To my friends on the Left and Right: Please stop polarizing the ESEA debate
Michael J. PetrilliIt’s finally here: Our best chance to update the Elementary and Secondary Education Act since its passage shortly after 9/11. A whole generation of students has come and gone, yet our nation’s key education law remains the same. There’s absolutely no good reason to delay reauthorization any longer. To the contrary; it’s sorely overdue.
ESEA update: More red than green in Lamar Alexander's reauthorization bill
Michael J. PetrilliLast week, I explained the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (a.k.a. No Child Left Behind) in a single table:
ESEA reauthorization explained in a single table
Michael J. PetrilliESEA reauthorization explained in a single table
Expanding the Education Universe: A Fifty-State Strategy for Course Choice
Michael BrickmanAfter twenty years of expanding school-choice options, state leaders, educators, and families have a new tool: course choice, a strategy for students to learn from unconventional providers that might range from top-tier universities or innovative community colleges to local employers, labs, or hospitals.