Working to expand education opportunities, so all can achieve the American dream. Led by @JeanneAllen.
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THE EDUCATION AVENGERS is about more than remarkable people. It is about the ideas they embody, the conditions they create for human flourishing, and the extraordinary things that happen when ordinary people decide children are worth the fight.
@JeanneAllen introduces readers to a new class of heroes who saw children being failed and decided they could not look away.
They did not set out to become heroes. Most began with a child, a question, or a concern they could no longer ignore. They refused to accept systems that asked children to wait—for relevance, dignity, happiness, or belonging.
These are stories of resistance and resurrection. Stories of people from vastly different beginnings whose lives point to the same truth: no matter the circumstances, there is something in each of us that is called to fight.
Through twelve extraordinary lives, Allen explores what creates human flourishing, why some communities thrive while others struggle, and what becomes possible when purpose, dignity, courage, freedom, joy, hope, and opportunity take root. This is a book about people—and the enduring ideas that shape lives, strengthen communities, and restore hope.
THE EDUCATION AVENGERS is available now from @PostHillPress.
You can use this link to order: simonandschuster.com/books/T… – at Gotha, FL
"The machine will not think for you."
@JMSilverbrook #POIS26
youtube.com/shorts/emG8yJx9Z… – at Gotha, FL
Congratulations to the National K-12 Opportunity Association on this week's launch!
"Expanding educational opportunity for EVERY child."
youtube.com/watch?v=9ABmRmLn… – at Gotha, FL
After decades of declining enrollment, school choice and renewed interest in classical education are creating opportunities for (Catholic school) expansion.
@dany_egorov @CityJournal @derotstein @chestertonsoc #YassPrize
cityjournal.substack.com/p/c…
The most powerful constituency behind (education opportunity) isn’t sitting in Washington. It’s sitting around America’s dinner tables.
More from @JeanneAllen in this week's Forza ⤵️
forza.edreform.com/p/forza-t…
Should we be shocked that college students are portrayed as academic rebels for wanting to read the classics, or that these titles used to be common entries on middle and high school syllabi?
wsj.com/lifestyle/harvard-cl… – at Gotha, FL
Whatever the outcome of the 2026 midterms, one thing is certain: the movement for education opportunity and innovation isn’t going away.
More from @JeanneAllen in this week's Forza ⤵️
forza.edreform.com/p/forza-t… – at Gotha, FL
POV, mindset shift ➡️ "Competition drives quality. And we see that now in our public school system. Iterating. Innovating… (They) are not resting on their laurels and accepting the status quo… Hoping. Delivering. Asking for the parents to send their child to that school." – at Gotha, FL
"Start with the child in front of you. Ask what that child needs and what is getting in the way. Then find others who see what you see and begin making room for a better answer."
@JeanneAllen in conversation with @rickhess99 from @educationweek ⤵️
edweek.org/policy-politics/o… – at Gotha, FL
The Center for Education Reform retweeted
School Choice Champion Highlights K-12 Disruptors.
In her new book, @JeanneAllen profiles educators, parents, and entrepreneurs who constitute “The Education Avengers.”
We discuss, at @educationweek.
edweek.org/policy-politics/o…
Great conversation about @JeanneAllen's new book - The Education Avengers - with @rickhess99 in @educationweek ⤵️
edweek.org/policy-politics/o… – at Gotha, FL
2026 #YassPrize winner The Learning Lounge hosted Sec. Jacob Oliva of @ArkansasEd and @Estewart2Edie of @ForwARdArkansas last week to share their game-changing rural microschool model and community.
Explore what makes them special 👇
yassprize.org/awardees/learn… – at Gotha, FL
The Center for Education Reform retweeted
We must return to the basics, empower localities to use resources wisely, and put parents back at the center of their child’s education.
Thank you for sharing your #YassPrize experience and thoughts, @StaceySchieffe2 and @GorkaKatie!
(And for shining a light on innovation and opportunity for parents, students, and communities across the country.)
youtu.be/8ghdhIW4EX0?si=gPb7… – at Gotha, FL
The Center for Education Reform retweeted
What do impactful national movements have in common? What can we learn from each other’s challenges and success?
@JeanneAllen, founder and CEO of @edreform, shares her insights from 30 years of advocacy and how those lessons can help advance roadway safety efforts. @jraindc
We are restoring the greatest power to the most essential decision-makers in a child’s education: their parents… putting you in the driver’s seat to choose the best education for your child — not one directed by zip codes or family income.
@EDSecMcMahon @usedgov
youtube.com/watch?v=4fM82Qy8… – at Gotha, FL
The Center for Education Reform retweeted
A new week of competing priorities has me returning to The Education Avengers—and the people whose stories remind me what deserves our attention, and why.
“They did not plan to make a heroic stand. They set out to solve problems that systems designed to help children had failed to address. They do not spend their time scornful of what is broken. They build what works. They reject the lies that the poor cannot learn, that dropouts are failures, that some children are simply ‘bad,’ or that children born differently should be accommodated but never challenged.
“They believe the best of people. They would rather build than fight for rhetorical victories.
“We need them in our communities.
“We need them in our schools.
“We need them in our conversations, our institutions, and our lives.”
“Before they were Avengers, they were simply people who could no longer look away. They simply decided that our young people were worth it.”
A little inspiration from The Education Avengers to start the week. Here's to the people who see what's possible and do something about it!
Happy Monday! Here's to a great week ahead.
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🎒 Public education looks different from what it once did 50 years ago. Or 25 years ago. Or even six years ago.
"Education experimenters press forward as states opt for federal school choice" ⤵️
@cmtWordsmith @thecentersquare #YassPrize
thecentersquare.com/pennsylv… – at Gotha, FL
Powerful testimony about role microschools - specifically 2026 #YassPrize winner The Learning Lounge - play not only in the lives of their students, but communities at large: "People should pay attention to what’s happening at The Learning Lounge, because the children who attend this school, the families who are part of this community, and the leader blazing a trail here are nowhere near done."
pbcommercial.com/letter-to-t… – at Gotha, FL
