School districts continue to struggle with critical decisions, union threats about national strikes, and parents are taking their children’s education into their own hands like never before.

FOX & FRIENDS 6.27.2019SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN INTRODUCES A PLAN FOR GOVERNMENT-RUN AND REGULATED CHILD CARE…HERE’S WHY IT WON’T WORK Jeanne Allen, Founder and CEO of CER, appeared on Fox & Friends, June 27, 2019 to discuss Senator Elizabeth Warren’s Universal Child Care and Early Learning Act, which would establish a network of federally subsidized and regulated…

October 2017 Education, Workforce and Apprenticeship Tax Credit Act Proposed Bill Summary As the President and the U.S. Congress focus on tax reforms to help stimulate private sector job creation, there is an urgent need to ensure the preparation of current and future workers for the changing demands of the U.S. economy. [pdf issuu_pdf_id="180313141445-d08adf3462014d0b98594fd4856bef5e" width="640"…

In one budget request after another, President Obama continues to underfund the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) so that only basic administrative costs are covered. This year’s FY 2016 budget was no different. The underfunding remains a mystery in the face of the OSP’s incredible success: 89 percent of twelfth grade OSP students graduated high…

Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), incoming chairman of the Senate committee on education, says his top priority is fixing the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law that has been in limbo since it came up for renewal in 2007. Since that time, the Obama administration has been issuing waivers to states from some of the law’s requirements,…

MEMORANDUM May 7, 2014 TO:  U.S. Charter School Leaders CC: Parents, Advocates, and Friends FROM: Kara Kerwin, President RE:  URGENT ACTION NEEDED  - Federal Charter School Program Tomorrow, the United States House of Representatives is slated to vote on the Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act, which reauthorizes both the federal Charter School…

The Federal Department of Education is pulling Washington State’s No Child Left Behind (NCLB) waiver because the state has not fulfilled the department’s requirements for reform, mainly linking teacher evaluations to student performance. Washington State Superintendent Randy Dorn blames the teacher’s unions because they “felt it was more important to protect their members than agree…

Tuesday, the U.S. House Education Committee held a hearing on H.R. 10, the Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act, and while some are praising the legislation, the Center for Education Reform cautions that it is nothing more than a natural progression of the federal government becoming too involved in charter school policy.

Testimony before the House Education and the Workforce Committee of the United States Congress.

Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), along with the chairs of the black, Asian, and Hispanic caucuses, expressed concern that the Education Secretary Arne Duncan isn’t holding states that have been given waivers from the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) accountable. These lawmakers are concerned the academic progress and improvement strategies required by the waivers aren’t…