March/April, 1998. No. 43. We’re delighted to bring you important data, respected opinions, and news from the front this issue. You’ll see more than our usual stock of quotes and excerpts, and thus the astonishing similarities in tone and attitude that make this unusually diverse set of people, organizations, and ideas very much the united force for reform that is succeeding today.
Monthly Letter to Friends: March/April 1998
January 22, 2015 By The Center for Education Reform
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Monthly Letter to Friends: February 1998
January 22, 2015 By The Center for Education Reform
February, 1998. No. 42. This month, we treat you to bird’s eye views of a couple of neat schools, concerns about content-free zones despite ever louder cries for high standards, and a look at what George Orwell might write if he were here today.
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Monthly Letter to Friends: Holiday 1998
January 22, 2015 By The Center for Education Reform
Holiday 1998. No. 41. This month, we talk about the Center a bit more than usual, mainly as a “year in review” in response to questions and comments piling up over the last year.
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Monthly Letter to Friends: November 1997
January 22, 2015 By The Center for Education Reform
November, 1997. No. 40. We are inspired to give thanks for a myriad of efforts underway to reform our nation’s schools and, separately, to give thanks in our normal, twisted sort of way, for things that are as they should be. Finally, we direct you to the back page for splendid holiday gift giving ideas for that special someone in your life that needs the truly unique gift; the gift of giving.
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Monthly Letter to Friends: October 1997
January 22, 2015 By The Center for Education Reform
October, 1997. No. 39. Lots of reflections on pending issues both nationally and in the states are in store this month. We believe it is important to know what’s being said by those fighting change, because oftentimes the realities are obscured by the very nature of the beast. We offer a glimpse of political nature of the reform debate, as well as our usual odds & ends.
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Monthly Letter to Friends: September 1997
January 22, 2015 By The Center for Education Reform
September, 1997. No. 38. Happy Back-to-School season! We’re pleased that the numbers of groups and people working for reform has grown dramatically. In this letter you will see CER’s Annual Survey of Americans’ Attitudes Toward School Reform, state happenings, and testing and politics.
Monthly Letter to Friends – September 1997
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Monthly Letter to Friends: July 1997
January 22, 2015 By The Center for Education Reform
July, 1997. No. 37. This month brings you final results in this year’s legislative battles to save our children. You’ll find as well some rantings on the BLOB, Scene 1, Act 4; notes on reforms helping children, and some that may be a bit misguided.
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Monthly Letter to Friends: May/June 1997
January 22, 2015 By The Center for Education Reform
May/June, 1997. No. 36. From Missouri to Texas and around and about, policymakers have deliberated on education issues, made some mistakes, and, in some cases, resolved some things. As usual, charter schools and school choice programs have garnered the most attention.
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Monthly Letter to Friends: April 1997
January 22, 2015 By The Center for Education Reform
April, 1997. No. 35. This month’s letter brings you hopeful news about so many reformers working to bring greater educational opportunities to children. At the same time, we bring you sobering realities that challenge us all to work harder.
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Monthly Letter to Friends: January 1997
January 22, 2015 By The Center for Education Reform
January, 1997. No. 33. The New Year blew in lots of news from the front. You’ll find this issue of your favorite newsletter filled with stories of reform struggles, attempts and successes to do and study school choice, some comments on standards, and some miscellany. We think you’ll find this a good overview of what is to come throughout 1997.
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