There is little in the realm of public policy that can advance opportunity, family, and the American creed as powerfully as does education. Yet, it can seem today that too many are intent on using education to promote bureaucracy, division, and a war on rigor. The Conservative Education Reform Network seeks to rectify this problem by cultivating a national community of conservative leaders in education, spanning a broad array of issue areas, positions, regions, and viewpoints. Through the network, we hope to foster meaningful efforts to promote solutions for students and families in the areas of early childhood, K–12, and higher education.
The network boasts more than 750 members, hailing from all 50 states and Washington, D.C., working in a variety of roles, and offering a far-flung range of expertise.
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Sketching a New Conservative Education Agenda
The Sketching A New Conservative Education Agenda series is a hallmark project of the network. Including contributions from more than two dozen leading education thinkers, the brief proposals in this series go beyond the traditional conservative litany to explore what else conservatives should be for when it comes to education.
Education the Right Way Event Series
“Education the Right Way” is a public event series hosted the network, which highlights prominent conservatives who have demonstrated practical and forward-looking leadership in education. It provides a platform for leaders at the state and federal levels to discuss a pressing issue, share their expertise, or articulate their education vision for a national audience.
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The Conservative Case for Public School Open Enrollment
A Conservative Solution for the Student Loan Crisis: Nudging Students Toward Practical Degrees
Progress Monitoring in Florida: A New Solution to an Old Education Problem
State Level Success for School Choice
2021 was a banner year for private school choice. Fourteen states expanded their programs, and seven states launched new ones, opening up enough seats (on paper) to serve at least 4.5 million students. Was this all just a flash in the pan? Or does 2021 represent a turning point for the political fortunes of school choice?
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Statement Before the Wisconsin Senate Committee on Education: Breaking Up Urban School Districts
The Next Conservative Education Agenda
When it comes to education, conservatives have been far better at explaining what we are against than what we favor. Everyone knows we broadly oppose federal overreach, reckless spending, free college, and teachers’ unions. But what are we for? CERN Chairman Frederick M. Hess details his thoughts on the values that should guide a new, more robust conservative education agenda, and offers policy proposals for the Right to wrestle with that span early childhood, K–12, and higher education. -Frederick M. Hess | National Affairs
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A Conversation with Purdue University President Mitch Daniels on Leadership in Higher Education
Virginia Education Secretary Aimee Guidera on the Virginia Plan for Public Education
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The Hill That Public Education Dies On: Transgender Policies’ Utter Contempt for Parents
Discussing Florida’s Controversial Curriculum and the 2024 Presidential Race: Doar on CNN’s ‘The Lead With Jake Tapper’
The Education Community’s Views on School Improvement Have Fundamentally Changed
Rethinking Education in the Wake of the Pandemic: My Long-Read Q&A with Rick Hess
Why There Are So Few Black Kids at Stuyvesant: Private Schools and Charter Schools Pull Top Students Out of the System
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Schools Use Racist “Reparations Math” to Indoctrinate Black Students with Victimization
Biden’s Boondoggle: Ending the Student Loan Pause Is an Act of Fiscal Responsibility
Oklahoma Has Approved the Nation’s First Religious Charter School. What’s That Mean?
Building Moral Literacy Through Reading: One Charter School’s Answer to “Book Bans”
For more information on CERN membership or joining the network, please reach out to Ilana Ovental at [email protected]. Please direct any questions about content, events, or other ways to get involved to Max Eden at [email protected].