by Jack Jennings | Mar 16, 2022 | federal education policy, private schools / vouchers / and other choice
In a new book, Jack Jennings reviews the history of American private education and weighs its worth in today’s society. These schools provide an alternative for parents with concerns about public schools. But, proponents of private education are claiming academic...
by Jack Jennings | Feb 27, 2020 | academic standards, assessments / tests, charter schools, education research, Fatigued by School Reform: articles, interviews, and more, federal education policy, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), private schools / vouchers / and other choice, school funding, teachers
Fatigued by School Reform, by Jack Jennings After a half-a-century of school reform, a majority of Americans consider the public schools as worse today than when they attended school. Those reforms missed the mark because they were not focused on the...
by Jack Jennings | Apr 16, 2017 | charter schools, education research, federal education policy, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), private schools / vouchers / and other choice
“(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 | Feb 10, 2017 | academic standards, advocating, charter schools, children with disabilities, federal education policy, private schools / vouchers / and other choice, 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, No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), private schools / vouchers / and other choice
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 / and other choice
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 / and other choice, 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 | May 23, 2016 | federal education policy, politics, private schools / vouchers / and other choice
Public schools would be better if two major obstacles were removed. Teachers’ unions have injected too much partisanship into schooling, and conservatives have undercut the promise of a good education for all students. These two issues are interconnected. The more the...
by Jack Jennings | Jan 23, 2016 | accountability, assessments / tests, children with disabilities, federal education policy, inner city schools, No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), private schools / vouchers / and other choice, teachers
John Thompson is a truth-teller. A Teacher’s Tale, his new book, honestly addresses the toughest issue in American education—how to improve urban schools impacted by concentrations of poor children. Thompson worked in higher education and then did legislative lobbying...
by Jack Jennings | Jul 15, 2015 | academic standards, accountability, assessments / tests, education research, federal education policy, No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), private schools / vouchers / and other choice, teachers
Today, attention is on the Congress as it addresses changes to the No Child Left Behind Act. That action is overdue since the law expired eight years ago. But, it must be understood that congressional amendments are merely removing unpopular requirements, not creating...
