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A weekly report on education news and commentary you won’t find anywhere else — from the nation’s leading voice on education innovation and opportunity.
ELECTION RETURNS RATIOCINATION. We wouldn’t blame you if you have had your fill of election related items, but good and important things happened on election night for innovation and opportunity in education. Governor’s races are where the action was, and while not all the news was good, supporters in both parties of CER’s agenda of change and new avenues of success for students were victorious across the country. Read CER’s full rundown of the new Governor’s and read Jeanne Allen’s statement on the election h ere.
HOUSE GOP MAJORITY IGNORED ED REFORM & PAID THE PRICE. Improving outcomes for all students is a most definitely bi-partisan effort. As mentioned above several winners last Tuesday are both Democrats and strong supporters of new thinking and breaking the stranglehold of the education Blob. That said, most folks would think that a Republican majority in the Congress untethered to typical labor constraints would be receptive to CER’s agenda. The good news is that they WERE receptive. The bad news is that their openness to our ideas did not translate into action. We think that inaction, on an issue important to most voters but in particular suburban and women voters, cost them their majority. Jeanne Allen’s Op-Ed, appearing in the Washington Examiner, explains why here.
POOR MARKS FOR TEACHERS ON THE BALLOT. Last add on the election. A persistant pre-election talking point from the Blob was that the success of “non-traditional” schools (i.e. charters, vouchers, virtual, digital, etc, - anything not controlled by the Blob) had prompted record numbers of teachers to run for office and would carry them to victory. Here’s the results, courtesy of U.S. News: “The 2018 midterm election came on the heels of widespread teacher unrest that, in part, prompted thousands of educators to run for office. But as results rolled in Tuesday night, spilling into Wednesday and Thursday, it was clear voters ultimately didn't propel a wave of teachers into elected positions. “According to an Education Week analysis, not even one-quarter of those currently employed as teachers ended up winning: In total, 42 of the 177 educators who filed to run for state legislative seats won, the analysis showed, just shy of 25 percent.” Even grading on the curve, the Blob’s candidates gets a failing grade. The full story is here.
PARENT POWER INDEX RELEASED. CER today released its 2018 Parent Power! Index (PPI), an exclusive study of parents' ability to exercise educational options for their children. The Index scores each state, including the District of Columbia, from 0-100. It delves into state policy, looking at five “Elements of Power” that determine the extent to which educational choices and information are offered to families. The Parent Power Index gives families an interactive tool to see how their state ranks when it comes providing education choice and opportunity. This is MUST reading for anyone interested in how their state stacks up against others when it comes to empowering parents to make the best choices for their children’s’ schooling. See the full rankings here.
AMBASSADOR BAXTER AWARD. Great CER friend Ambassador Frank Baxter has paved the way for thousands of students in the City of Angels to dream the American dream, for real. His charitable pursuits put kids first; he founded the city’s largest and most successful charter school network, the Alliance for College-Ready Public Schools. He received the award for his role in co-founding Los Angeles’. The name of the alliance succinctly sums up the what should be the purpose of ALL schools – making their student’s college ready. Way too many schools are failing at that task, and Ambassador Baxter is rightly lauded and recognized for his determination to do something to correct the situation with the 2018 Savas Award. It is always rewarding to see good things happen to good people.
WHITTLE SCHOOL AND STUDIO HAPPENINGS. CER Board Member Chris Whittle’s Whittle School and Studios hosts the first of the Whittle Talk speaker series in Washington, DC on Thurs. 11/15 at 6 PM, featuring renowned author and educator, Kwame Anthony Appiahand a reading of his new book “The Lies That Bind”. Learn about the world’s first truly global school at www.whittleschool.org/events.
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Half of Utahns would not walk a mile to get somewhere, finds study.
It’s no myth that as a nation America struggles with obesity levels. Troubling data from the federal health officials earlier this year showed that in 2016 and 2017 over 40% of Americans were obese, a sharp increase from the decade before. Data also showed that the sale of fast food had increased by 22.7% between 2012 and 2017.
Tech product review company Gear Hungry surveyed 2,200 Americans to find out how many of us would not be prepared to walk a mile to get somewhere. Given the survey results, it’s no wonder Americans have an ever expanding waistline…
Firstly, it was revealed that on average, a significant 47% of Utahns – that’s almost half of the Beehive State population – would NOT be prepared to walk a mile, or more, to get somewhere they wanted to go. They’d far prefer to jump in their car instead of putting one foot in front of the other! The survey also found that on average, the longest Utahns would walk to get somewhere is 23 minutes.
Surprisingly, given how much they love the outdoors, Alaskans appear to be the laziest in the U.S. They’d only walk for a maximum of 15 minutes, or 0.8 miles to get somewhere… In the middle of the road (no pun intended) come Wyomingites – who would walk for 0.9 miles (18.6 minutes) before giving up and hailing a cab… The most energetic are the good people of Idaho, where they’d persevere for nearly half an hour (28 minutes) or 1.4 miles, before calling it a day.
To find out how your state compares, check out the infographic, HERE
When broken down by gender, women appeared to be a bit lazier then men, with 5% fewer ladies prepared to walk the mile. And the weather, unsurprisingly, is a big factor: over half (52%) of respondents said they would be completely put off walking somewhere if it was raining. 34% would drive where they wanted to go instead, but a resilient 18% said they would wait until the rain had stopped, then walk anyway.
Americans’ response to exercise didn’t reflect well on the nation, according to the survey. Given the choice, it found 35% of us would rather use an elevator than walk up just one flight of stairs. And nearly a third (30%) say they regularly avoid doing any exercise altogether.
We’re pretty good at coming up with excuses, too! Despite powerhouse Beyoncé having the same 24 hours in a day as the rest of us, a staggering 77% of respondents say they are too busy to do exercise and 74% say they are too busy to eat healthily. And worryingly, over one in ten adults admitted that they would not do more exercise even if their lives depended on it!
45% of under 35’s admitted that they cannot remember the last time they ran a mile or more. And, finally, the survey discovered that when on a health kick, people only managed to last just 7.8 days before being defeated and caving in to junk food.
‘It’s not always easy to fit exercise into our busy schedules.’ says Jordan Carter from Gear Hungry. ‘Increasing our steps each day is a good way to fit in more active time into our days. There are plenty of great fitness trackers out there which will help you monitor your daily activity levels and really help to keep you motivated.’
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