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23,000 Want School Choice
02.24.2012
Denver parents aren’t afraid to take advantage of new streamlined school choice process.
Expanding Online Learning In Iowa
02.24.2012
Connections Academy and K12 Inc. could significantly impact the classroom experience for kindergarten through 12th-grade students across Iowa.
Parent Trigger Fails Again
02.23.2012
Southern California parents’ attempt to convert an underperforming school into a charter school is blocked.
Working Together To Overcome Poverty
02.16.2012
Growing Readers Initiative promotes learning via collaboration in Central Falls, RI.
VA House Votes To End Tenure
02.14.2012
Ending tenure-related job protections is a measure Gov. McDonnell has pushed this year as part of his agenda to improve public education.
Ten States Get NCLB Waivers
02.09.2012
The Obama administration will free 10 states from some of the law’s toughest requirements.
Here Comes The Sun
07.24.2015
It seems like only yesterday I walked into CER’s office for the first time. As I entered, I was immediately struck by the CER logo, most specifically by the sun. It was fun, something a little different. However, as time went on, I learned just how much the sun embodies CER’s mission and work. My…
When Parents Have A Choice, Kids Have A Chance
07.23.2015
On Tuesday morning, PublicSchoolOptions.org held a rally outside of the U.S. Capitol to unite edreformers in an effort to celebrate school choice as well as push for more options for heightened parent power. The group of those who gathered at the rally was diverse to say the least. Coming from all over the country, students,…
Writing Coming Back Into The Equation
07.20.2015
I like to refer to myself as a “professional reader” when I tell people that I am an English Major. What I commonly leave out of the equation is the amount of writing that accompanies, if not equals, the copious amount of reading that awaits me every semester. Writing, like many other skills, is perfected…
It's Not Goodbye, It's See You Later
07.17.2015
I can’t quite believe that my seven weeks interning at The Center for Education Reform (CER) are nearly over. It seems like yesterday was my first day. During my time here, I have been exposed to the demands of nonprofit work, learned about the intricacies of educational policies and have had the opportunity to attend…
All Good Things Must Come To An End, Right?
07.16.2015
It feels like it was just yesterday that I was walking across the Syracuse University campus, checking my email and learning that I received a position as an intern for the summer here at The Center for Education Reform (CER). That was almost five months ago now. I look back at my time here at…
EdReform: Past, Present and Future
07.15.2015
We planned an event. When we arrived in the CER office all we kept hearing about was the events we would plan. They would be events “for interns by interns” and we would plan them essentially on our own. It was a daunting task but we were up for the challenge and the result would…
CER Today – July 14, 2020
07.14.2020
Happy Bastille Day! Saluting the French, who on this day in 1789 charged the Bastille — synonymous with tyranny — sparking the French Revolution and the beginning of the Republic, roughly at the same time we were adopting the U.S. Constitution. Here’s to the cause of freedom for people everywhere.
Judges Announced for “With Justice for All” Video Contest
07.13.2020
The Center for Education Reform (CER) today announced the appointment of two distinguished public leaders to its celebrity panel of judges for the “With Justice for All” video contest. The newest judges are Jeb Bush, a two-term governor of Florida and the president of the Foundation for Excellence in Education, and Virginia Walden Ford, the…
Why The Supreme Court Ruling Against An Obscure 19th Century Act Of Bigotry Will Improve Education For Millions
07.08.2020
The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue is a victory for education opportunity and excellence. Issuing one of its final decisions for the 2019-2020 session, the Court on June 30 ruled that a provision in Montana’s Constitution which had the effect of denying parents the choice of attending religious schools…
Newswire – July 7, 2020
07.07.2020
Bye Bye Blaine, Supporting Black lives, Building The USA Digital Highway, Winning Cash, Sounding Off For CER.BLAINE BIGOTRY NO MORE. We confess to still feeling the glow from last week’s Supreme Court decision ruling Montana’s “Blaine Amendment” illegal. Lots of work remains however, as the action now shifts to the states. You can read Jeanne Allen’s…
What happens after Espinoza?
07.07.2020
37 states ban state aid to religious schools. Are these laws now unconstitutional? WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, the Supreme Court decided the most important education case in decades. Next week, please join the Center for Education Reform (CER) in a webinar about the implications of this case.
The Bigotry of Blaine No More
07.02.2020
Prayers of thanks, huzzahs and hoorays are being heard across the country since the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court June 30 that it is unconstitutional to discriminate against parents simply because they choose to send their children to a religious school. Wrote Chief Justice John Roberts in the 5-4 majority opinion in Espinoza v.…
CER Applauds Washington State Attorney General Asking to Reconsider Charter School Ruling
09.25.2015
Kara Kerwin, president of The Center for Education Reform (CER), issued the following statement on the Washington State Attorney General filing a motion for the State Supreme Court to reconsider the unconstitutional charter school ruling late yesterday:
Opposition Launches Legal Challenge to Nevada’s New School Choice Program
08.27.2015
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is challenging Nevada’s newly created and not even yet implemented Education Savings Account (ESA) program.
Statement from The Center for Education Reform on North Carolina Supreme Court's Ruling Opportunity Scholarships Constitutional
07.23.2015
Kara Kerwin, president of The Center for Education Reform (CER), issued the following statement on the North Carolina Supreme Court’s ruling today upholding the constitutionality of the state’s Opportunity Scholarship Program:
The Center for Education Reform Encouraged By U.S. Senate Passage of Every Child Achieves Act
07.16.2015
Kara Kerwin, president of The Center for Education Reform (CER), together with CER senior fellow and president emeritus Jeanne Allen, issued the following statement on the U.S. Senate’s passage today of the Every Child Achieves Act (S.1177)
Brown Amendment Bad Precedent for Federal Policy and Bad for Kids
07.13.2015
Under the guise of accountability, Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) has introduced an amendment to force states to comply with new and onerous regulations that micro-manage charter school operations and finance, as well as dictate under what terms states may and may not hold schools accountable.
Nation's Only District-Level Voucher Program Ruled Unconstitutional
06.29.2015
The Colorado State Supreme Court in a 4-3 vote today ruled the Douglas County Choice Scholarship Pilot Program unconstitutional.