“There should be no reason that any governmental agency tasked with approving and overseeing the creation and expansion of charter schools – would deny families for whom education is the great equalizer,”

Supreme Court Decision in Education Case Imminent Blaine Amendments and Rights of Families to Direct Their Children’s Education at Issue WASHINGTON, D.C. — A decision in the case Espinoza vs. Montana Department of Revenue is expected within the next 30 days and could fundamentally alter education governance in the US. At issue is the constitutionality…

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EdChoice on SCOTUS announcement in Espinoza v. Montana Dept. of RevenueEdChoice | June 28, 2019In Espinoza vs Montana Dept of Revenue, EdChoice and 12 others filed amicus briefs at the U.S. Supreme Court in support of Montana parents who are asking the Court to consider their case.INDIANAPOLIS—EdChoice, a national nonprofit organization that promotes state-based educational choice…

SCHOOL CHOICE, RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AT STAKE IN ESPINOZA V. MONTANA Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) | September 25, 2019"The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL), on behalf of Governor Scott Walker, filed an amicus brief to the United States Supreme Court in Espinoza v. Montana, a critical school choice and religious freedom case…

The Alliance for Choice in Education Files Supreme Court BriefApril 11, 2019The Alliance for Choice in Education’s brief ties together many of the themes present in the numerous amicus briefs filed in support of Kendra Espinoza. The brief first points out that barring religious options from Montana’s school choice program perpetuates the historical discrimination and…

Agudath Israel Files Supreme Court Brief: Is Excluding Religious Schools from a School Choice Program Constitutional?Agudath Israel of America | April 12, 2019"Agudath Israel has filed an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief in the Supreme Court of the United States in a case, Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, involving a Montana tax…

CER will convene three prestigious education leaders who are helping drive local, state and federal responses to continuous education post Covid-19. WHO:          New Orleans Education Superintendent Dr. Henderson Lewis, Jr., School Board chair Ethan Ashley, and former DC City Council Chair, author and now K-12 president Kevin ChavousModerated by Jeanne Allen, Founder & CEO, Center for Education…

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, using discretion written into the coronavirus stabilization law, is using millions of dollars to pursue long-sought policy goals that Congress has blocked.New York Times | May 15, 2020By Erica Green, correspondent in Washington who covers the U.S. Department of Education and Secretary Betsy DeVos, focusing on higher education policy, educational equity and…

Forbes | May 12, 2020By Jeanne Allen, Founder and CEO of CERAmid the shutdown, public school students now limited to their homes have become entirely dependent on the decisions of their districts to enable education to be delivered “where” they currently sit. Many districts did indeed begin full-service education for students. Not surprisingly, most were…