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AJC Investigates Cheating Nationwide
03.26.2012
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution conducts a similar analysis of broader scope that led to a state investigation of cheating in Atlanta schools.
GA Charter Resolution Passes
03.20.2012
This fall, voters will get to decide how much authority the state should have to approve and fund charter schools.
NJ: Vouchers Strike Back
03.16.2012
After a winter hiatus, a trimmed-down Opportunity Scholarship Act proposal is back in the legislature.
TED-Ed: Free Online Lessons
03.13.2012
TED joins ranks of those like Kahn Academy, offering free virtual lessons to students.
Lawsuit Over Tenure Reform
03.08.2012
A local Michigan teachers union files federal lawsuit over scrapping seniority based layoffs.
Why Restrict Digital Learning?
03.06.2012
Warning to Virginia lawmakers that SB598 would limit access to high-quality education.
Ten Years After Katrina
09.21.2015
After attending the event Ten Years After Katrina: Education Reform in New Orleans at the American Enterprise Institute, I am left with many thoughts. A bit of confusion of course, since I am still learning when it comes to education reform and all of the technicalities that come with it, but I was also very unsettled…
FROM THE DESK OF… Jeanne Allen, Senior Fellow: Recommendations on the GOP Presidential Debate
09.16.2015
In the hands of some very seasoned campaign advisors, most presidential candidates take a safe approach to debates. With a relatively short time to get your talking points out, numerous issues to cover and lots of competitors working hard to hog the stage, they are advised to stay focused. But the measure of a candidate…
Constitution Day and Education Reform
09.15.2015
Thursday, September 17 is Constitution Day, marking the 228th anniversary of the document that laid the groundwork for the great experiment that is the United States of America. Through a series of Articles and Amendments, the Framers of the Constitution provided the blueprint for federalism — that is the way in which the federal government…
First Day As An Intern
09.14.2015
On the way to The Center for Education Reform’s (CER) offices for my first day, I was completely nervous with a million expectations running through my head. While navigating myself from the metro, I basically jogged to get to the office, only to arrive 40 minutes early. No one wants to be late on his or…
Responding to NEA President: Caveat Venditor
09.10.2015
A blog post by National Education Association President Lily Eskelsen Garcia has popped up a few times with little to no traction, so ReformerRed isn’t going to help the piece along by linking to it here. However, it is worth addressing to set the record straight. Garcia warns caveat emptor! Let the buyer beware when…
My First Day At CER
09.09.2015
I am ecstatic to begin my journey as an intern here at The Center for Education Reform (CER). As a senior at The George Washington University majoring in human services and social justice, I have been required to take service-learning classes throughout my collegiate career. Thus far I have volunteered as an English as a…
URGENT ED POLICY CHANGES NEEDED
08.04.2020
School districts continue to struggle with critical decisions, union threats about national strikes, and parents are taking their children’s education into their own hands like never before.
School-Opening Extortion
08.03.2020
Teachers unions are using Covid-19 as a political weapon.
Why Saving Catholic Schools From Covid’s Impact Is A National Imperative
07.31.2020
“Go and set the world on fire.” Those simple words from St. Ignatius of Loyola, whose feast day is today, colored all of his works, most notably the establishment of the Jesuits, among whose leading contributions is Catholic education.
Unions attacking school reopenings are only endangering students
07.31.2020
As school systems are struggling to manage the myriad challenges of reopening, the American Federation of Teachers Union President Randi Weingarten announced that her union had approved teacher strikes as a “last resort” to protest school reopening plans that do not meet its laundry list of demands and safety standards.
Who's In Charge? A Primer On Power, Money And School Reopening
07.30.2020
The reactions to a recent article about reopening school and the pernicious effects of delaying school, in any form, any longer, have reminded me of a fundamental tenet of good communication: Never assume your reader knows anything about your subject.
Newswire – July 28, 2020
07.28.2020
You can’t get better credentials to speak about National Security than Rear Admiral McRaven and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. As if to highlight their warnings, teachers unions across the country have unveiled “demands” having little to do with actual education and much to do with politics
Teachers Rally As Supreme Court Hears Teacher Freedom Case Today
01.11.2016
January 11, 2016 Washington, D.C. Teachers and parents from around the nation today at 9:00 am will gather outside of the U.S. Supreme Court in support of 10 California teachers as oral arguments are heard in their challenge, Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association et al., against the state requirement that they must fund their teacher’s…
Lifeline for Low-Income Students Left Out of Omnibus Bill
12.17.2015
News Alert December 17, 2015 The following statement was issued by Jeanne Allen, Founder and President Emeritus of The Center for Education Reform (CER), on the exclusion of the SOAR Act, which reauthorizes the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program (DCOSP), in the FY 2016 Omnibus Bill: “It’s astounding that Congressional leaders did not include the DCOSP,…
Exciting Innovation in Teacher Education Launched at NYU
12.16.2015
Education School to Create School-Embedded Masters News Alert December 16, 2015 A field marked by continual challenges in delivering rigorous programs to ensure quality teaching for every child is about to undergo a major transformation as the nation’s oldest university-based school of teaching, NYU Steinhardt, launches a path-breaking residency-based online teacher education program. The yearlong…
Every Student Succeeds Act Headed for President Obama’s Signature
12.09.2015
No Child Left Behind Reauthorization Revamps Federal Role in Education WASHINGTON, DC – The following statement was issued by Jeanne Allen, Founder & President-Emeritus, The Center for Education Reform, regarding the U.S. Senate passage today by a vote of 85-12 of the Every Student Succeeds Act (S.1177): “As the Founder of the nation’s first and…
Remembering John Chubb
11.13.2015
Washington, D.C. November 13, 2015 The following statement was issued by Jeanne Allen, Founder and President-Emeritus of The Center for Education Reform: We were devastated by the news of the passing of John E. Chubb, one of the truly most impactful people of the entire school choice movement and an intellectual giant. Scholar, executive, educator…
Hillary Clinton's Comments on Charter Schools
11.10.2015
When a promising presidential candidate violates the basics of truth telling, it’s time for a reset. For 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, it’s time to tell the truth about charter schools. Myths perpetrated by teachers unions and big bureaucracies seem to have trumped her reality.