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January 28, 2013
CER Founder & President Jeanne Allen talks about school choice, parent power, teacher quality, and more during National School Choice Week kickoff.
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January 24, 2013
The Center, which has been analyzing state charter school laws since 1996, also ranked Utah in the top 10 for online learning, parental choice, teacher quality and transparency in the latest evaluation of charter education.
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January 24, 2013
It is well-known that if parents are engaged in their children’s education, then their children will likely be more successful in school, and now for the first time, parents are provided with a Web gateway that indexes and details how much power each state gives to parents regarding their children’s education.
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January 23, 2013
The reasons for the fierce teachers union opposition to successful completion of California’s Parent Trigger law by parents of Desert Trails students were obvious, particularly to the unions themselves. They knew that if the Adelanto school was converted to charter status, unhappy parents all over the state would be encouraged to follow suit.
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January 22, 2013
Utah ranks 11th in the nation when it comes to charter school programs, according to a new national study.
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January 22, 2013
Michigan earned an "A" for its charter school laws, according to a report card issued this week by the Center for Education Reform.
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January 17, 2013
A bill to expand charter schools in Mississippi easily cleared the Senate on Wednesday, and attention shifts to the House for the second year.
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January 17, 2013
The report ranks Pennsylvania 14th in the nation, giving its law a B grade. Among the nation‘s 43 charter school laws, the center gave four As, nine Bs, 19 Cs, and Ds or Fs to the remaining 11 states.
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January 16, 2013
The District leads the nation in terms of the strength of its public charter school laws and their implementation, according to a new report issued Wednesday by a national group that supports charter schools.
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January 11, 2013
CER President Jeanne Allen cautions against falling into trap of thinking high ratings translate into all students learning.
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