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Breaking: Latest National Charter School Law Rankings and Scorecard Released
The Center for Education Reform (CER) today released its 2020 ranking of charter school laws in the United States, revealing that charter school laws in the U.S. have declined in their capacity to serve students
Center for Education Reform Looks to Preserve the American Dream
Expand educational opportunities that can yield improved economic outcomes for all Americans, particularly our youth.
FoxNews: Cuomo says New York schools can reopen as teachers unions fight against reopening efforts
Jeanne Allen tells Griff Jenkins on FoxNews Saturday, “If ever there was a cry for personalized learning, it’s now."
Journal Editorial Report: Teachers unions, progressive groups want demands met on housing, standardized testing before schools reopen
Teachers unions, progressive groups want demands met on housing, standardized testing before schools reopen
Fox & Friends: Political extortion? Teachers issue demands before returning to the classroom
CER Founder & CEO Jeanne Allen appeared on Fox & Friends for a segment on: Educators from across the country take part in a National Day of Resistance to demand police-free schools, canceling rents and mortgages, Wall Street funds for reopening and more.
URGENT ED POLICY CHANGES NEEDED
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.
Education groups mobilizing to get more money moving
THIS IS WHY WE CALL IT THE BLOB $200 billion, on top of the $13 billion in new monies already delivered for education (see related story below) to fund federal programs in anticipation of state budget cuts is the epitome of throwing good money after bad. Never mind that the rest of the nation has to try…
IMPORTANT NEWS: US Department of Ed Issues Much Needed Guidance
Dear Friends,As we all work to provide rapid solutions to the COVID-19 crisis and the impact it is having on education, we learned last week from our partner network that many states and school districts — some of which had already started remote education of students — told educators that any remote learning would not…
Activists & Families Marching to South Carolina Democratic Presidential Debate
TOMORROW: Parents and advocates for education equity & justice rally to call out candidates who oppose bothFebruary 24, 2020 – WASHINGTON —Tomorrow’s rally in Charleston, South Carolina, led by civil rights leader Dr. Howard Fuller and members of the Freedom Coalition for Charter Schoolsnear the site of the next candidate debate for the 2020 Democratic presidential…
CER Applauds Charter School Families Taking a Stand at Las Vegas Democratic Presidential Debate
Parents of minority students – put at risk by anti-charter platforms – to rally TOMORROW, demand answer to #WhatAboutUs?February 18, 2020 – WASHINGTON — The Center for Education Reform (CER) announced today its full support for tomorrow’s press conference/rally planned by the Freedom Coalition for Charter Schools and Nevada charter school families, in Las Vegas, Nevada,…