and...
Democrats’ Epic Teacher Pay Proposal: How to Make It a Great Deal for Teachers and Students
by Charles Barone This week, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi announced a new plan to take the tax cuts Congress gave away last year to the top...
No Commencement in the Commonwealth
Contact: Erika Soto Lamb, 646.580.5281; erikasotolamb@edreformnow.org No Commencement in the Commonwealth: New Report on Public Higher Education in Massachusetts Reveals Bay State's Latino College Graduation Gap is 37th Worst in the Country Education Reform Now’s Finding Is...
Interview: “Time to Degree” is Key
Michael Dannenberg sat down with Commonwealth Magazine's Executive Editor Michael Jonas for an in-depth discussion on what makes for a quality, state or national college promise program. Jonas' write up appears below. His full podcast...
Louisiana Could Have Redefined ‘Merit’ Scholarships with TOPS Reform
By Konrad Mugglestone "If you have to be cynical, if you can't think about the kids, if you can't acknowledge that our society owes them a chance, then fine. I'll settle it for you: Educate them...
College Dropouts Now Exceed High School Dropouts. What Are We Going to Do About It?
Guest Post by Chad Aldeman Three years ago, I wrote about an eye-opening statistic: There are more American adults who have dropped out of college than who have dropped out of high school. After...
Immigration Policy Affects College Students, Too
by Janette Martinez Earlier this week, we highlighted how current immigration crackdowns threaten to undo decades of progress in the Latinx* community, and how those crackdowns are hurting K-12 students. Today, we look at...