The Rejuvenate Project: Research Initatives
- In the absence of substantial and holistic data, any sort of mitigation to reduce educational inequities will be in vain
- Through careful collection and analysis of empirical information, The Rejuvenate Project strives to produce data-driven public policy recommendations
- Ending “bureaucratic back passing” was the defense that Jimmy Carter deployed in October 1979, when scribbling his signature upon the Department of Education Organization Act – a phrase referring to the alleged failures of the federal government in appropriately assisting educational localities
- After passing the Senate and just barely skirting opposition in the House (215-201), President Carter touted the act as a measure to bolster the efficiency of federal management, as well as increase the public's eroding trust in the American education system.
- In our previous article, Professor Fernando Reimers provided numerous examples of policy-driven approaches to education across the international community, demonstrating varying degrees of efficiency and effectiveness.
- Singapore, in particular, has emerged as a global leader with respect to these qualities and has successfully developed a consistent K-12 programming regimen oriented towards an explicit set of objectives. Professor Reimers cited a broader trend of the Singaporean government’s continuity in policy as the primary factor behind the nation’s rapid ascent in education.
- Fernando M. Reimers is the Ford Foundation Professor of the Practice in International Education and Director of the Global Education Innovation Initiative at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He is renowned for his innovative academic work pertaining to educational policy.
- Earlier this spring, I had the pleasure of chatting with Professor Reimers regarding the goals of the Rejuvenate project and the future of K-12 educational policy, juxtaposing both domestic and international policy efforts.
- This map details the Delaware Valley’s disparities in terms of children that live in a household with access to at least a single computer (lighter shading denotes a lower proportion). These rates are lowest in the major cities:
- Philadelphia (∼9,050 children without access to a device), Trenton (∼560 children), and Levittown (∼300 children), combining for a total of nearly 10,000 young students without access to even a single device.
- In a 68-29 vote earlier this week, the Senate passed the 4,155-page, 1.7 trillion-dollar beast known as the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act. The House of Representatives followed suit, with a 225-201 vote in favor of the bill, which consisted of myriad legislative actions spanning every aspect of society, ranging from electoral reform to defense funding.
- Though its passage averted a federal government shutdown, the omnibus bill has been criticized for funneling through “all kinds of pork and pet projects,” as Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) put it.
- “Time alone,” writes NYT economist Peter Goodman, “will not solve the Great Supply Chain Disruption.” In his article from early 2022, Goodman echoes a growing consensus among economists and industrialists that the pre-pandemic consumer status quo of “cheap and reliable shipping” may never be restored.
- The global economy’s reemergence has, unfortunately, resulted in a synergism between three factors that have strangled the supply chain: despite the general economic slowdown (layoffs, decreased production), there was a sharp rise in demand for durable goods, combined with a global shortage of shipping containers. These circumstances have endured for nearly the past three years, and continue to place strain on supply chains as well as contribute to other economic issues, namely inflation.
- It was a pleasure to meet Pennsylvania State Representative Gina H. Curry of the 164th district, who was
sworn in earlier this year for her second term.
- A member of the House Committee on Education, Rep.
Curry has been a key figure in bringing educational equity to the forefront of legislative priorities.
- By Arjun Ray, July 2021 | On the surface, statistics of New Jersey’s youth educational system are optimistic: the state consistently...
- On the surface, statistics of New Jersey’s youth educational system are optimistic: the state consistently takes the leads in rankings such as average test scores, graduation rates, and enrollment. However, these facts must be viewed while keeping another factor in mind – the Garden State’s rampant economic disparities. .
