Education Reform Now
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| Education Reform Now | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | New York, N.Y. |
| Type: | 501(c)(3) |
| Top official: | Joe Williams |
| Website: | Official website |
| Budget | |
| 2013: | $6,578,665 |
| 2012: | $5,521,663 |
| 2011: | $6,105,774 |
Education Reform Now (ERN) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that works for education reform by looking to the content of student learning in public schools. The group has an affiliated 501(c)(4) advocacy group, Education Reform Now Advocacy. ERN pays particular attention to low income and racial minority students. The group is especially focused on shifting the conversation about reform to include teaching innovation and alternative solutions to the challenges of traditional public schooling. The group's president, Joe Williams, is also the top official for the PAC Democrats for Education Reform.[1]
Mission
The website for Education Reform Now lists their guiding principles as follows:[2]
| “ | Education Reform Now aims to fill the void, operating as a think tank and advocacy organization that: (1) reorients education policy as a content as opposed to time or place based right for students and teachers; (2) works to ensure consistent and mutually reinforcing policies at elementary, secondary, and postsecondary levels; and (3) promotes new methods of content delivery and tools of influence on teaching and learning. Americans of all ages – from cradle to grave – deserve full and fair access to quality education opportunities.[3] | ” |
Work
Education Reform Now's (ERN) work mostly focuses on promoting policies in favor of the Common Core State Standards Initiative, test-based evaluations of teacher performance, merit pay for teachers and extending the school day.[4]
In addition to holding policy conferences, the organization also publishes white paper reports on education reform policy. Their website notes that the reports offer "bold and innovative solutions" in the following areas:[1]
- Human Capital
- Consumer Choice
- Resource Equity
- Student Motivation
- Fast-Track Advancement
- Higher Ed Affordability and Accountability
ERN, along with its associated PAC Democrats for Education Reform, is also an active supporter of school choice through charter schools and the elimination of teacher tenure in public schools. In 2010, the group ran a high-profile ad in New York asking parents to "stop listening to the teachers union."[5]
Leadership
Education Reform Now's website lists the following individuals as members of the Board of Directors:[6]
- John Petry, Co-chair
- Sidney Hawkins Gargiulo
- Brian Zied
- John Sabat
- Michael Sabat
Finances
The following is a breakdown of Education Reform Now's revenues and expenses for the 2011 to 2013 fiscal years for its 501(c)(3) organization:
| Annual revenue and expenses for Education Reform Now, 2011–2013 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | Total Revenue | Total Expenses |
| 2013[7] | $7,463,664 | $6,578,665 |
| 2012[8] | $5,502,422 | $5,521,663 |
| 2011[9] | $6,059,118 | $6,105,774 |
The following is a breakdown of Education Reform Now's revenues and expenses for the 2007 to 2013 fiscal years for its 501(c)(4) organization, Education Reform Now Advocacy:
| Annual revenue and expenses for Education Reform Now Advocacy, 2007–2013 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | Total Revenue | Total Expenses |
| 2013[10] | $5,008,489 | $4,406,512 |
| 2012[11] | $5,471,922 | $5,241,183 |
| 2011[12] | $3,455,877 | $3,221,670 |
| 2010[13] | $4,251,435 | $4,398,752 |
| 2009[14] | $168,160 | $161,341 |
| 2008[15] | $117,645 | $94,691 |
| 2007[16] | $57,772 | $49,067 |
Recent news
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See also
External link
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Education Reform Now, "What We Do," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ Education Reform Now, "About Us," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ North Country Public Radio, "Teachers, unions picket Lake Placid pro-charter ed conference," May 5, 2014
- ↑ Wait What?, "Educators 4 Excellence – Because teachers NEED their own “Education Reform” front group," April 22, 2015
- ↑ Education Reform Now, "Board of Directors," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ GuideStar, "Education Reform Now IRS Form 990 (2013)," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ Guidestar, "Education Reform Now IRS Form 990 (2012)," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ Guidestar, "Education Reform Now IRS Form 990 (2011)," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ Citizen Audit, "Education Reform Now Advocacy IRS Form 990 (2013)," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ Citizen Audit, "Education Reform Now Advocacy IRS Form 990 (2012)," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ Citizen Audit, "Education Reform Now Advocacy IRS Form 990 (2011)," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ Citizen Audit, "Education Reform Now Advocacy IRS Form 990 (2010)," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ Citizen Audit, "Education Reform Now Advocacy IRS Form 990 (2009)," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ Citizen Audit, "Education Reform Now Advocacy IRS Form 990 (2008)," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ Citizen Audit, "Education Reform Now Advocacy IRS Form 990 (2007)," accessed August 10, 2015
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