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Newswire: April 4, 2017

Innovation set to capitalize on de-regulation, ESSA developments from the heart of the nation, School Choice for our servicemen and women... all this and more this week in CER Newswire.

Newswire Special Edition! The National Charter School Laws Rankings: March 28, 2017

CER Newswire: weekly education news and commentary you can't find anywhere else.

Newswire: March 15, 2017

A weekly report on education news and commentary you won't find anywhere else — spiced with a dash of irreverence — from the nation's leading voice in school reform.     CHARTERS GO TO WASHINGTON. Wouldn’t you know that on the day CER was taking a diverse bi-partisan group of charter leaders to meet with Secretary…

Newswire: February 21, 2017

OK-LA-HO-MA. Choice in the Sooner State may soon have more meaning if a bill that passed the Senate Education Committee becomes law. The measure, SB 560, would allow public money to follow students to private schools. That’s the good news. The bad news: the bill was amended to limit it to counties with 150,000 residents or…

Newswire: February 7, 2017 — Schooling Poverty

DeVos debacle on Senate floor comes to a close, ESSA regulations to rollback, teacher freedom sees another day in court, and threats to digital learning access — all this and more in this week's Newswire.

Newswire: January 31, 2017 — National obsession with what should've been a simple appointment for Education Secretary has pushed other ed issues out of the spotlight

The past few weeks of national obsession with what should have been a simple appointment has distracted too many from the business of educating kids. While the Senate HELP committee today voted to send Betsy DeVos’ nomination for U.S. Secretary of Education to the Senate floor, there are plenty of other educational challenges it’s time…

Newswire: January 24, 2017 — National School Choice Week — New Report Offers Best and Most Up-To-Date Info on Charter Schools — Lawsuits, Lawsuits everywhere

SCHOOL CHOICE WEEK. From January 22-28, the nation — 6.4 million Americans and 21,392 events to be exact — is shining a spotlight on the need for great education options of all kinds for all learners. Here's what it means in raw numbers. Here's what it could mean if the Trump Administration follows EdReform’s 100…

Newswire: January 17, 2017 — Unions Working Overtime (Without Pay) as DeVos Hearing Kicks Off — Ohio Overreach — Rural Schools, Connectivity and the First 100 Days — Remembering Larry Patrick

UNION OVERTIME (without pay). The unions are working overtime to discredit both the cause of parent power and the Education Secretary designee most likely to help state lawmakers bring it about. As they took to the airwaves and newspapers, so did we! The Center’s Founder & CEO Jeanne Allen sounded off on Fox & Friends this…

Newswire: January 10, 2017 — Louisiana Court Rules Charter Funding Unconstitutional — DeVos Hearing Delayed — First 100 Days Agenda Coming Soon

BAYOU CHARTER TROUBLE. Yesterday the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal ruled – ridiculously in error of course – that the funding component for charter schools approved by the state (Type 2, they call them) is unconstitutional. The lawsuit was of course brought to you by the teachers union, and is yet another indication of the extremes to…

Newswire: January 3, 2017 — 115th Congress In Session — Kentucky To Tackle Education Opportunity — What Bill Gates and Donald Trump Have In Common

#OPENINGDAY. Congress is back in session today, and CER CEO Jeanne Allen joined the bipartisan celebration for the 115th Congress. This is the 12th Congress CER has worked with to advance opportunity and innovation in education. And while much was accomplished in 2016, there’s still much to be done in 2017 to advance kinds of opportunities and innovations…