January - 2017

Education’s Role in Nurturing Children in Finland

By Rachel Kelly, CEI Intern Play. Before attending elementary school, Finnish children go to daycare. Instead of formally teaching...

We Are Lacking a Realistic New Vision for Education

On Inauguration Day 2017, we pause for a moment to ask our colleagues about their hopes and dreams for schools. In 2017 and the years to...

Property Taxes and Education: Saving Prince William County Schools from being Inherently Inequitable

By Jordan Gilliard, CEI Intern This is the first of a series of articles on inequities in education. In this article Jordan Gilliard...

Pilgrimage for Democracy, Martin Luther King, and Work to be Done

By Christine Mason, CEI Executive Director The President Reflects. President Obama in his Presidential Proclamation of Martin Luther King...

Free Public Education is the Backbone of Democracy

By Christine Mason Charter Schools Emerge in America I remember back about a decade or so, when charter schools emerged. KIPP provides a...