CER Senior Fellow Casey Carter discusses the replication of successful charter school models on NPR's "All Things Considered". Read a transcript or listen to streaming audio of the story HERE.
Philadelphia community leaders and city officials, including Mayor Michael Nutter, celebrate the opening of the Boys' Latin of Philadelphia Charter School's new facilities in a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday.
The Center for Education Reform's newest policy alert looks at the benefits of a K-8 school model for increasing 'tween students' sense of safety, reducing distractions, and improving engagement and achievement.
In an effort to gain the support of the increasingly vocal and bi-partisan education reform movement, campaigns are touting their reform-ness. Visit CER's Election Center to find out where they really stand. Stay tuned for CER's 2008 Voter's Guide, coming soon.
Jeanne Allen, president of the pro-charter Center for Education Reform, said Nebraska officials might take a look at charters if a new secretary of education is promoting them. Even modest funding programs can cause states to start new programs, she said.
The rise of charter schools also has given educators something to think about. Two-thirds of those public schools use their freedom from most regulations to adopt longer days or longer years, according to the Center for Education Reform, a Washington group that supports and tracks charters and other forms of school choice.
The Center for Education Reform's newest policy alert looks at the benefits of a K-8 school model for increasing 'tween students' sense of safety, reducing distractions, and improving engagement and achievement.
