CER President, Kara Kerwin, spoke with Choice Media about the Philly cheating scandal, noting teacher and school reforms are needed to solve the cheating problem.

As the stakes get higher for testing performance with federal and state mandates, a systemic culture of cheating is growing, both in Pennsylvania and across the nation.

Fewer than half of state charter school laws in the United States earn above-average grades according to The Center for Education Reform's (CER) 15th Edition of Charter School Laws Across the Staes: Rankings & Scorecard released recently, and Pennsylvania's law was revealed to be mediocre, ranking 18th out of the nation's 43 charter school laws,…

CER President, Kara Kerwin, discussing the education crisis in America on CCTV's The Heat. Click on the image below to watch the full video.

Just two days after the U.S. House of Representatives Education Committee discussed changes to charter school operations, U.S. Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Lubbock, took a tour of Lubbock’s Rise Academy.

Twenty years ago, parents and students in Michigan were given a choice for education. Children could attend a traditional public school, or they could choose a public charter school.

Claims that the New York budget agreement is friendly to charter schools are little more than political spin.

This is in response to "Charter envy; As N.Y. boosts school choice for students and parents, Illinois ponders a 'death knell'" (Editorial, April 7). I regret to inform the Tribune Editorial Board that its painstaking admission wasn't necessary because, with respect to charter schools, there's not a lot in the state budget agreement of which…

Every year, parents across the country camp out and line up to get their kids into good schools. Some have even risked jail terms.

A federal court has rejected attempts by the Justice Department to scrap Louisiana’s school choice program, ending a months-long battle between the state and the Obama administration.