Public school students in the District of Columbia posted gains in all grade level and subject combinations on the 2013 Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) release Dec. 18. In fact, District students posted the highest gains from 2011 of any urban area in all subjects, and were the only ones to make statistically significant improvements…

Janet Barresi, Oklahoma State Superintendent and “CER at 20” panelist, is pushing for legislation that will bring new accountability standards to virtual charter schools. A strong supporter of virtual charter schools, Barresi said it’s critical for Oklahoma’s virtual schools be held to the same standards as all charter schools in the system. Currently, there are two…

Read CER's statement on the 2013 Nation's Report Card here. Download or print your PDF copy of the 2013 Nation's Report Card Reading Results for 4th and 8th Grade. [pdf issuu_pdf_id="131108153932-cf24bf4feaba4c2b9caed95502e9dcc7" layout="2" width="640" height="480" bgcolor="FFFFFF" allow_full_screen_="1" flip_timelaps="6000" ]   Download or print your PDF copy of the 2013 Nation's Report Card Mathematic Results for 4th and 8th…

The Washington Post reported on Oct. 24 that 50 percent of eighth-graders performed better than the international average in math and science, according to a comparison between standardized test results. The study analyzed the 2011 National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) scores of American students and those of international students on Trends in International Mathematics…

Data indicates the achievement gap is narrowing between white students and minority students, however studies such as this one from the Council on Foreign relations indicate we are still not doing enough to ensure the success of future generations.

Achievement gaps for black and Hispanic youths have declined by substantial margins in reading and math since the early 1970s, according to new federal data.

The two generations of reform efforts fueled by A Nation at Risk, while commendable and necessary, have only begun to scratch the surface when one considers the enormous achievement problems we still have today.

Where do we stand thirty years after this seminal education reform report warned us of the deteriorating state of American education?

American Enterprise Institute (AEI) hosts an event on Common Core and the education reform movement. CER President Jeanne Allen discusses charter schools and social studies standards.

It is just weeks away from the 30th anniversary of A Nation At Risk, and we are STILL struggling with what to do with kids who can’t read. Really? Read more in the Washington Post article "States draw a hard line on third-graders, holding some back over reading”.