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Nevada's AB49 a Giant Step Backward For Charters

National leaders say bill “hurts vulnerable students whose public school options are already limited in a state with only 34 charter schools.

According to a New Department of Education Study, Charter Schools Outperform Traditional Public Shows

Florida’s charter school students performed better on state exams and made greater learning gains than their peers in traditional public schools in 2015-16, and racial achievement gaps were smaller in charter schools, according to a new state report.

National Charter School Law Ranking & Scorecard

Since 1996, CER’s yearly scorecard and ranking of state charter school laws has provided guidance and feedback to policymakers on the relative strengths and weakness of charter school policies and their effectiveness in fulfilling the true meaning of the words “charter school law."

3 Things You Need to Know About the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program

Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will consider the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act.

KENTUCKY HOUSE PASSES CHARTER SCHOOL BILL

A team of Constitutional law experts led by former Solicitor General of the United States Paul Clement has determined that the Kentucky state constitution does not in any way prohibit enactment of a strong charter school law.

What We Want to Hear From President Trump in His First State of the Union Address

The watchwords in education for the next four years ought to be parental choice and freedom for children to attend a school that meets their needs.

A Strong Kentucky Charter School Law Clearly Meets Constitutional Requirements, Top Legal Experts Find

A team of Constitutional law experts led by former Solicitor General of the United States Paul Clement has determined that the Kentucky state constitution does not in any way prohibit enactment of a strong charter school law.

Why the left opposes Betsy DeVos

FOX News JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT February 11, 2017 Center for Education Reform founder Jeanne Allen responds on 'Journal Editorial Report'

Obama’s Student-Loan Fiasco

A ‘coding error’ helped justify a punitive new education regulation. Wall Street Journal Review & Outlook January 22, 2017 President Trump has promised to restore trust and accountability in government. How about auditing the Education Department? During its final days the Obama Administration slipped the news that its College Scorecard repayment rates were inflated, and…