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10.24.2013

“Sadly, The Same Old Story”

The Washington Post reported on Oct. 24 that 50 percent of eighth-graders performed better than the international average in math and science, according to a comparison between standardized test results. The study analyzed the 2011... Read More
10.17.2013

Jeanne Allen on the Lack of Gutsy Governors Willing to Embrace Education Reform

A Dearth of Statehouse Mavericks Posted: 10/16/2013 6:37 pm Lack of gutsy governors stagnating real education reform Millions of children are now fully ensconced in another year at America's schools. Unfortunately for most families, the... Read More
10.15.2013

NEWSWIRE: October 16, 2013

Vol. 15, No. 38 NEW YORK, NEW YORK? No, that isn’t a reference to the wildly successful RatPack EdReformies last week, but rather the uncertain future of charter schools in New York City. The mayoral... Read More
08.14.2012

Daily Headlines for August 14, 2012

Charter schools benefit communities (Santa Maria Times)...Third of CPS schools roll out longer days (Chicago Tribune)...Education debates continue (The Advertiser)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines.
08.10.2012

Daily Headlines for August 10, 2012

High school goes to college (Cincinnati Enquirer)...Let principals, not tests, rate teachers (Washington Post Blog)...Voters to decide charter school issue (Marietta Daily Journal)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines.
03.14.2012

For The Media

A page exclusively for the media to get quick information about the Center for Education Reform
01.18.2012

Alison Consoletti: Maine is not the number one charter law

Alison Consoletti, vice president of research at The Center for Education Reform, released the following statement expressing concern over the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools ranking of Maine as the number one charter school... Read More
01.17.2012

Counterproductive Charter Rankings

The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) has released a new law report, one which scores of education pioneers denounce as damaging.
12.21.2011

Charter Schools Closure Rate Tops 15 Percent

The Center for Education Reform released today an unprecedented analysis of and data documenting the high level of accountability that marks the nation’s charter schools. The report, The State of Charter Schools: What We Know... Read More
12.08.2011

Choice Causes Anxiety? Puhlease!

The New York Times posted an Op-Ed, "Why School Choice Fails," by a reporter and parent that admittedly enjoys choices, yet blasts school choice for causing anxiety. The alternative, assigning students to schools, certainly causes... Read More
11.22.2011

Taking on Education Reform with The Philly Inquirer

This weekend The Philadelphia Inquirer's Editorial Board posted an article on their blog, "Say What", criticizing Governor Corbett and his education reform plans. The Inquirer's Editorial Board suggests that Corbett should "stop acting like 'competition'... Read More
10.17.2011

Strong Governors Play Vital Role

Race to the Top remains overrated in terms of impact. While there was a flurry of multi-state activity caused, it didn't result in any real snow. Jeanne Allen explains how strong governors are vital in... Read More
10.04.2011

Who Can Wait?

One of several path-breaking movies to hit the mainstream theatres last year, Waiting for Superman educated thousands about the plight of U.S. schools. It conveyed the urgency of the problem, clarified the crisis, and sought... Read More
09.27.2011

Times-Picayune: Louisiana charter school monitoring plan ready for review

The Louisiana Department of Education will lay out a plan for keeping a closer eye on independent charter schools today that includes restructuring the department's charter office, an increase in funding and more clearly defined... Read More
09.26.2011

Chicago Teachers Go On Strike: Over 350,000 Windy City students are being shortchanged on their education because the Chicago Teachers Union won't come to terms with CPS on a new contract that involves new teacher... Read More
09.21.2011

Sunshine State News: Low-Income Students Gaining With Tax Credit Scholarships

Growing participation in the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program is being accompanied by modest academic improvement...
09.20.2011

New Jersey Spotlight: New Jersey Can No Longer Afford to Have A Weak Charter School Law

New Jersey has a dismal record when it comes to getting extra education money from Washington. Most people remember the state's lost bid...
09.15.2011

Fox Business: John Stossel's Take: Stupid in America

John Stossel focuses his attention to the rise in school spending and the continuous flat test scores in American education. Criticizing the monopoly and lack of competition, Stossel turns to CER’s Jeanne Allen to describe... Read More
09.08.2011

All presidents deserve a "C" until they made education a central issue in the campaign
09.04.2011

Education Poll Disregards Context, Cancels Out Usefulness

"Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts," said the late great Daniel Patrick Moynihan. And indeed, the PDK/Gallup poll underscores the wisdom offered by the former Senior Senator from New... Read More
09.11.2019

Increased Assault on DC Charters

NEWS ALERTTO: PEOPLE WHO CHERISH DC's KIDS FROM: CERIncreased Assault on DC ChartersWhen forums are framed in deliberately misleading language, we know the intent isn't public information but harmful actions. That's why I'm writing to... Read More
06.27.2019

Government-Run and Regulated Child Care…Here's Why It Won't Work

FOX & FRIENDS 6.27.2019SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN INTRODUCES A PLAN FOR GOVERNMENT-RUN AND REGULATED CHILD CARE…HERE’S WHY IT WON’T WORK Jeanne Allen, Founder and CEO of CER, appeared on Fox & Friends, June 27, 2019 to discuss... Read More
06.21.2019

The good, the bad, and the ugly

It’s been a very busy week for CER, and with a hat tip to Clint Eastwood we send along examples of the good, the bad and the ugly from this week's news.Jeanne Allen’s latest piece in... Read More
02.18.2019

Teachers' strikes a blow against good schools

The Las Vegas Review-Journal ran a piece about how Nevada’s Clark County School District had created a new marketing position to sell the district’s schools to parents and slow the exodus of student to charter schools.
01.25.2019

Jeanne Allen's take on the LA teacher strike deal

CER Founder and CEO Jeanne Allen was interviewed this week in light of the deal struck in Los Angeles that ended the teacher strike in the nation's second largest school district. Jeanne discussed the politics... Read More
01.11.2019

Jeanne Allen weighs in on possible LA teacher strike

CER Founder and CEO Jeanne Allen was featured in several publications this week regarding the upcoming teacher strike in Los Angeles, which is home to the second largest school district in the nation. The strike... Read More
01.10.2019

KABC-FM, Larry O’Connor Show: LA Teacher Strike

KABC-FM, Larry O'Connor Show January 10, 2019 Center for Education Reform founder Jeanne Allen responds on 'LA Teacher Strike' 
04.06.2018

Kentucky Lawmakers Fail to Fund Charter Law

News Alert April 6, 2017 Dear Friends, In 2017, as Kentucky lawmakers were patting themselves on the back for passing a charter school law, the National Charter School Law Scorecard gave the state a “D”... Read More

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