Jeanne Allen, Founder & CEO, the Center for Education Reform
Sending a warm Back to School welcome to all the educators, school leaders, coaches and passionate advocates for students working to ensure our most precious assets can gain the knowledge and skills necessary for a life that is happy, prosperous and free!
Whether students are back in school or you’re just getting your classrooms and work ready for them, we appreciate our fine educators and all you do. CER is here to support you in all your efforts. We know that you’re the ones who make the difference not only in bringing your best game to the work, but in influencing your colleagues to reach higher and to be open to all the new innovations that may aid your work.
If you ever need other support or want to learn how to become part of a larger movement for change, please feel free to call us or leave a message on our website side at https://www.edreform.com/contact/ and we will do our best to respond or connect you with the thousands we know who can.
Besides what we can offer directly, here’s are some resources you might find helpful as build your year toward more and better education for kids:
CommonLIT — A content rich site that delivers high-quality, free instructional materials to support literacy development for students in grades 3-12.
The Grateful American Foundation — An interactive, multimedia educational series designed to restore enthusiasm in American history for kids — and adults, too.
Bill of Rights Institute — Resources for teachers and students on our nation’s founding, and free digital versions of the founding documents, and courses on History, Government and Economics
Noodle.com — A search engine to help people make better choices about education, programs and schools.
University Innovation Alliance — A collection of some of the best minds in higher education, with the common goal of helping more students gain access to higher education and better educational outcomes. Their members – from ASU to Purdue – are developing new ways to reach more students with what they need most.
Also, please also consider joining us to celebrate and support our kids at our Summit and 25th Anniversary Gala in Miami, FL on October 25-26th, where you can meet other education leaders, contribute to building new innovations for kids and have your voice heard! We also have pre-summit professional development opportunities to engage with leaders who are looking for your input on how best to transform their companies and institutions. For more information, visit our website www.edreform.com or follow us on Twitter @edreform.
Happy Back to School!!
Founded in 1993, the Center for Education Reform aims to expand educational opportunities that lead to improved economic outcomes for all Americans — particularly our youth — ensuring that conditions are ripe for innovation, freedom and flexibility throughout U.S. education
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SHARE NEW SINGLE "SILLY ME"
NEW ALBUM IDENTITY CRISIS
OUT AUGUST 31
AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER
AUGUST 26, 2018 - Liverpool, UK - WSTR have shared "Silly Me", the third single off their upcoming album Identity Crisis, out August 31st on Hopeless Records. Fans can check out the visual here: smarturl.it/SillyMeVisual
Next week, WSTR will join Neck Deep, Trophy Eyes, and Stand Atlantic on The Peace and The Panic Part 2 Tour. Later this Fall, WSTR will kick off a co-headlining tour with pop-punk trio PVMNTS. For a full list of tour dates, please see below.
Speaking to the new record, Identity Crisis, vocalist Sammy Clifford expressed the band's desire to push the band's songwriting, take chances, and bring some swagger into the album.
"We've added all these different genres into our sound while keeping the WSTR roots. This record is about putting the simple things together well and trying to make them great."
Working once again with long-time friend and producer, Seb Barlow (Neck Deep, As It Is), WSTR channeled the energy of the classics they grew up on and blasted forward with guitar solos, ad libs, and sing-a-long choruses that defiantly punches through the crowd. After extensive touring in the UK/Europe and Australia with bands like Neck Deep and Creeper, marquee festival runs on Slam Dunk Festival and Download Festival, and an upcoming North America tour, WSTR is geared up for the year ahead.
WSTR is Sammy Clifford (vocals), Alex Tobijanski (bass), Andy Makin (drums), and Tom Hawkes (guitar). Identity Crisis is the follow up to 2017's Red Green Or Inbetween.
For more information, visit http://www.hopelessrecords.com
Record Release Show
8/31 - Liverpool, UK - Liverpool O2 Academy 2 (Record Release Show)
For Tickets Visit: www.livenation.co.uk / www.ticketmaster.co.uk
The Peace and the Panic Part 2 Tour
w/ Neck Deep, Trophy Eyes, and Stand Atlantic
9/6 - Santa Cruz, CA - Catalyst
9/7 - Ventura, CA - Ventura Theater
9/8 - Las Vegas, NV - BK Bowl
9/10 - Albuquerque, NM - El Rey Theatre
9/11 - Lubbock, TX - Jakes
9/12 - Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond Ballroom
9/14 - Louisville, KY - Headliners
9/15 - Nashville, TN - Marathon
9/16 - Birmingham, AL - Workplay
9/18 - Columbia, SC - Music Farm
9/19 - Greensboro, NC - Arizona Pete's
9/20 - Richmond, VA - National
9/21 - Long Island, NY - Stereo Garden
9/22 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
9/24 - New Haven, CT - Webster
9/25 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom
9/27 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Smalls
9/28 - Detroit, MI - Royal Oak
9/29 - Cleveland, OH - Agora
9/30 - Toronto, ON - Danforth
10/2 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogarts
10/3 - Ft. Wayne, IN - Clyde
10/5 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom
10/6 - Des Moines, IA - Woolys
10/7 - Omaha, NE - Sokol
10/9 - Boulder, CO - Boulder Theater
10/10 - Grand Junction, CO - Mesa Theater
10/12 - San Luis Obispo, CA - Fremont
10/13 - San Diego, CA - SOMA
WSTR / PVMNTS Co-Headlining Tour Dates:
w/ Hold Close
* w/ PCL
October 14 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy *
October 16 - Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction *
October 17 - Mesa, AZ @ Nile Theatre - Underground *
October 19 - San Antonio, TX @ Alamo City Music Hall *
October 20 - Houston, TX @ Secret Group *
October 21 - Dallas, TX @ RBC *
October 23 - Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall
October 25 - Jacksonville, FL @ 1904 Music Hall
October 26 - Tampa, FL @ Crowbar
October 28 - Atlanta, GA @ The Loft
October 30 - Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern
November 1 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Shaka's Live
November 2 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
November 3 - Baltimore, MD @ Milk Boy
November 4 - New York, NY @ Gramercy Theater
November 6 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium (Upstairs)
November 7 - Asbury Park, NJ @ House of Independents
November 9 - St. Louis, MO @ Fubar
November 10 - Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen
November 11 - Springfield, MO @ Outland, Ballroom
November 13 - Denver, CO @ Oriental Theater
November 14 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
November 16 - Seattle, WA @ Funhouse
November 17 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
November 18 - Sacramento, CA @ Holy Diver
Follow WSTR
https://www.facebook.com/wstrband/
https://www.instagram.com/wstrband/
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AFTER TOUCH
EP YOU WISH THIS WAS ABOUT YOU OUT
ON SEPTEMBER 7th
Shellharbour, AUS - August 27th, 2018 - After Touch has dropped their brand new single "Six Feet Closer," which fans can check out now at youtu.be/kX38GlyZp_8. The darkly brooding "Six Feet Closer" is the latest track off the band's forthcoming EP, You Wish This Was About You, which comes out on September 7th via UNFD. The EP is now available for pre-order at unfd.lnk.to/AfterTouchEP.
On the new track, the band shares: "'Six Feet Closer' is about learning that you might not actually love someone, you're just addicted to them. I lived in a fantasy; a shallow, superficial relationship that I thought was right. I was at 'the end of my rope'. I let go of my morals, my values and my sense of self to be with this person, and it ultimately left me with nothing - much like a drug. I wanted that person so much that it ultimately destroyed me and I had to leave.
I didn't have the strength to say what I wanted to say in person, so the lyrics to 'Six Feet Closer' is what I wish I had said to that person."
You Wish This Was About You, presents a sonic shift for the Australian melodic hardcore band, who previously released music as Easy Life. The album brings the aggression and energy Easy Life built their name on and mixes it with modern take on heavy emotional music with electronic flourishes and an exploration of string arrangements. The band recreates themselves with a sense of atmosphere and darkness. Listening back to what they had crafted it made them realize they were an entirely different band to Easy Life, inspiring the name change to After Touch.
You Wish This Was About You features five brand new empowering tracks that focus on standing strong and believing in yourself after a toxic relationship. The forthcoming release, which deals with the perils of placing your entire self-worth in another person when ultimately only you can make yourself happy, follows the band's previous EP, There Can't Be This Much Water In The Sky (2017).
After Touch formed in 2014 with the goal of escaping their small town and taking the unknown road. Fueled by ambition, in their short time together, After Touch found a home on triple j Unearthed Radio with an "Artist Spotlight" and a rotation add of their previous single "I'm Fading Away". The band has previously shared the stage with Trophy Eyes, Northlane, The Story So Far, and Dream on Dreamer.
After Touch is Max Pasalic (vocals), Kurt Haywood (bass), Jack Rankin (guitar), Jesse Mate-Gallo (guitar), Jordan Pranic (drums).
You Wish This Was About You Tracklisting:
1. Use Me
2. You Wish This Was About You
3. Cherry
4. I Heard
5. Six Feet Closer
Follow After Touch:
Website: www.unfdcentral.com/music/after-touch/
Twitter: www.twitter.com/aftertouchsound/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/aftertouchsound/
