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CER: After Wrongful Attack on Charter Schools, Elizabeth Warren Should Skip Teachers’ Strike

10.22.2019

Presidential candidate condemned by advocates for student-centered education for joining reckless teachers’ strike, threatening future-saving schools WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Center for Education Reform (CER) issued the following statement today by CER president and founder Jeanne Allen regarding today’s scheduled visit by U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), a candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, to the Chicago Teachers…

Union Strikes Again

10.09.2019

CER IN THE NEWSOctober 3, 2019Read what we think of the actions by the Chicago Teachers Union, which is preparing once again to pull teachers out of classrooms and put kids on the street. From today’s Chicago Tribune.

Increased Assault on DC Charters

09.11.2019

NEWS ALERTTO: PEOPLE WHO CHERISH DC’s KIDS FROM: CERIncreased Assault on DC ChartersWhen forums are framed in deliberately misleading language, we know the intent isn’t public information but harmful actions. That’s why I’m writing to you right now, to bring to your attention that in the District, anti-charter forces are organizing community forums, clad in…

CER Praises Trump/DeVos School Choice Action Meeting

06.14.2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 14, 2019CONTACT: Alexandra [email protected](703) 966-0831Washington, D.C. — Jeanne Allen, the founder and CEO of the Center for Education Reform (CER), issued the following statement:”With education being the key to a healthy economy and bright future for all Americans, the involvement of our highest leaders is critical. So on this Friday afternoon it’s great…

CER Reacts to the New Bedford Charter Expansion Failure

06.04.2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 4, 2019CONTACT: Alexandra [email protected](703) 966-0831Washington, D.C. — Jeanne Allen, the founder and CEO of the Center for Education Reform (CER), issued the following statement:”We and our colleagues around the country have watched with great interest as the Mayor and parents of New Bedford, Massachusetts sought to create a new innovative partnership that would…

Bernie Sanders Attacks Charters!

05.18.2019

Dear Charter School Friends,What a crazy thing – the Friday of National Charter Schools Week, presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says that as president he will put an end to charter schools.As my mother would have said, “the nerve!”Sanders’ comments – yelling about transparency (which of course exists) or regulation (which charters have plenty of!) and…

Why A Teacher Isn’t A Natural For Education SecretaryGreat Education Should Have No Enemies – Charter Schools In The 2020 Election

11.20.2020

The Latest Obstacles to Reopening Schools

With Malice Towards None

11.10.2020

With Malice Toward None: The Role Of Civics Education In The 2020 Election Amidst the battles still raging across the nation in the aftermath of the elections, the historic words enunciated by President Lincoln in his second inaugural address in 1865 seem most apropos. “With malice toward none; with charity for all; With firmness in…

Great Education Should Have No Enemies – Charter Schools In The 2020 Election

10.31.2020

The Latest Obstacles to Reopening Schools

National Achievement And COVID Education Inequities Demand A New Model Of Schooling

10.29.2020

Policy changes continue to ignore the fact that parents and families have been put in the drivers’ seat and instead focus on funding public schools that are empty, rather than homes that have become the defacto school for most.

Covid and the Catholic Schools

10.28.2020

Rather than innovate, de Blasio plans to extricate himself from Covid’s challenges.

Fall 2020 | Occasional Letter to Friends

10.26.2020

View Full Letter Here Dear Friends: If you’re reading this Occasional Letter to Friends, thank you! This fall has been an incredibly busy time, with multiple initiatives to continue the fight for advancing innovation, freedom, and flexibility for all learners, regardless of zip code—all while we’ve endured Covid’s impact on families, schools, and our world…

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