Just as reforms involving choice, assessment and teacher effectiveness are showing promise in upping student achievement, resistance is growing. Certain localities are pulling back on the spread of charter schools and Common Core State Standards reforms have become politicized, and their implementation criticized. Holding teachers accountable for students' academic achievement has succeeded in pilot programs in many states, but hasn't caught on in large urban settings, where it is most needed. Federally required state testing in grades 3 through 11 has illuminated the achievement gap and raised scores in some jurisdictions. Yet testing opponents are encouraging parents to have their children "opt out" of state and district examinations. Are the K-12 reforms of the last two decades moving forward or faltering? Is public confidence in reform dipping, or are parents demanding continued progress? This panel of philanthropists, educators and reform advocates will make sense of the mixed bag of education news and propose strategies for business leaders to influence the debate.

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