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Obama’s Student-Loan Fiasco

01.24.2017

A ‘coding error’ helped justify a punitive new education regulation. Wall Street Journal Review & Outlook January 22, 2017 President Trump has promised to restore trust and accountability in government. How about auditing the Education Department? During its final days the Obama Administration slipped the news that its College Scorecard repayment rates were inflated, and…

Insanity in Ohio

01.20.2017

January 17, 2017 The Ohio Department of Education is refusing to answer questions from The Plain Dealer about why its review last year of the district’s charter school oversight work penalizes the district for technical violations of rules that do not even apply to the district—penalties which lead to the to the district’s oversight being…

Gov. Larry Hogan reshapes schools, utility boards

07.01.2016

By Ovetta Wiggins Washington Post July 1, 2016 The president of Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence is doing something she has never done before: organizing volunteers to monitor the state’s Handgun Review Permit Board. The board, which hears appeals from people who have been denied gun permits, is one of at least three in the…

Crazy Compliance Requirements for Ohio Charter Schools

07.01.2016

Charter school sponsors will be spending the better part of July submitting documents for a new evaluation process that some argue is cumbersome and makes it impossible to receive perfect marks. The new evaluation framework – which was created by an advisory panel following a discovery last summer that the previous ratings were being calculated…

North Carolina Paves Path to Expand Choice

06.30.2016

Details about North Carolina’s proposed budget that would vastly expand choices for children:

New Data Shows 98% of 2016 Boston Charter High School Graduates Have Been Accepted to College

06.23.2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 22, 2016 CONTACT: Eileen O’Connor [email protected] 617-806-6999 BOSTON, MA – New data from Boston’s six public charter high schools shows that 98.5% of 2016 graduates were accepted into college; 89% were accepted to a four-year university. Each of the six public charter high schools in Boston sent more than 90% of…

NY TImes: DeVos Funnels Coronavirus Relief Funds to Favored Private and Religious Schools

05.18.2020

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, using discretion written into the coronavirus stabilization law, is using millions of dollars to pursue long-sought policy goals that Congress has blocked.New York Times | May 15, 2020By Erica Green, correspondent in Washington who covers the U.S. Department of Education and Secretary Betsy DeVos, focusing on higher education policy, educational equity and…

The Solution to Educating Every Child Going Forward? A Virtual Backpack

05.13.2020

Forbes | May 12, 2020By Jeanne Allen, Founder and CEO of CERAmid the shutdown, public school students now limited to their homes have become entirely dependent on the decisions of their districts to enable education to be delivered “where” they currently sit. Many districts did indeed begin full-service education for students. Not surprisingly, most were…

For Success In Schools Post-Coronavirus, Education Must Transcend Location

05.06.2020

Forbes | May 5, 2020By Jeanne Allen, Founder and CEO of CERWith the doors to most of K12 and higher education shut for the rest of the academic year and beyond, it’s time to implement a dramatically different way of educating our nation’s youth, and make it stick. We can’t allow our kids to stop…

Though Many Doubt Their Capacity, Parents Are Still Their Child’s First And Best Teachers

04.10.2020

Forbes | April 9, 2020By Jeanne Allen, Founder and CEO of CERIt was a simple statement I made on Twitter after seeing some less-than-nice comments about a parents’ ability to do education at home.“Every family has the capacity to educate their children.”It elicited many responses, some in agreement; others, not so sure:“I think all families…

Amidst COVID-19, America’s Schools Don’t Need A Hall Pass

04.03.2020

Forbes | April 2, 2020By Jeanne AllenWhile the impact of the pandemic on education doesn’t have an official start date in the United States, by March 11th, many of Washington state’s schools, including in Seattle, were closed for business. Meanwhile in neighboring Northshore, Washington, whose schools had closed a week earlier out of precaution, 23,000…

Teaching Students with Disabilities During Coronavirus School Closures : NPR

03.31.2020

With Schools Closed, Kids With Disabilities Are More Vulnerable Than Ever NPR | March 27, 2020With school closed, Marla Murasko begins her morning getting her 14-year-old son, Jacob, dressed and ready for the day. They have a daily check-in: How are you doing? How are you feeling? Next, they consult the colorful, hourly schedule she…

LATEST RESULTS ON HISTORY, CIVICS & GEOGRAPHY ASSESSMENT

04.23.2020

ALARMING NAEP REPORT, ON TOP OF DEFICIENCIES REVEALED BY COVID’S IMPACT ON EDUCATION, REQUIRES URGENT ACTIONNation’s Report Card shows dismal results in subjects necessary for global citizenship WASHINGTON D.C. (4.23.20) — The results of the latest nation’s Report Card reveal that only 15 percent of 8th grade students are proficient in history, and fewer than 24 percent…

A New Action Plan for Education

04.21.2020

THE FUTURE OF SCHOOLRecommendations for reshaping education during and post Covid-19 (Washington, DC) Today, CER released an action plan calling for immediate policy changes to address the most critical needs of students.“Today the failure of districts that educate the majority of students has never been more apparent,” said Jeanne Allen, Founder and CEO of the Center…

Ed Innovation Virtual Series, Part 2

04.10.2020

  TUESDAY 11 AM EST: ED INNOVATION LEADERS TO SHARE HOW THEY ARE MANAGING REMOTE LEARNINGThe heads of four major organizations managing remote learning programs across cities, states and the nation will share what they are doing and provide insights into the challenges and lessons of transitioning to students learning remotely. This is a uniquely structured hour-long Q&A…

Digital Learning Virtual Mini-Fest hosted by CER

04.01.2020

 **Media Advisory**COUNTERING COVID: Don’t Let Education Fall Into the CurveDigital Learning Virtual Mini-Fest hosted by CERApril 2, 2020 – 11am – 1pm ETRSVP to [email protected] WASHINGTON – The Center for Education Reform (CER), a leading voice in promoting education opportunity, will host a virtual mini-fest featuring the world’s leading Ed Tech developers and educators to address innovations available now…

Activists & Families Marching to South Carolina Democratic Presidential Debate

02.24.2020

TOMORROW: Parents and advocates for education equity & justice rally to call out candidates who oppose bothFebruary 24, 2020 – WASHINGTON —Tomorrow’s rally in Charleston, South Carolina, led by civil rights leader Dr. Howard Fuller and members of the Freedom Coalition for Charter Schoolsnear the site of the next candidate debate for the 2020 Democratic presidential…

CER Applauds Charter School Families Taking a Stand at Las Vegas Democratic Presidential Debate

02.18.2020

Parents of minority students – put at risk by anti-charter platforms – to rally TOMORROW, demand answer to #WhatAboutUs?February 18, 2020 – WASHINGTON — The Center for Education Reform (CER) announced today its full support for tomorrow’s press conference/rally planned by the Freedom Coalition for Charter Schools and Nevada charter school families, in Las Vegas, Nevada,…

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