American Center for Transforming Education

Discovery Institute’s American Center for Transforming Education works with state legislators, policymakers and parents to promote systemic change to our nation’s education system so that it well serves the families that utilize it. Read More.

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Stuck in Time

Bailey Takacs
September 19, 2019
The workforce is changing. But K12 schools are not keeping up with the times. As conveyed in EducationWeek, a recent study by the RAND Corporation, a nonprofit research organization based in Santa Monica, California, concludes that the workforce is transforming from technological changes, but K-12 schools are stuck in the mud. The article confirms what we have been asserting and is at the heart of our transformation efforts: “K-12 schools are preparing students for jobs using essentially the same set of strategies they’ve been relying on for decades.” Someone once said, “If Rip Van Winkle had gone to sleep January 1, 1900, and woke up on January 1, 2000, the only aspect of our society that would be familiar would be the school.” Sad, but true.  And …

The Status Quo is Failing

Bailey Takacs
September 17, 2019

Lucidity is Lacking

Bailey Takacs
September 13, 2019

Start with States

Bailey Takacs
September 11, 2019

Comparing Education Stats of States is Meaningless

Bailey Takacs
September 10, 2019

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