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Hoosier Districts Embrace Technology
12.06.2011
Poll indicates 79% of school districts in Indiana are using some form of online learning.
Potential Of Michigan Reforms
12.05.2011
Michigan can lead the way in transforming education and securing future prosperity by embracing reforms currently under consideration by the Legislature, says Jeb Bush.
Keep Improving MA Charter Law
12.05.2011
Cap already lifted on charter schools in struggling districts. Next step should be lifting charter cap altogether.
Virtual Learning Works
12.05.2011
Louisiana resident wanting more flexibility for his son’s education helps start statewide virtual charter.
Michigan Leads Digital Learning
12.02.2011
Michigan Virtual School offers public and non-public school students the opportunity to supplement their curriculum with courses that aren’t offered at their school.
Vouchers Are Worth It
12.02.2011
Hoosier State’s voucher program gives families options and saves taxpayers money.
AppleTree Early Learning PCS Visit
10.20.2014
This past Friday, I had the pleasure of attending a tour of AppleTree Early Learning PCS Southwest with the First Fridays program. The morning began with my own hopeless attempts to find the school, as phone maps have clearly not updated their charter school location system. After many circles around the block, two students, clad…
Top of the Chart(ers): Health of Public Charter School Movement Panel
10.13.2014
With the newly released State-by-State analysis, the panel room was buzzing with people eager to hear just how rankings were assigned. Todd Ziebarth, Senior Vice President of National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS), began the panel by posing the question, “How do you even start to rate the charter school movement?” The National Alliance for Public…
Best Of Both Worlds
10.01.2014
Everyday we are inundated with technology. We wake up in the morning and watch television, we listen to the radio on the commute to school; but when we arrive to a traditional school, technology becomes a banned distraction entirely. As technology is enhanced, education has the opportunity to improve simultaneously. Blended learning is a unique…
Unraveling The Multiply Reinforced Orientation: School Choice And Peer Influence
10.01.2014
Just like anything you choose to pursue in life, you are only as strong as your team of supporters. While programs with school choice programs are non-discriminatory, the inequity of the system goes deeper than simply sorting through options. The varying income levels that students come from make for a diverse but fragmented group of…
Friendship Technology Preparatory Academy Ceremonial Opening
09.25.2014
On Wednesday September 24, 2014, I had the honor of attending the opening ceremony for the Friendship Technology Preparatory Academy. I didn’t know what to expect but I knew from the moment I was greeted with a warm smile by the security and school personnel that I was in for a real treat. It was…
The fate of Walter D. Palmer Charter School
09.24.2014
This past school year, 1,289 students, approximately 240 of whom with special needs, received an education centered around social justice, development and growth at the Walter D. Palmer Leadership Learning Partners Charter School (WDP – LLPCS) in Philadelphia, PA. As the school has been busy rebuffing district efforts to unlawfully cap the charter’s enrollment and working…
Newswire – March 3, 2020
03.03.2020
MAKING SUPER TUESDAY SUPER. It’s that day when the citizens of 14 states begin to turn the presidential elections toward the more likely candidate. We remain deeply concerned for the Republic that discussing education — the critical link for our security and prosperity — is altogether missing in a substantive way from the campaign trail (as…
They Would Do Anything For Their Children
03.02.2020
Forbes | March 2, 2020By Jeanne AllenParents v Candidates in Election 2020With American education in a state of mediocrity or worse in many of the nation’s most volatile communities, the absence of a substantive debate on education issues on the national political stage is shocking. Sure, promises of universal healthcare and free college are more…
Newswire – February 25, 2020
02.25.2020
CHOICE WORDS FOR THE DEBATE #WHATABOUTUS? Tonight in the Palmetto State at the Democratic Debate, the most interesting activity is likely to be outside, not inside, if Vegas is any guide. Activists led by the Freedom Coalition for Charter Schools and civil rights leader Dr. Howard Fuller are already gathering at Wragg Mall, 382 Meeting St., just a few blocks from the…
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…
#WHATABOUTUS
02.24.2020
February 2020#WHATABOUTUSAs the leading candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination gather for the debates, charter school parents, advocates, and leaders from throughout the country are calling on the debate moderators and the candidates to give education opportunity the attention it demands.With signs and placards asking #WhatAboutUs?, #PowerfulParentNetwork and #SaveCharters, parents of Latino and African-American students and education reform advocates are on their way to…
Newswire – February 19, 2020
02.19.2020
WASHINGTON TO LINCOLN TO ? “The best means of forming a manly, virtuous, and happy people will be found in the right education of youth. Without this foundation, every other means, in my opinion, must fail.” – George Washington“Education is the most important subject which we as a people can be engaged in.” – Abraham…
Jonathan Hage Joins CER Board of Directors
03.12.2014
The Center for Education Reform (CER) announced the election of Jonathan Hage, founder, chairman, president and CEO of Charter Schools USA, Inc. to its Board of Directors.
Tennessee Needs to Embrace School Choice
03.11.2014
The Tennessee House Budget Subcommittee just passed a bill that would allow students in the bottom 10 percent of low-performing schools to obtain a voucher, and by extension an opportunity for success. This first step could potentially open the door for even more students to benefit from having the means to seek out the education…
President Obama Puts Opportunity Scholarships On Chopping Block
03.04.2014
Obama Administration Once Again Neglects DC Voucher Program CER Press Release Washington, DC March 4, 2014 Showing little regard for low-income families who rely on school choice for a chance at success, the Obama administration has yet again allowed for a severe funding imbalance in its budget for the widely popular and successful D.C. Opportunity Scholarship…
Education Can Be For Students and For-Profit
02.27.2014
Kara Kerwin, president of The Center for Education Reform, issued the following response to the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and In the Public Interest latest attack on charter schools:
Tennessee Has Chance to Bolster Educational Options Through Charter School Law Improvements
02.25.2014
Tennessee lawmakers today have an incredible opportunity to help expand educational options to families and students in their state by improving the state’s charter school law.
NC Opportunity Scholarship Injunction Violates Parent, Student Rights
02.21.2014
Despite Demand for Education Options, Judge Halts Vouchers CER Press Release Washington, DC February 21, 2014 WASHINGTON, DC – In an appalling decision, a Superior Court judge in North Carolina issued an injunction against the North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Program. “This injunction represents a shameful preservation of an unacceptable status quo,” said Kara Kerwin, president…