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March 6, 2014

What If Parents Reformed Education?

This was the central question Jeanne Allen, CER Senior Fellow and president emeritus, asked earlier this week in Idaho. As the keynote speaker at the J.A. & Kathryn Albertson Foundation's [2]Ed Sessions 2.0 a monthly speaker series featuring some of the brightest, most inspired voices from around the globe with a focus on education, CER’s founder challenged the audience to consider starting all over.

Allen explains that to truly transform education we are required to start over because “a lot has to change:”

- There are not enough choices for all students, including the middle class;
- Learning grounded in technology is still considered fringe;
- Policy discussions around teachers are consumed by pay; and
- Data systems still in their infancy ignore nuances & real-time growth.

Watch Jeanne Allen discuss these challenges, offer real solutions, and show how parents – the ordinary people – have and can continue to drive the transformation of student learning today. To read more about Allen’s visit to Idaho check out this [3]article and [4]editorial[5] piece from the Idaho Statesman.

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References

1. http://www.edreform.com
2. http://www.theedsessions.org
3. http://www.idahostatesman.com/2014/03/04/3061587/putting-power-in-parents-hands.html
4. http://www.idahostatesman.com/2014/03/05/3062345/school-budget-puts-idaho-on-right.html
5. http://www.idahostatesman.com/2014/03/05/3062345/school-budget-puts-idaho-on-right.html
6. http://www.theedsessions.org/video-archive.html
7. http://www.edreform.com
8. http://www.edreform.com/
9. https://www.facebook.com/theCenterforEducationReform?ref=tn_tnmn
10. https://twitter.com/edreform
11. https://www.edreform.com/contribute/make-a-donation/

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