To see two conservative think tanks releasing a study disparaging public education is about as surprising as hearing the weatherman announce that the sun is setting tonight. The conservative movement has long used “studies” faulting public education as a way to move the country to private schools and business-run schools.
On July 21, 2021, Jack Jennings made a presentation to the Friars Club at the Clare in Chicago. Jennings summarized his latest book, Fatigued by School Reform, but also talked about the general condition of public schools in America. Note: There are some silent places in this tape which can
On June 21, 2021, a letter was received about Fatigued by School Reform. It follows: Dear Jack, Sorry to be so late responding to your book. I think it is brilliant! It is clear, comprehensive, astute and a masterpiece of brevity. To cover the time period you did in 126
On June 8th, 2021, the Alliance for Educational Impact sponsored a discussion of Fatigued by School Reform, Jack Jennings’ latest book. Participants included local school superintendents, school improvement providers, members of state boards of education, university professors, and others. Jack Jennings summarized the book and then engaged in discussions with
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed legislation to deal with the pandemic and the Nation’s economic problems. Included in this measure are provisions meant to reduce the number of children in poverty by one-third to one-half. Un-noted in this debate has been the positive effects those provisions could have
The book, Fatigued by School Reform, has received a great review from a very prestigious publication. Choice Magazine, affiliated with the Association of College and Research Libraries, describes itself as “an authoritative source on the evaluation of scholarly resources and the publisher of trusted research.” The review from Choice follows:
This summer, school leaders faced unprecedented challenges in preparing for the opening of the current school year. Crucial issues included the following: • Could students be taught to keep a distance from one another? • Was there enough room in buildings to provide for safe spacing? • Would students and
July 6, 2020 Host: Richard M. Long, executive director, Learning First Alliance Guest: Jack Jennings, founder, former president and CEO for the Center on Education Policy Fatigued by School Reform, a new book by Jack Jennings, argues that school reform has been both wrongly targeted and oversold. Efforts should be focused
On June 29, 2020, the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) sponsored a Webinar on Fatigued by School Reform, a new book by Jack Jennings. CAL’s Dr. Joel Gomez provided an introduction, and Dr. Roberta Miceli served as moderator of the session. Trey Calvin, CAL’s communications director, organized the Webinar which
“In his new book, veteran policy analyst Jack Jennings shows how federal initiatives have missed the critical issues in K-12 education and society.” Read more on the Learning First Alliance Blog. See related post: Veteran Policy Analyst Shows Ways for School System Improvement: a Podcast by Jack Jennings
Loretta Goodwin, Deputy Director at the American Youth Policy Forum, interviewed Mr. Jennings in a webinar on June 4, 2020, about his new book, Fatigued by School Reform, published by Rowman and Littlefield (2020). Mr. Jennings’s book is available here: https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781475851281/Fatigued-by-School-Reform Below are the links for the audio for that
Anne T. Henderson, Senior Consultant, National Association for Family, School, and Community Engagement“This clear-eyed, no-nonsense book contends that the past 50 years of education reform initiatives have managed to miss the most important part of the puzzle: Bringing parents and teachers together to support children’s success in school. Parents and
