Jeanne Allen, President of The Center for Education Reform, released the following statement today regarding the announcement of the names of the 19 Finalists in the 'Race to the Top' competition.

The guidelines will provide states with a blueprint for developing their education reform plans - in return for federal funding - but, according to CER president Jeanne Allen, states that don't embrace real reform may very well end up with federal dollars.

In response to President Barack Obama's remarks today on his Administration's education reform initiatives and Race to the Top competition, Center for Education Reform president Jeanne Allen released the following statement.

Center for Education Reform President Jeanne Allen recommends that Secretary Duncan place a stronger emphasis on alternative teacher certification, promote meaningful and data-driven performance pay models, encourage alternate models of teacher tenure, and embrace teacher paycheck protection to ensure that educators take home more of their hard-earned money.



The U.S. Department of Education should set strict rules for states receiving federal "Race to the Top" funds for teacher quality initiatives, according to Jeanne Allen, president of The Center for Education Reform.

Center for Education Reform president Jeanne Allen today released the following statement upon the announcement of the Department of Education's guidelines for its Race to the Top fund.