Podcast appearances and mentions of jeanne allen

Shockingly low literacy rates, underfunded schools, and overworked teachers are creating a perfect storm, leaving millions of students behind academically. Dr. Phil sits down with educators, parents, and a former senior official in the U.S. Dept. of Education to uncover what's REALLY happening in our public schools. Samantha, a former special ed elementary school teacher, says all she wanted to do since she was a child was work in education. But after experiencing the reality of teaching in the modern day, she says she will never step foot in a classroom again. Also, disgruntled parents, Mark and Val, noticed their two kids being underserved in their public schools. Their son was falling behind in reading and math, and their daughter was unchallenged. But they didn't know until the pandemic forced them to look at what their kids were doing in school. They decided to pull them out of school, sell their house, and “world school” them. Justin, a former principal, reveals how schools are being pressured to pass students even if they don't show up to class. Jeanne Allen, the CEO of the Center of Education Reform, shares her 30-year battle with the education system and how she's trying to change the “factory-like” public school system into a more productive one. Thank you to our sponsors! 120Life: Go to https://120Life.com and use code PHIL to save 15% PureHealth Research: Head over to https://PureHealthResearch.com  and save 35% with code PHIL Jase Medical: Go to https://Jase.com and enter code PHIL at checkout Preserve Gold: Visit: https://drphilgold.com/  Get a FREE precious metals guide that contains essential information on how to help protect your accounts. Text “DRPHIL” to 50505 to claim this exclusive offer from Preserve Gold today.

Listen in to Steve's enlightening conversation with Jeanne Allen about the U.S. economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shockingly low literacy rates, underfunded schools, and overworked teachers are creating a perfect storm, leaving millions of students behind academically. Dr. Phil sits down with educators, parents, and a former senior official in the U.S. Dept. of Education to uncover what's REALLY happening in our public schools. Samantha, a former special ed elementary school teacher, says all she wanted to do since she was a child was work in education. But after experiencing the reality of teaching in the modern day, she says she will never step foot in a classroom again. Also, disgruntled parents, Mark and Val, noticed their two kids being underserved in their public schools. Their son was falling behind in reading and math, and their daughter was unchallenged. But they didn't know until the pandemic forced them to look at what their kids were doing in school. They decided to pull them out of school, sell their house, and “world school” them. Justin, a former principal, reveals how schools are being pressured to pass students even if they don't show up to class. Jeanne Allen, the CEO of the Center of Education Reform, shares her 30-year battle with the education system and how she's trying to change the “factory-like” public school system into a more productive one. Thank you to our sponsors: Tax Network USA: Visit https://TNUSA.com/DRPHIL or call 1-800-958-1000. Preserve Gold: Get a FREE precious metals guide that contains essential information on how to help protect your accounts. Text “DRPHIL” to 50505 to claim this exclusive offer from Preserve Gold today.

Send us a textToday we hear from Bob and Jeanne Allen as they discuss their ministry Football Club of Grace! Check us out atgraceintheshadowsor.orgdrjonathan@graceintheshadowsor.org(251) 244-4645Donation link for Africa trip:https://purecharity.com/fundraisers/88972/fundIf you would like to learn more about Bob and Jeanne's ministry Football Club of Grace, please visit their website:https://www.fcgrace.org/*If you are searching for a clinical counselor and live in Alabama, Virginia, or North Carolina, Dr. Jonathan Behler would be happy to see you as a client! He does all counseling virtually through a secure portal. He will also work with you on payments - don't let finances keep you from getting counseling!Whether you live outside of the US or not in Alabama, Virginia, or North Carolina, Dr. Jonathan Behler is an ordained minister trained in pastoral counseling. If you are seeking pastoral counseling, please reach out as well!Ask Ralph - Christian FinanceAsk Ralph - Christian FinanceJoin financial expert Ralph Estep, Jr - Daily tips for balancing your faith and finances. Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

In this episode of Edupurist, Ray sits down with Jeanne Allen, founder, and CEO of the Center for Education Reform, to discuss her thoughts on the current state of education in the United States and her vision for the future. Jeanne has been a leading voice in the education reform movement for over three decades and has worked tirelessly to create a more innovative, responsive, and effective education system. We begin by discussing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education. Jeanne shares her thoughts on how the pandemic has exposed longstanding inequities in education and highlighted the need for more flexibility and choice for students and families. We also discuss the role of technology in education and how it can be used to improve student outcomes. Next, we delve into Jeanne's vision for the future of education. She emphasizes the importance of empowering parents and students to make choices that best suit their needs and notes that the traditional, one-size-fits-all approach to teaching is outdated. We also discuss the need for more innovation in education, including new schooling models and alternative credentialing systems. Finally, we discuss the political landscape of education reform and the challenges advocates face in advancing their agenda. Jeanne shares her insights on building coalitions across the political spectrum and the importance of engaging with policymakers and stakeholders at all levels.

Families often seek the best of the best when it comes to where to send their children to school. Whether it's innovative teaching techniques, outstanding academic achievements, or unwavering leadership, many of today's schools are seeking to provide best-in-class education to their students.  But what makes a school “the best?” How can we celebrate the schools that are meeting, and exceeding our students' needs? And how can we encourage innovation and transformation in America's schools?  In this episode, Kevin is joined by Janine Yass and Jeanne Allen to discuss the makings of America's best schools.  

Jeanne Allen joins the podcast to discuss the creation and impact of the Yass Prize. The annual award provides education entrepreneurs with a $1 million grand prize, as well as dozens of smaller awards, in order to honor and connect organizations providing sustainable, transformational, and outstanding educational opportunities for students. Jeanne also shares her motivation […]

Leaders from across the country representing the brightest ideas in education innovation and entrepreneurship join Jeanne Allen ‘in Piazza,' tackling how hi-tech solutions are driving students' new, stronger financial literacy, who's doing microschooling right, and how districts in the traditional system are innovating to lead in an unprecedented educational environment. Learn more about the 2022 Yass Prize and the awardee schools and leaders at yassprize.org. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/inpiazza/support

On the "CBS News Weekend Roundup," host Allison Keyes has reaction to President Biden's new policy at the southern U-S border from CBS's Camilo Montoya Galvez. We look back at the January 6th attack on the Capitol 2 years ago. We'll have an update on the condition of Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin after his cardiac arrest on the field, and why more people need to learn CPR. In the Kaleidoscope, a look at the plunging number of public school students across the nation, and what that means for student achievement. Allison speaks with Jeanne Allen at the non-profit, pro school choice Center for Education Reform.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, a look at the staggering loss of at least 1.2 million public school students in the nation since 2020. Allison speaks with Jeanne Allen, CEO and founder of the non-profit Center for Education reform, about how this affects teachers and students, and what it could mean for education innovations that could bring seismic change to how young people are learning.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

At a time when most people start thinking about slowing down and taking things a little easier, this dynamic duo is just getting started with their multifamily ventures as active real estate entrepreneurs. You see, they're both now retired from successful, long-time careers.  Chip was an attorney with his own practice, and Jeanne worked with several major retailers in sales and inventory management.  So what compelled them to jump in and become “active” investors rather than only “passive” investors? Their story will fascinate and inspire you! Here's a sample of what we discuss: Insider tips on how to become a top notch “acquisition specialist”. What you MUST do to create great relationships with commercial brokers… so you're one of the first one's they call whenever they have an incredible deal (they recently closed on a $17M deal that came from a broker they built a relationship with!). Want to become unforgettable? Do this… Where your focus should be… if you really want to deliver your projected returns. Secrets to maintaining a thriving marriage and business partnership. Much, much, more. More about Chip & Jeanne Allen: Chip is Director of Operations and Asset Manager for Valley of the Moon Investments, working with lenders, legal, and insurance brokers, and managing all aspects of the business through property disposition.   In his former life, he was legal counsel for a national property management company, litigated real estate and construction matters, and operated his own law firm specializing in Business Planning and Estate Planning.  Chip received his J.D. from Hastings College of Law, University of California, San Francisco.  He graduated from the Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD and served in nuclear submarines. Jeanne is the Director of Acquisitions for Valley of the Moon Investments, working with brokers to procure properties and participating in all phases of the business leading up to closing. Prior to real estate, Jeanne's career was in sales and inventory management with national companies Ross Stores, Mervyns and Levi Strauss.  She graduated from the University of Missouri, Columbia with a BS in Fashion Merchandising. For contact info and links to recommended resources, visit our website www.GimmeSomeMORE.info/episodes and type in the search bar: Chip & Jeanne Allen

Before the pandemic, many thought education should look like it did when they were in school. Jeanne Allen, CEO, and Founder of the Center for Education Reform, explains how post-pandemic parents realize that diverse learning can occur in flexible environments with flexible approaches. Jeanne also explains the Parent Power Index and how parents can discover innovation, opportunity, and policy to make the best choice for their child's education. https://edreform.com/about-2/https://parentpowerindex.edreform.com/

This week, Martha sits down with the Founder and CEO of the Center for Education Reform, Jeanne Allen, to discuss her role in the fight for education reform.   From mask mandates to charter schools, to the falling reading abilities of American students, Martha and Jeanne weigh in on the state of modern education. Follow Martha on Twitter: @MarthaMacCallum Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

0:00 - Dan & Amy react to two new campaign ads from gubernatorial candidates Richard Irvin and Jesse Sullivan 14:13 -Campus Beat  27:16 - Dan & Amy want to know when Chicago will end vax mandates and when will CPS go to test to stay 43:42 - CEO & Founder of Center for Education Reform, Jeanne Allen, shares how she identified 28 private schools in Chicago that could serve an additional 1,238 students and then provided $4.57 million toward tuition costs. For more on the Center for Education Reform's work  in Chicago - stopaward.com 01:00:28 -  Writer and photographer covering addiction and poverty in America, author of  Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row, Chris Arnade: Dems are probably toast in 22. Check out Chris' latest - intellectualinting.substack.com 01:20:42 - Economist Stephen Moore isn't afraid of running out of cereal and says you shouldn't be either. Check out Steve's new book Govzilla: How the Relentless Growth of Government Is Devouring Our Economy—And Our Freedom 01:35:16 - Former First Deputy National Security Advisor to President Trump, KT McFarland, believes Russia's hybrid war against Ukraine has already begun. Check out KT's book REVOLUTION: TRUMP, WASHINGTON AND “WE THE PEOPLE 01:50:29 - Dr. Robert Malone on COVID Vaccine Mandates See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Age is just a number. It's never too late to start investing in real estate. Such as the story of Jeanne Allen, who literally broke into the industry in her golden years. Jeanne is the Director of Acquisitions of Valley of the Moon Investments. She's a multifamily syndicator with over 253 units under management as a general partner. Jeanne also used to work in the corporate world before jumping into the real estate industry. And it wasn't easy. Join your host, Lisa Hylton as she sits down with Jeanne to talk about her journey to real estate. Find out why she wanted to do it, how she did it, and what she is doing now. Also, learn what multifamily real estate is, why education is important, and how you can find partners. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join The Level Up REI Podcast Community today:lisahylton.comTwitterInstagramFacebookLinkedInYouTube

Jeanne Allen, founder and CEO of The Center for Education Reform, joins us to discuss the recent trend of corruption in American teachers' unions, the CDC/Weingarten scandal, the silencing of teachers, and a look to the future in micro schooling. Check out www.EdReform.com to catch up on The Center for Education Reform's 28 years of work for families and schools. You can catch the full video interview, as well as other great articles, op-eds, and education content at www.TheChalkboardReview.com! Chalkboard Review, 2021.

The Center for Education Reform’s Jeanne Allen explains how parent power can help transform the education of your child. 

Kicking off the 4th season of Reality Check, Jeanne Allen talks with the leading pioneers of education opportunity whose work inspired the many transformative changes happening today about having a new president, new legislators, new everything. Listen to the inspiration of these five leaders who made choice famous, from AZ to DC, from the Badgers to the Wolverines: Lisa Graham Keegan, Kevin Chavous (@kevinpchavous), Howard Fuller (@HowardLFuller), J.C. Huizenga (@nhaschools), and Mickey Revenaugh (@mickeyrevenaugh)

On this week's podcast interview Paul talks to Jeanne Allen. Jeanne is the Founder and CEO of the Center for Education Reform, a national education reform organization that works to expand educational opportunities that lead to improved economic outcomes for all Americans.   Jeanne's organization has two new reports that rank US states based on various policies relating to empowering parents and having sound charter school laws in place. Those reports are detailed here. While New Mexico isn't at the very bottom of either report, its performance is worse than most which is tragic given the many social and economic challenges faced by children in this state. Arizona on the other hand, long a leader in choice and K-12 reform takes the top slot in both reports. 

Monday, July 20, 2020 First up today, Kerby will have an update from the weekend. Then he welcomes Jeanne Allen. They’ll discuss the Espinoza Case & Parents Rights. The second guest is Michael O’Neill who joins Kerby to talk about Vote By Mail & Voter Fraud. Paul Barreca joins Kerby as our final guest. They’ll discuss Fellowship International Mission. Please call us with your opinion at 800-351-1212 … Read More →

On this week's Conversations with Consequences, Dr. Grazie Christie and TCA colleague Maureen Ferguson are joined by Jeanne Allen of the Center for Education Reform to discuss the fate of Catholic schools as so many face closures due to the coronavirus pandemic. A longtime advocate for education reform, Jeanne offers some great advice on ways to save our parochial schools. Friend-of-the-show Dr. Mary Jo O'Sullivan also joins to discuss the dangers of surrogacy and Jennifer Lahl of the Center for Bioethics and Culture gives us her take on commercial surrogacy, a growing problem that is becoming legal in many states. Tune in every Saturday at 5pm ET on EWTN radio!

Todd Hand sits down with Ash Kaluarachchi, Co-Founder,  and Jonathan Harber, Chairman and Co-Founder of Started, Inc. John Gamba, Entrepreneur in Residence & Director of Innovative Programs, and Michael Golden, Executive Director and Senior Fellow, of The University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, and Jeanne Allen, Founder and CEO of The Center of Education Reform to discuss the upcoming EdTech Week, which has now become a virtual event. In this conversation, we learn how this event is different from the past, as well as how much as changed from the original plans in order to provide the best and most attainable event for attendees. This event, now free to all attendees, has something for everyone. To learn more about this year's event, and to register, please go to https://edtechweek.com. Follow Ash on Social: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ashanthaik/ Follow Jonathan on Social: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-d-harber-370145/ Follow Todd on Social: Twitter: twitter.com/HandTodd LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/toddhand/ Follow Knowledge Leaders on Social: Twitter: twitter.com/KnowledgeLDRS LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/knowledge-leaders

What comes next when we emerge from the COVID-19 lockdown? What is “normal” is going to be like?    Well in the case of America's K-12 schools we should not want a return to normal, where “normal” means a nation where fewer than 30% of students - and fewer than 15% in poor communities - read, write, spell, do math or know history, science, or civics on grade level.    “With the doors to most of K-12 schools shut for the rest of the academic year and beyond, it's time to implement a dramatically different way of educating our nation's youth, and make it stick,” explains my guest Jeanne Allen.   Major policy decisions about our schools must be made in the coming months, and because schools are most families' main source of childcare, this will be critical to restarting the economy.  What lies ahead is a serious rethinking of the fundamental organization of the school day and school year.  K-12 Education is ripe for change and the opportunities to make it better are abundant.   “Let's start by accepting that education needn't be “place-based,” or dependent on a specific classroom, with a set number of students in order to be learning,. Let's also accept the obvious from this crisis - that helping a student master a grade-appropriate level of competency in a subject is more important than whether they're in a classroom for a certain period of time.”    Because the federal government has waived spending discrimination based on zip code, no longer must states distribute federal funds according to traditional, fixed categories and formulas. This is a moment to waive these location-based assignment entirely. Conditions are ripe for innovation and improvement.   For almost three decades, Jeanne Allen has led the Center for Education Reform fighting to create the conditions for innovation and opportunity for every American child to learn. Join me as she lays out the exciting possibilities for change.

It was so good to see so many of you come out last Sunday for our first ever drive-in church service. Even though we couldn't hug one another, it was just great to see your smiling faces. We heard such good reports from the service that we have decided to do it again this Sunday. With this Sunday being Mother's Day, I felt it would be nice for the women and mom's of Mosaic to hear from a couple other moms and seasoned women of the Lord. I'm so excited that we all get to hear from my wife Mimi, and a dear friend of ours, Jeanne Allen. These women not only have a lot of years being moms, but many years of ministry experience as well.

Sloan talks with Todd Rossman to kickoff the show to chat about the stimulus not being enough, Dr. Dennis Derulle; about the possible second wave of the COVID-19 virus, Jeanne Allen to talk about the change of how schools will teach after this pandemic and #takeouttuesday.

Mark Garrison and Joe Gillespie from WBT News talk about the election and the defeat of the sales tax. Jeanne Allen, Center for Education Reform talks about the future of education and current trends. https://edreform.com/

Ms Jeanne Allen, Ms Susan Hopgood, Mr Ross McGill, Professor Jo Ritzen and Dame Rachel De Souza debate whether students are sitting too many standardised tests.   #GESF @VarkeyFDN

Well-known publisher and writer Steve Forbes joins Jeanne Allen for today's episode of Reality Check to discuss prosperity, revitalizing education, and his hopes for the future. Tune in to learn about his new documentary “In Money We Trust?” too!

Kevin Chavous has run the gamut when it comes to advocating for expanded innovation in learning and furthering opportunities for families and children, having been an integral part of the success in initially bringing charter schools to Washington, D.C. and as D.C. councilman helping strengthen school choice and public education in the District. Apart from his public service, Chavous, president of academics, policy, and schools for K-12 Inc., works in the worlds of both business and law, and has authored four books including his latest, The Plan. Kevin sits down to discuss personalizing learning for every child, how to work within — and without –politics to accomplish policy changes, the horizons for virtual and digital learning, and new innovations in business technology connecting students to data to parents and back to teachers to achieve a more dynamic, connected class. Don’t miss this and more on this edition of Reality Check with Jeanne Allen.

Every teacher knows that children all learn differently, and yet our schools are designed to teach them all the same way. In this week’s Reality Check with Jeanne Allen, one of the world’s leading experts in Adaptive Learning explains how it’s changing training in the workplace, and how it can help schools too. Ulrik Juul Christensen, medical doctor and entrepreneur, explores the way computer science is meeting cognitive neuroscience at the cutting edge of educational theory.

On this episode of My Wakeup Call, hear Jeanne Allen, Founder and CEO of the Center for Educational Reform, talk about what woke her up to seeing Charter Schools as the best way to give students the chance to learn what they need to succeed.

This week, we welcome Jeanne Allen, Founder and CEO of the Center for Education Reform, to the show to discuss school choice, innovation, and more. We dive into CER's history and goals on a national, state, and local level. Jeanne shares her views on what's wrong with our education system and how CER believes these problems can be fixed. She discusses where her organization spends its resources and time, as well as how they may find common ground they with folks on the other side of complex issues in educational policy and reform.  We talk through what school choice means as CER sees it and what could help to provide all students with high quality education. As CER celebrates it's 25th anniversary, how might the next 25 years play forward for this organization and for learning and education as a whole? Tune in to find out!

Executive recruiter April Sarraille of executive search firm Knowledge Leaders joins Jeanne Allen of the Center For Education Reform to discuss executive search in the education sector, innovation in talent acquisition and what makes for the most successful search. This, plus the student's entire experience being a story(Pre-K to gray). Learn more in this episode of the Knowledge Leaders Podcast. Get a transcript excerpt here: https://knowledgeleadersgroup.com/executive-search-education/ Share this via video here: https://youtu.be/JMQoAu1aLUI https://youtu.be/MGAr6-AlUkM

From the role of charter school “authorizers”; to why charter schools are so often misunderstood; to why there is no “one-size fits all” model for charters; Jim Goenner delves deeply into the question of why charters schools work on this Episode 52 of Reality Check with Jeanne Allen. “As a strategy to improve public education, chartering is working phenomenally well,” says Goenner. “Why did charter schools take off? Number one there was just a pent up demand and need. Number two it’s a great idea!” Listen in to this edition of Reality Check, to get the real scoop about the critical role of charter schools in driving innovation in public education in America.

In this episode, I speak with Jeanne Allen about how miscommunications happen in the workplace. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/perceptionisreality/message

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos joins host Jeanne Allen for Episode 50 in this special newsmaker edition of Reality Check, and discusses the administration’s recently announced proposal to create tax credit scholarships in participating states.

Kelly Young, executive director of Education Reimagined, joins Episode 48 of Reality Check to talk about her quest to bring learner-centric education models and methods to the forefront of practice in the field and tools and techniques to the hands of teachers longing for a better way to help their students accomplish more. Young discusses the need to reimagine and refocus the way young people are educated and stay lifelong learners throughout their time as a bona fide student, as well as beyond classrooms in the workplace, and continuing as an individual among the many people of the world. Young takes listeners through Education Reimagined’s mission and the relationship between competency and a learner-centric model, why it’s so important for the future of school and work together, and what it means for the future of America. This and more on this week’s Reality Check with Jeanne Allen.

Jonathan Harber joins Episode 46 of Reality Check in New York to discuss his work as an education technology pioneer and entrepreneur in the education world and realm of capital. Jonathan talks through the concepts behind the StartED accelerator, education data, the portability of information, and the newest information-sharing initiatives in schools and education. He also discusses school choice and parents’ role in their children’s education, equitable funding for charter schools, and his own experience as a founder and operator of a charter school. Don’t miss these topics and more on the cutting edge of innovative, redefined delivery of education on this week’s episode of Reality Check with Jeanne Allen.

Laura Meckler, education correspondent with the Washington Post, sits down with Jeanne Allen on Episode 44 of Reality Check to discuss her path to journalism and the education world and more. Laura shares her thoughts and her personal experiences covering politics, politicians, and education policy: the ease of finding material to write about, online learning, and other issues. Don’t miss her first-hand account on exciting topics like these on this week’s episode of Reality Check.

Dan Forest’s role as Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina includes much more than the traditional responsibilities of his office -- this week on Episode 38 of Reality Check with Jeanne Allen, Forest talks about making education a priority, using funds effectively and working in and out of the business, education and technology sectors to create a more fluid economy in his state, from encouraging advances in innovation to working in the statehouse to help policy work for every community. Dan Forest has served as Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina since January 2013. Prior to becoming Lieutenant Governor, he received two degrees from the University of North Carolina Charlotte (UNCC). After college, Dan became a leader in the business community for over 20 years, having served as office president and senior partner of the state's largest architectural firm - Little Diversified Architectural Consulting. Dan has been designated as an Architect Emeritus. A father of four, he and his wife, Alice, reside in Wake County.

Steve Klinsky, head of New Mountain Capital, conceived of the “Freshman Year for Free” which is the focus of the Modern States Education Alliance. Students can earn a year of college – or more -- without tuition or textbook expense. This podcast is a must listen for anyone concerned about the cost of higher ed. Episode 28 of Reality Check with Jeanne Allen

Phoenix Charter Academy Network’s three schools that are focused on challenging resilient, disconnected students with rigorous academics and supports so they take ownership of their futures. CEO, Beth Anderson, talks about why this model is critical to their futures and success as self-sufficient adults. Episode 27 of Reality Check with Jeanne Allen

Janus v. AFSCME is the case that is disrupting the work of organized unions everywhere. Jacob Huebert is an attorney who represented Mark Janus, the plaintiff in the case, before the US Supreme Court. Jacob talks about the impact of the then-not announced decision on teachers and unionized workers. Episode 26 of Reality Check with Jeanne Allen

Big changes are likely on the way for teachers, teachers’ unions and potentially for no less than the entire model of US education. “We really need to rethink the framing of the profession,” says Jeanne Allen. The impending Supreme Court ruling on the AFSCME v. Janus case and the growing demand for professional autonomy among teachers nationwide are just a few of the topics in this episode with guest Colin Sharkey. As Executive Vice President of the Association of American Educators (AAE), Colin is uniquely qualified to discuss the challenges facing today’s teachers. AAE is the nation’s largest non-union professional educator association with members in all fifty states, serving public districts, public charter educators and any employee working in schools. The AAE mission is to foster the transformation of the teaching profession by empowering and supporting a community of professionals for the benefit of students and the nation. Episode 22 of Reality Check with Jeanne Allen

20,000 North Carolina teachers took to the streets of Raleigh for what was billed as a march and rally against low wages and underfunded schools. It was neither. “My heart goes out to the teachers that did turn out for the rally. The problem is, the rally organizers have an anti-charter school agenda,” said North Carolina Association of Public Charter Schools’ Executive Dir. Rhonda Dillingham. North Carolina is the latest in a wave of coordinated efforts to engage charter school teachers to abandon their classrooms and their students under the façade of solidarity. This is the fifth in a series of walk-outs and sick-outs being encouraged by the National Education Association (NEA). In this Episode 21 of Reality Check, Jeanne Allen is joined by charter school advocates, Rhonda Dillingham and Pamela Blizzard, the founder of two highly innovative charter high schools to unpack the messaging and hidden union agenda.

America's K-12 education system and institutions were designed in a different era for a different society, and we are at grave risk today from this obsolete system, which fails to prepare all children to succeed as adults. In fact, the system we have now was never designed or intended to reach all children. Look into a classroom and it looks pretty much the same way it looked in the 19th century. The results have been catastrophic.  According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, two-thirds of all students fail to meet grade-level proficiency in any subject. Not math. Not civics. Not reading, history or geography.  The numbers are far worse for minority students, of whom only one in six are meeting grade-level proficiency. It's obviously long past time we did something about it, but why is it so hard to change things and what changes would actually work to prepare every single student for a career they can be passionate about? For answers, I turned to Center for Education Reform President Jeanne Allen and my wife, Sarah, who served as CEO of Language Odyssey, an education venture we created together to provide Spanish and French language programs at schools around the country. Join us as we explore ideas such as rewarding competency over numbers, inspiring young people's academic passions online and in the school curriculum, and doing our best to make sure the best possible teacher is in every classroom.

Darla Romfo is the president and COO of the Children’s Scholarship Fund. CSF provides partial scholarships for low-income children in grades K-8 to go to private school. CSF has provided scholarships to more than 166,000 children and currently serves almost 26,500 children nationwide. Ms. Romfo has served as CSF’s president and COO since the organization offered its first scholarships in 1999. Prior to joining CSF, her positions on Capitol Hill included legislative director and counsel to Sen. John Breaux (D-La.) and legislative director and tax counsel to Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) She’s also been an attorney in private practice. A frequent speaker on education and school choice, her vision is clear as CSF marks 20 years of making educational opportunity possible with thousands of new scholarships that empower families. “The real issue is that every parent should be able to decide for their kid what is the best option for them and to make that choice. And that money should follow them.” Episode 20 of Reality Check with Jeanne Allen

If there’s one person who’s been-there-done-that in the world of education, it’s teacher, author, scholar, advisor and sought-after speaker, Sarah Tantillo. She taught English and the humanities in both traditional public and charter schools in New Jersey for 14 years. She chaired the Humanities Department at the highly-regarded North Star Academy School in Newark, and her students achieved an extraordinary 100 percent passing rate on the High School Proficiency Assessment for Language Arts and Literacy. She founded both the New Jersey Charter Resource Center and the New Jersey Charter Public Schools Association. Her books include The Literacy Cookbook and Literacy and the Common Core: Recipes for Action, with a new one out later this year about how the charter school concept became a national movement. She holds degrees from Princeton, Harvard, Johns Hopkins and Rutgers. Episode 19 of Reality Check with Jeanne Allen

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown - Monday, April 30, 20184:20 pm: Representative Cheryl Acton joins Rod to discuss her op-ed piece in the Deseret News in which she says those who become disgruntled by politics can help fix it by becoming more involved4:35 pm: Bryce Dunford of the Jordan School District Board of Education joins Rod to discuss the district’s announcement that it will once again raise teacher salaries, a move that he says could eventually lead to higher property taxes6;05 pm: Utah State University Wildlands Resources Professor Terry Messmer and (at 6:20 pm) Suzanne Roy, Executive Director of the American Wild Horse Campaign, join the show to discuss a report the Bureau of Land Management recently sent to Congress calling for the removal of 17,000 to 27,000 wild horses from 10 western states, a move that may include slaughtering of horses6:35 pm: Jeanne Allen, Founder and CEO of the Center for Education Reform, joins the show to discuss the current state of education in America, 35 years after the publication of “A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform”

Laura Sandefur is the co-founder of Acton Academy. She and her husband Jeff began with one school in Austin, Texas in 2009 initially motivated to give their children a different kind of education than they could find anywhere. They began as they say, “with a blank piece of paper” to build their dream school. Today, Acton Academy is a growing network of more than 80 innovative schools all over the world. Incorporating blended learning, the Socratic discussions, multi-aged learning environments, hands-on real-world apprenticeships, adaptive game-based programs, and teachers who are referred to as “guides” Acton Academy’s rigorous program has literally turned learning upside down. Episode 17 of Reality Check with Jeanne Allen

“We’re criminalizing common sense and rationality and we’re elevating hysteria to not only the common good but also what you must be to be an ok parent.” How do we overcome this? Jeanne Allen’s guest Lenore Skenazy has made overcoming this hysteria her life’s work. And for it, she’s been labeled “America’s worst mom”! But in this Episode 16 of Reality Check, we’ll hear frank conversation about how an innocent solo train ride by her 9-year old son spawned a movement to allow kids to be more resilient and independent, beginning with a book and a blog entitled “Free-Range Kids” and now 10 years later, is still going strong through her new organization Let Grow—in schools, homes and communities across the country.

Matt Greenfield is Managing Partner of ReThink Education, a venture capital firm focused on educational technology. He is on the boards of BrightBytes, Allovue, CareAcademy and Southern New Hampshire University. His non-profit affiliations include the leadership council of NewSchools Venture Fund and the board of Mouse.org. But Matt mostly thinks of his role as a problem solver. “As an investor, I start with solving a problem.” He wrote the business plan for the step-by-step modules for behavioral therapy in the treatment of autism which became “Rethink Autism”—now simply “Rethink.” With a background in academia and educational technology, he insists there’s more to moving students toward their goals and ultimately a career path, “It’s not just technology but a respect for students,” Greenfield asks, “Does it delight and engage the students?” Episode 15 of Reality Check with Jeanne Allen

In 1983, President Reagan urged students to understand the new world in which they lived: “Your generation is coming of age in one of the most challenging and exciting times in our history. High technology is revolutionizing our industries, renewing our economy and promising new hope and opportunity in the years ahead . . ." “Make sure you get the training and skills you need to take advantage of [these] new opportunities… Get a good education. That’s the key to success. It will open your mind and give wings to your spirit.” On the eve of the 35th anniversary of the release of ‘A Nation at Risk’ our students’ wings are clipped. National achievement has been stagnant for too many years, according to the results of the latest National Assessment of Educational Progress. It’s as if we’re in 1983 all over again, when A Nation at Risk declared that “If an unfriendly foreign power had attempted to impose on America the mediocre educational performance that exists today, we might well have viewed it as an act of war.” The result then was a movement that catalyzed a nation into challenging the status quo. And yet, despite amazing progress creating the opportunities and changes in a tired system that have allowed millions of students to have education that they would not otherwise be able to access had it not been for this report, today’s education report card on the state of national reading and math are dismal. With fewer than 40 percent of our students proficient in any subject, these scores are a sobering reminder that we remain a nation at risk with far too many children and young adults poorly educated, unprepared to enter college or the workforce, and ultimately, unable to achieve the American Dream of living a rewarding, prosperous life. Listen now to this Episode 14 Special Edition of Reality Check, as Jeanne Allen shares her insights and analysis of the trends and challenges we face if the nation’ does not transform how—and what—we do to educate learners at all levels.

Robert Pondiscio is a senior fellow and vice president for external affairs at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and a senior advisor to Democracy Prep Public Schools in Harlem, New York. He writes and speaks extensively on education and education reform issues with an emphasis on literacy, curriculum, teaching, and urban education. He came to the field of education as a second career and never intended to stay. He has become one of its most passionate spokespersons for reform and innovation. “I have a complicated relationship with testing and accountability.” Episode 13 of Reality Check with Jeanne Allen.

John Schilling is the President and CEO of the American Federation for Children, which was chaired by Betsy DeVos until she became Secretary of Education last year. John is a veteran of more than two decades in the field of education reform. “Choice works,” he says. “When you put parents in the driver’s seat, you find that giving parents the power to find the best educational environment for their child means that you’re going to give options to a lot of kids who don’t have them right now and really need them.” John Schilling is Jeanne Allen’s guest in this Episode 12 of Reality Check, a National Review podcast focusing on education issues.

If there’s one thing that America’s public schools could use, it’s the spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation. This week’s guest on Episode 11 of Reality Check with Jeanne Allen is Carl Schramm, former president and CEO of the Kauffman Foundation, who found himself spending many years studying what really makes a business succeed. The title of his new book, Burn the Business Plan, rips apart one of the most cherished assumptions in the world of business schools. As a professor at Syracuse, he’s seen it all, and his experience brings him to a lot of unconventional ways of thinking. Under his leadership, the Kauffman Foundation became the first grant-making foundation to own and operate its own charter school. Learn what allows some to succeed and some to fail in this Reality Check.

Can a private organization force someone to pay them to speak on his or her behalf? That's the question before the U.S. Supreme Court as it hears oral arguments in Janus v. AFSCME on Monday, February 26. The case may well mean the end of mandatory dues under agency shop agreements, the major source of funds for public employee unions, including the teachers' unions which have a stranglehold on the nation's public schools. This week's guest on Reality Check with Jeanne Allen is Mark Mix, President of the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, which represents Mark Janus, the plaintiff in the case. Learn all about one of the most important Supreme Court cases of the year on this Episode 10 of Reality Check.

The late Milton Friedman once wrote, "The tragedy, and irony, is that a system dedicated to enabling all children to acquire a common language and the values of U.S. citizenship, to giving all children equal educational opportunity, should in practice exacerbate the stratification of society and provide highly unequal educational opportunity." This week's guest on Episode 9 of Reality Check with Jeanne Allen is Robert Enlow, the president of EdChoice, which was founded two decades ago as the Milton and Rose Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice. Enlow, once a man of the left, now devotes his life to making Friedman's vision of equal educational opportunity for all a reality.

This week's Episode 8 of Reality Check with Jeanne Allen features a discussion with Gerard Robinson, whose career includes running the education departments of not just one but two states, and a passion for focusing on the nexus between criminal justice reform and education. From Historically Black Colleges and Universities and his work at the Thurgood Marshall Fund, the American Enterprise Institute, and the Center for Advancing Opportunity, there are probably few education experts in America who have a broader understanding of the challenges and opportunities that await education reformers today than Gerard Robinson.

This is National School Choice Week, and so this week we have a special hour-long edition Episode 7 of Reality Check with Jeanne Allen with a constellation of guests. You’ll hear interviews with some of the brightest lights in the school choice world, including Johnny Taylor and Sylvia Simms, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, Senator Ted Cruz, and House members Paul Mitchell, Virginia Foxx and Luke Messer. You’ll also hear from some of the beneficiaries of school choice tell their heartwarming personal stories, including Denisha Merriweather and Walter Banks. Get excited about school choice this week, with Jeanne Allen!

The major tax reform law that passed Congress in mid-December 2017 included a provision expanding the use of so-called 529 plans—tax free savings accounts that allow parents to put away money for their children’s college education. Now, they can be used for elementary and secondary education too. In this week’s Episode 6 of Reality Check with Jeanne Allen, Thomas Carroll, a leader in the effort to include the measure in the tax bill, explains why it’s so important: “it’s the first time that a national school choice measure has been adopted [at the federal level] in the past 20 years.” Carroll knows what he’s talking about—he helped create New York’s charter school law and founded a network of high-performing urban charter schools.

Why has a college education become so expensive, throwing millions of students into debt before they’ve even entered the work force? This week’s Episode 5 of Reality Check with Jeanne Allen explores that and related issues with John Katzman, one of he nation’s leading experts in higher education. “Technology in every other industry has lowered costs,” Katzman points out. But “in higher ed, it’s actually raised costs.” Moreover, “The reality is that education has gotten more expensive, but not the teaching part. The actual teaching is about 20 percent of what a school spends on a student.” For more, check out this week’s podcast on education with Jeanne Allen.

This week’s Episode 4 of Reality Check with Jeanne Allen features a discussion of the extraordinary 20 year history of BASIS Schools with co-founder Michael Block, who launched their international network of schools with his wife Olga back in 1998. From a single school in Tucson, Arizona BASIS has now grown to more than 30 schools which set the pace for private, public and charter schools alike. “Very early on,” he says, they “recognized that hard work and perseverance and failure is important. The ability to learn from your failures is really very important.” Today, four of the top five high schools in the United States are BASIS Schools. Find out how they did it!

This year, Americans seem to be watching government processes closer than they have in the past. Every week, some policy maker, some legislative vote or confirmation hearing is trending on Twitter and Facebook. However, our guest today, Jeanne Allen, founder of the Center for Education Reform has been closely monitoring and evaluating education policy for over 30 years. She is no rookie. As a staunch education reformist, pushing the school choice movement forward, Allen is no friend to teachers unions and school board associations saying that they maintain the status quo, or change a little too slowly for her taste. But today, we'll talk about the changes that she is seeing in public schools, covering everything from taxes to policy and how those changes are impacting education technology. We'll also try to get her to give us a sneak peek about what she's expecting from New York City's big edtech conference this year.

This week, Episode 2 of Reality Check with Jeanne Allen features a discussion with guest Joe Nathan, Director of the Center for School Change in St. Paul, Minnesota. Joe has been at the cutting edge of the education choice movement in America, and helped write the nation’s first charter school law. He’s a prime example of the wide philosophical range of those who embraced choice at the outset in the early 1990s—he describes himself as a “Paul Wellstone Democrat”—and who have been making common cause with political conservatives in creating real choices and opportunities for lower-income children, whose lives a good education will change.

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In Part two, Jeanne Allen, Executive Director of the Fashion Incubator San Francisco, talks about the new chapter in her life and the birth of the incubator which houses 6 emerging designers each year. Now going on it's 3rd successful year here in San Francisco, CA. Please subscribe and leave a review ! In this episode you will learn: - In Part 2 with Jeanne Allen, she discusses the birth of the fashion incubator in San Francisco. - Fashion Incubator of San Francisco is a 5013c non - profit business supported by Macy's and the City of SF Mayors office. - 6 Designers in Residence each year. - Goal is to create jobs and growth in the fashion sector! -The process- open call in October and designers start in March. - Located in Macy's Men's building, recycled office. - The program consists of 25 master classes covering all business aspects of fashion. - The board consists of an amazing roster of people. - Mentors and experts like John Casado, Roger Case, Linda Ellerd and Jake Wall. - Oct 9th Union Square Event. - They conduct pop up shops, NYC trip to Macy's headquarters, Designer showroom visits, participate in the Junior League Annual Fashion Show. - $400 month rent per designer not including cost of creating collection. - Resources such as SBA and Renissance Entrepreneur Center. Enjoy! Jill

Jeanne Allen is the Executive Director of the Fashion Incubator San Francisco, and talks about her fashion career with her successful line, Jeanne Marc and talks in depth in part one about building the brand and her time in Brighton, England, San Francisco and Japan. Please subscribe and leave a review! In this episode you will learn: - Part One interview with Jeanne Allen, she discusses the building of the fashion brand Jeanne Marc. - Her journeys from Brighton, England to San Francisco to Japan and Seattle. - A great perspective and insight to the manufacturing in San Francisco during the 70's , 80's and 90's. - The growth of the brand Jeanne Marc. - Tips and advice for fashion entrepreneurs. - Jeanne gives us insight as to what was going on in fashion in Japan in the 1980's. -  The closing of the Jeanne Marc brand.  Enjoy this chock filled part one interview with Jeanne Allen! Jill