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October 23, 2015
Kara Kerwin, president of The Center for Education Reform, issued the following statement on the Tennessee State Board of Education’s unanimous vote to approve the two KIPP charter school applications today that were denied by the Metro Nashville Public School Board in August:
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October 21, 2015
Kara Kerwin, president of The Center for Education Reform (CER), issued the following statement on the passage of the SOAR Act (H.R. 10) by the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of - late this afternoon:
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October 9, 2015
Kara Kerwin, president of The Center for Education Reform (CER), issued the following statement on the SOAR Act coming out of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee by a vote of 16-14 this afternoon:
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October 7, 2015
Kara Kerwin, president of The Center for Education Reform (CER), issued the following statement on the Ohio charter school reform bill HB 2 that passed the full House and Senate this afternoon:
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September 29, 2015
Of the 16 states that have education tax credit programs, only five earn grades of A or B on the second edition of School Choice Today: Education Tax Credit Laws Across the States, Ranking and Scorecard 2015 released today by The Center for Education Reform (CER). A majority of the states earn C’s, while three earn D’s and one earns an F. The report provides analysis and state-by-state comparisons, ranking states not only based on the law itself, but real results of programs.
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September 25, 2015
Kara Kerwin, president of The Center for Education Reform (CER), issued the following statement on the Washington State Attorney General filing a motion for the State Supreme Court to reconsider the unconstitutional charter school ruling late yesterday:
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August 27, 2015
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is challenging Nevada’s newly created and not even yet implemented Education Savings Account (ESA) program.
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July 23, 2015
Kara Kerwin, president of The Center for Education Reform (CER), issued the following statement on the North Carolina Supreme Court’s ruling today upholding the constitutionality of the state’s Opportunity Scholarship Program:
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July 16, 2015
Kara Kerwin, president of The Center for Education Reform (CER), together with CER senior fellow and president emeritus Jeanne Allen, issued the following statement on the U.S. Senate’s passage today of the Every Child Achieves Act (S.1177)
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July 13, 2015
Under the guise of accountability, Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) has introduced an amendment to force states to comply with new and onerous regulations that micro-manage charter school operations and finance, as well as dictate under what terms states may and may not hold schools accountable.
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