Jeanne Allen
@JeanneAllen
OG Education Choice Advocate Leading the Age of Disruption. Founder @edreform @inPiazza_Pod @YassPrize. First-gen 🇺🇸🇮🇹. Nonna.
Fortunately, parents are no longer waiting for top-down solutions. They are driving a movement for education freedom—a shift toward a future where learning is personalized, innovative, and accountable to the people it serves. @Forbes forbes.com/sites/yasspriz…
When we @edreform started helping states write great charter laws - and fighting those who didn’t - in 1993, we never dreamed they would produce some of the best and most innovative education pathways in the country. But we had a hunch… forbes.com/sites/yasspriz…
Great commentary. Poison pills are never a good thing. You make the argument well in the charter school context in this report, around page 34. Rules intended to squash innovation are never good. edreform.com/wp-content/upl…
The WSJ came out hot with the headline, but the wordplay was right there, so I can't blame them. wsj.com/opinion/its-on… via @WSJopinion
When FULL AND FAIR FUNDING FOLLOWS KIDS, this nonsense stops. Students with special needs, especially, suffer when bureaucracies make decisions, no matter how well intended their leadership.
Chelsea Hutchings is an advocate for education freedom and children with disabilities. When her youngest child—who has Down syndrome—was removed from his neighborhood school without parental consent, Chelsea was forced to confront the systemic inequities in public education.
Happy Birthday, Colleen!
🎉 Happy Birthday, @ColleenDippel—our founder and school choice champion! 💪 Thanks to her vision, over 110,000 Texas families have found the right schools. We are proud to move forward under her fearless leadership. #HappyBirthdayColleen #FamiliesEmpowered #SchoolChoice
"I watched as the goal of mainstream journalism shifted from describing reality to ushering readers to the correct political conclusion."
Now streaming on the #EdReformin10 podcast: A conversation with @nbadamstg2m on building successful innovative rural school communities, including a "grow your own" teacher program and healthcare industry apprenticeships. Listen. Share. Subscribe.
Amen
We urgently need a significant increase in Charter Schools designed for twice-exceptional (2e) and diverse learners, who are consistently underserved by traditional public schools that frequently violate the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) with…
How do you think of work? @ryancraigap got me thinking again… linkedin.com/posts/jeanne-a…
The latest from @JeanneAllen (and @edactivistkatie) in @Forbes > Why #CharterSchools Are Key to America’s Talent Pipeline #innovation #workforcedevelopment #edreform forbes.com/sites/yasspriz…
Great arguments, Keri!
📢 "Schooling during 9th through 12th grades should be marked by not only high-quality academic instruction but also hands-on learning opportunities that develop skills for high-growth and high-demand career fields." @DiscoveryInst1 @discoveryACTE @IWF discovery.org/education/2025…
US Education Department Contractor Overcharged Taxpayers While Spending Millions On Executive Salaries As student math and reading scores declined, the American Institute of Research charged 50% in indirect costs and paid its CEO over $2 million by @galexybrane and…
The NEA’s headquarters originally cost around $16 million, but today its value is estimated to be well over $100 million. It is owned by a property company that the NEA owns! And because it is fully-exempt from District of Columbia real property taxes, which would be…
BREAKING: Congressional Republicans will introduce a bill to REVOKE the National Education Association's federal charter TOMORROW.
Hmmm… I’m not so sure there was more unity before - charter folks were not happy with private choice supporters and sometimes visa versa; standards people thought the above were nuts… then you had your charter blob… there was unity at the grassroots and I would say it’s…
It was fun to reminisce with friends @PioneerBoston about a time when ed reformers were more united in a common cause. Might we be on the verge of another great ed reform awakening? Full episode is here buff.ly/KBJuOPl @AlishaTSearcy @WaltBlanksJr @SchoolChoiceNow…
A note to every Florida parent - no matter where their kids go to school - honoring their role and pledging their support. This was our goal when we started @edreform - to help replace the Blob with the Best education can offer. Extraordinary. Well done @GovRonDeSantis and…
...and that's a wrap! The 2025 #YassPrize application is officially closed. Stay tuned to find out who this year's winners are.
.@JeanneAllen: “There is a $1,700 tax credit that is now available to individuals to contribute […] to a scholarship-granting organization.” School choice is now a reality thanks to @SenTedCruz & @POTUS. 👏
Millions was spent to argue a case which was flawed from the beginning - that the Education Dept needs 4,000 employees because they make education better. Not only not true, but such an insult to the educators, leaders, and parents who have been doing it well - and who often…
Newsflash: SCOTUS affirms that the executive agencies are controlled by the nation’s Commander in Chief (the highest executive in the land) who may duly exercise the authority that comports with that role. @usedgov downsizing can commence. Predictably- libs dissent.
Calling all Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding and Permissionless Education Providers! Applications for the #YassPrize STOP for Education Accelerator are rolling in fast and furious. Less than 24 hours left. Spread the word if you know a transformational education…