Jeb Bush may or may not seek the presidency in 2016, but those who dismiss his education foundation as a political prop are simply out of touch. What the Foundation for Excellence in Education is showing once again, with its fifth annual national summit, is that it is creating a[Read More…]
Tag: John Podesta
John Podesta: Ed reform movement not yet on solid ground
Recent election outcomes offer a snapshot of what people really think about education reform, said John Podesta, chairman and founder of the Center for American Progress. And lawmakers, advocates and opponents of school reform should all take note. This month’s stunner – the ousting of Indiana public schools chief Tony Bennett, who[Read More…]
Jeb Bush talks bipartisanship in ed reform, predicts parent trigger passage in Florida
Kicking off his foundation’s fifth annual national education summit, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush stressed the usual components of his reform agenda today but also accented an increasingly big talking point: bipartisanship. Bush said “new coalitions on the left and right” are moving to revamp teacher evaluation and compensation systems and concluded[Read More…]
Ed reform is left, right and center
The lineup for this week’s Jeb Bush education conference is further evidence that a growing centrist coalition has emerged to move the ball on education reform and school choice. This is the Foundation for Excellence in Education’s fifth national summit, and it grows in both stature and bipartisanship every year.[Read More…]
Florida roundup: Special needs students, charter schools, John Podesta & more
Hillsborough school district must fix its problems with special education students in the wake of a student’s death, editorializes the Tampa Bay Times. It suggests an outside inquiry would be more appropriate and says of Superintendent MaryEllen Elia, “If there are larger problems with the special needs program, Elia needs to[Read More…]