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Tenure Laws Keep Bad Apples
11.29.2011
Superintendent makes case for changing New Jersey’s tenure law.
New Initiatives Making Data Readily Available
11.28.2011
Parents across the Washington region will soon have more readily available — and useful— information about how schools are doing.
Pay Up
11.28.2011
Four Jersey City-based charter schools demand full state funding.
Big Expansion, Big Questions For TFA
11.28.2011
By 2015, program recruits could make up one-quarter of all new teachers in 60 of the nation’s highest need school districts.
Schools Chart A New Journey
11.23.2011
Experiment under way: Tennessee will learn whether skills honed in private and charter schools can be transferred to public institutions.
Evidence Shows Voucher Programs Help
11.23.2011
If Pennsylvania does not embrace school choice, then it will just be more of the same for far too many children in the Keystone State.
Importance of Strong Charter Laws
08.08.2014
In a new analysis intended as a conversation starter about the impact of charter school laws, the Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) found little ties between the strength of a charter law according to The Center for Education Reform’s own rankings and student learning. To be fair, and as DFER points out in the conclusions section, charter…
In The Car: Esquith's Real Talk To Himself
08.05.2014
“For about a minute, I focus on things that have me worried or sad. You might call it a prayer or a moment of meditation. But whatever you call it, I take a few moments to pause and just think…I think of everything possible that could get me down. And I remind myself to leave…
NASA And Its Partnership With STEM Educational Programs
08.05.2014
On Thursday, July 31st the CER staff and interns embarked on a tour of the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). During our visit, we gained knowledge on the variety of internships, fellowships, and scholarships offered by NASA, walked through the Integration Testing (I&T) and Innovation labs, and we had the opportunity to learn about the…
CER Interns on Capitol Hill
08.04.2014
On Tuesday July 29th, the CER Interns had a unique opportunity to meet with Katherine Haley, policy advisor to John Boehner, the Speaker of the House. As we walked through the marble halls of the United States Capitol building, the echoes of our group’s excitement bounced off the walls. We marveled at the architecture and…
The Last Day: A Summer At CER
08.01.2014
I’m 336 hours into my summer internship with The Center for Education Reform, and today is my last day. When I first arrived at the office in Bethesda, I was unsure of what the summer had in store for me. I knew that I pursued this internship to learn more about education policy and reform,…
The Importance of School Choice
07.28.2014
I am proud to say that my intern friends—Adiya Taylor, Mandy Leiter, Matt Beienburg, Tigran Avakyan—and I hosted a very successful event: “CER Interns Present: The Next Generation in Education Reform.” I would like to extend a thank-you to the Thomas B. Fordham Institute for letting us use their space as well as to the…
Jeanne's New Book: An Unfinished Journey; Education & The American Dream
01.29.2020
THE PERFECT READ FOR SCHOOL CHOICE WEEK Hot off the presses – and we do mean hot as it was published only days ago – comes an important and seminal read, An Unfinished Journey; Education & The American Dream, by CER’s Founder and CEO Jeanne Allen. Inspired by love of country, her Italian heritage, and this nation’s ongoing…
Newswire – January 28, 2020
01.28.2020
What’s Inside: Parents – and their power — are front and center as of late, from the august chambers of the Supreme Court to the streets of the Big Easy, and throughout the country this week, with over 50,000 local events for National School Choice Weekbeing held. Catch up on nationwide Parent Power efforts here!FREE AT LAST? …
Today at Scotus
01.22.2020
Special CER News Alert: Today’s Coverage of Espinoza V. Montana Dept of Revenue
Espinoza v. Montana at Supreme Court
01.22.2020
Statement by Center for Education Reform Founder & CEO Jeanne Allen on Espinoza v. Montana at Supreme CourtIn landmark case heard earlier today, educational opportunity is on the line as SCOTUS reviews state’s discrimination against plaintiff Kendra Espinoza’s right to decide children’s schoolWASHINGTON — The founder and CEO of the Center for Education Reform, Jeanne Allen, today released…
TIME – Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue
01.21.2020
CER IN THE NEWS January 21, 2020 Friends, We are one day away from the most significant Supreme Court case involving education in over 60 years – Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue. As we all continue to work hard to spread lead plaintiff Kendra Espinoza’s important story, we are sharing a new piece co-written…
NEXT WEEK: Supreme Court to Hear Biggest Education Case in 60 Years
01.16.2020
COMING NEXT WEEK:Supreme Court to Hear Biggest Education Case in 60 Years In Espinoza v. Montana, educational opportunity & parental rights at stake as SCOTUS decides constitutionality of discriminatory “Blaine Amendments”Montana among 37 states with Blaine Amendment on law books, threatening education choices for families most in needWASHINGTON — On January 22, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS)…
Public Support for Accountability in Schools
12.09.2013
CER Press Release Washington, DC December 9, 2013 Majorities of Americans support education policies that promote accountability, according to a nationwide survey released by The Center for Education Reform. “It is rare to find an issue that 86 percent of Americans can agree on, but in education, it’s accountability,” said Kara Kerwin, president of The…
2012 PROGRAMME FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT (PISA)
12.03.2013
CER Press Release Washington, DC December 3, 2013 Kara Kerwin, president of The Center for Education Reform, released the following statement on the 2012 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA): “The United States’ dismal scores on the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) was once again expected due to the inability of lawmakers at all…
CER STATEMENT ON THE 2013 NATION'S REPORT CARD
11.07.2013
CER Press Release Washington, DC November 7, 2013 Kara Kerwin, president of The Center for Education Reform (CER), released the following statement upon the release of the 2013 Nation’s Report Card: “It’s a disgrace and truly incomprehensible that after decades of mediocrity, we celebrate today the fact that only 36 percent of our nation’s 8th…
Center for Education Reform Announces Completion of Leadership Transition
10.31.2013
Kara Kerwin officially becomes President, Alison Consoletti Zgainer becomes Executive Vice President CER Press Release Washington, DC November 1, 2013 The Center for Education Reform (CER) today undergoes its leadership transition, with Kara Kerwin officially becoming President, and Alison Consoletti Zgainer the Executive Vice President of the 20 year-old organization that continues to be the…
The Center for Education Reform's 20th Anniversary Celebration Sets New Agenda
10.11.2013
Highlights National Education Poll, and Honors The Nation’s Leaders in Innovation CER Press Release Washington, DC October 11, 2013 The Center for Education Reform (CER) announced Wednesday the results of its recent poll on The State of Education in America at its 20th Anniversary Conference and Gala (CERat20) in Washington, DC, where pioneers were honored…
CER RELEASES NATIONWIDE POLL ON STATE OF EDUCATION IN AMERICA
10.08.2013
Celebrating twenty years as the pioneer and leading advocate for substantive reform in education, The Center for Education Reform (CER) in collaboration with Education Nation, released a nationwide poll at NBC News’ Education Nation Summit yesterday.