by Jack Jennings | Apr 16, 2017 | charter schools, education research, federal education policy, federal funding, NAEP, private schools / vouchers, school choice, school reform
“(A)n education system flush with cash but which leaves our young and beautiful students deprived of all knowledge.” President Trump broadcast this biting condemnation in his inaugural address. A short time later, Trump proposed cutting education spending by 13%....
by Jack Jennings | Mar 4, 2017 | academic standards, accountability, advocating, NAEP, No Child Left Behind, testing
A Paper on the NAEP Long-Term Trend Assessments Prepared for the National Assessment Governing Board by Jack Jennings February 13, 2017. In this age of student testing mania, a strong justification should be required to initiate or continue any assessment. Edward...
by Jack Jennings | Feb 16, 2017 | advocating, federal education policy
If the United States valued education as much as military activities, children in elementary schools would have 45% more spent on their education than is provided now. High schools would see their budgets go up by 71%. American schools currently are not the best in...
by Jack Jennings | Feb 12, 2017 | education research, Uncategorized
TO: Jack Jennings FROM: Matthew Frizzell DATE: February 8, 2017 SUBJECT: Estimated percent of US’ education spending in 2013 The National Priorities Project concluded that the United States outpaces other countries by a significant margin in military expenditures —...
by Jack Jennings | Feb 10, 2017 | academic standards, advocating, charter schools, children with disabilities, federal education policy, private schools / vouchers, Race to the Top, school choice, school reform, teachers
On February 9, 2017, Jack Jennings was interviewed on recent developments in education policy on the Facebook program, Video from the Washington Post. Why the Education Department exists We’re talking with education advocate Jack Jennings about the creation of the...
by Jack Jennings | Feb 1, 2017 | advocating, charter schools, federal education policy, federal funding, No Child Left Behind, private schools / vouchers, Race to the Top, school choice, school reform
During the campaign, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump promised to respect state and local control of public education. With his nomination of Betsy DeVos for U.S. secretary of education, President-elect Trump has tossed that promise aside, saying that she will...
by Jack Jennings | Jan 19, 2017 | charter schools, federal education policy, private schools / vouchers, school reform
The United States has not scored victories in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Could the missing element in those fights be the lack of competition which would have motivated an American military force to succeed? Is it time to create “charter armies”, “charter air...
by Jack Jennings | Nov 22, 2016 | private schools / vouchers, school reform, teachers
The 2016 elections are now behind us, but what remains is a divided country. Some people are very happy feeling that their voices finally were heard. Others are depressed believing that prejudice and divisiveness won. These strongly held opinions will not fade soon....
by Jack Jennings | Nov 7, 2016 | advocating
A longtime federal education authority concocts a three-part cure for addressing a common school leader’s phobia Psychologists label them phobias. They are a fear of something such as heights, closed spaces or ever-smiling elected officials. Science and medicine...
by Jack Jennings | Oct 13, 2016 | accountability, federal education policy, school reform, teacher evaluations, testing
During this election year, Hillary Clinton has offered few ideas to improve elementary and secondary schools. Donald Trump proposed an unrealistic plan to shift federal funds from educating children from low-income families and children with disabilities to instead...
