Education50, launched today by The Center for Education Reform (CER) is an interactive web-based voter’s guide designed to empower the public with information to sort through the campaign rhetoric when it comes to education reform issues like charter schools, school choice and teacher quality.

Kara Kerwin, president of The Center for Education Reform, issued the following statement on the release of “Health of the Public Charter School Movement” from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) today:

Just six states earn rankings above 80 percent when it comes to giving parents fundamental power over their child’s education, according to the fifth edition of Parent Power Index (PPI), released today by The Center for Education Reform (CER).

The Center for Education Reform issued the following statement on the lawsuit filed to establish fairness in New York’s education funding structure for charter school students:

Out of 14 states and the District of Columbia that have voucher programs, three earn A’s, three earn B’s, seven earn C’s, and two earn D’s on a new ranking and analysis from the Center for Education Reform (CER), School Choice Today: Voucher Laws Across the States Ranking & Scorecard 2014 released today.

The Center for Education Reform (CER) announced today the launch of the Grassroots Advisory Board (GRAB). Comprised of like-minded individuals from across the nation, GRAB founding members share a common goal to create the tools and build the support network to usher in the next generation of advocates to accelerate the pace of education reform.

In federal court Wednesday, charter school leaders in the District of Columbia took action by filing a lawsuit against the persistent underfunding of charter schools that for too long has plagued the D.C. public school system.

The Center for Education Reform strongly condemns the recent directive by the Tennessee Education Commissioner to un-enroll 626 students from the Tennessee Virtual Academy (TNVA), denying them their school choice rights.

Charter schools are on average more cost-effective in delivering learning gains than traditional public schools, according to a new report released today by the University of Arkansas.

The Center for Education Reform strongly condemns the lawsuit brought by the Florida Education Association (FEA) against the recent expansion of Florida’s tax credit scholarship program and newly created personal learning scholarship accounts.