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August 25, 2014
Jeanne Allen, CER Founder and president emeritus delivers commentary on Fox & Friends’ report with Neil McClusky of the Cato Institute. In 2011 the Florida Legislature approved a statute that is to go into effect during the new 2014-15 school year requiring that school districts develop and/or administer seven or more end-of-course assessments to all students. Some […]
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August 21, 2014
Rarely has an idea been as blatantly partisan as the concept of school choice.
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August 21, 2014
After a survey found support for Common Core shrinking, a second poll found an outright majority opposes the standards.
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August 20, 2014
Education reform may be accelerating the pace of teacher turnover not just in Douglas County but throughout Colorado, some experts say.
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August 18, 2014
It's outrageous that the Los Angeles Unified School District thinks it's above the "parent trigger" law by suspending it for the upcoming school year.
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August 7, 2014
This week, North Carolina school leaders, parents, community members and policymakers are gathering in Wilmington to discuss what must happen to encourage the growth of successful charter schools, and how best to interweave them into the fabric of North Carolina's public education system.
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July 31, 2014
A battle between charter schools and the nation’s capital continues to escalate.
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July 28, 2014
CER President, Kara Kerwin, discusses a recent study from The University of Arkansas on the effectiveness of charter schools with Rod Arquette. The first of its kind, “The Productivity of Public Charter Schools,” conducted on a national scale, analyzes the cost effectiveness and return on investment in the public education system.
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July 28, 2014
The 2014 North Carolina Charter Schools Conference will be held in Wilmington, July 30 through Aug. 1, at the Hilton Wilmington Riverside hotel, 301 N. Water St., according to a news release.
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July 28, 2014
In a standoff over a struggling statewide cyberschool, Tennessee Education Commissioner Kevin Huffman says he weighed pulling the plug on the school altogether.
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