Kara Kerwin, president of The Center for Education Reform, issued the following response to the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and In the Public Interest latest attack on charter schools:

Tennessee lawmakers today have an incredible opportunity to help expand educational options to families and students in their state by improving the state’s charter school law.

Despite Demand for Education Options, Judge Halts Vouchers CER Press Release Washington, DC February 21, 2014 WASHINGTON, DC – In an appalling decision, a Superior Court judge in North Carolina issued an injunction against the North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Program. "This injunction represents a shameful preservation of an unacceptable status quo," said Kara Kerwin, president…

The Center for Education Reform (CER) released today The Facts on Digital and Blended Learning, a toolkit aimed to help change public discourse and ensure public acceptance of the widespread benefits of technology and innovation in education.

A new report, The Media and the Digital Learning Revolution, released today by The Center for Education Reform (CER), illuminates key trends in the news coverage of digital and blended learning modalities, and identifies the need to grow public understanding of these important innovations transforming student learning.

Media analysis to serve as roadmap for “digiformers” Media Advisory Washington, DC February 2, 2014 The Center for Education Reform (CER) will release The Media and the Digital Learning Revolution on Monday, February 3, 2014, authored by CER founder, Senior Fellow and president emeritus Jeanne Allen. Illuminating key trends, the report offers eight conclusions and…

 Survey Reveals Growth has Not Kept Pace to Meet Demand CER Press Release Washington, DC January 30, 2014 On Thursday January 30, 2014, The Center for Education Reform (CER) released its Survey of America’s Charter Schools, a study performed since 1996 that has become the most reliable and detailed view of the environment and conditions…

Special Alert Washington, DC December 11, 2013 Kara Kerwin, president of The Center for Education Reform, issued the following statement in response to the lawsuit against the North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Prorgram: "In a vile attempt to breach the civil rights of low-income parents and students most in need of educational options, establishment interests in…

CER Press Release Washington, DC December 10, 2013 WASHINGTON, DC – The Center for Education Reform (CER) announces the election of Edward Fields, founder, president and CEO of HotChalk, Inc. and Dr. James Goenner, president and CEO of the National Charter Schools Institute to its Board of Directors today. “Since its founding in 1993, CER’s Board of Directors has…

CER Press Release Washington, DC December 9, 2013 Majorities of Americans support education policies that promote accountability, according to a nationwide survey released by The Center for Education Reform. “It is rare to find an issue that 86 percent of Americans can agree on, but in education, it’s accountability,” said Kara Kerwin, president of The…