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Success Charter Is Planning a School for Cobble Hill, Brooklyn
10.11.2011
Eva Moskowitz, the former city councilwoman and NYC charter operator, is expanding into middle-class areas by opening a school in Brooklyn.
State Senate narrowly approves bill to add charter schools
10.07.2011
Michigan could be poised to add more charter schools under legislation that narrowly passed the state Senate on Thursday. The bill, approved 20-18 with some Republicans joining Democrats …
Charter schools ‘integral’ to education, says state superintendent
10.07.2011
State School Superintendent John Barge applauded the work of charter school educators and founders Thursday, calling charter schools an integral part of the education system.
School voucher plan advances
10.06.2011
The Wisconsin school voucher bill is advancing through the state legislature, without Beloit as one of the voucher school districts added.
Marion Star: Bill would expand OH voucher system
10.03.2011
A bill that would allow wider access to vouchers covering private school tuition is closer to becoming law, though many questions still need to be addressed, officials said.
Des Moines Register: Leaders hope 7th time's a charm for education reform plan
10.01.2011
Six times in the past three decades, education reform proposals aimed at ratcheting up teachers’ classroom performance and students’ academic skills have been rolled out in Iowa.
A Start To My Journey
06.12.2014
The first year of my undergraduate experience was a whirlwind of trying new classes and discovering the path on which I would travel for the next four years. While I took courses with many different focuses, the two most influential classes were a sociology course with a focus on the inequalities that persist in the…
Environments To Thrive In
06.12.2014
A dozen first graders’ hands shot up in chorus at each question, and I might have concluded that their teacher had simply rehearsed the whole performance for the sake of window dressing the tour. But the enthusiasm and engagement I found in classroom after classroom was backed up with awards and recognitions that put this…
From DC Public School to Charter School
06.11.2014
The transition from a public school to a charter school was not very difficult for me because, for starters, I was young and did not really understand the difference between the two. Before attending Cesar Chavez PCS: Parkside Campus I attended Burrville Elementary and before that Merritt Elementary. The two schools shared one thing in…
Hope It Was Worth It
06.06.2014
New Hope Academy Charter School in York, PA, is making a final stand before closing its doors on Tuesday. The highly popular, high-performing school has been embroiled in a fight with the York City School District for years, culminating in a legal dispute that involved the State Charter Appeal Board. New Hope’s charter was revoked due…
The First Day: A Summer at CER
06.05.2014
I am almost two and a half hours into my internship here at CER. I didn’t really think that I would ever return to the DC-metropolitan area after my high school graduation, but here I am. The metro ride was long, but the weather was lovely. I am so excited to be back, and even…
Coming Alive
06.05.2014
An orientation session at a college can provide you—a new undergraduate—with a lot of information concerning class registration, building locations, and activities to get involved in within your school and the community outside. At Boston University, this case is true. Yet my major takeaway from the student leaders and college deans did not concern logistics,…
Statement on Shocking Education Report
10.30.2019
Assessment Finds Majority of U.S. Students Have Declined in Core Subjects WASHINGTON D.C. (10.30.19) — The Center for Education Reform (CER), a national leader in the fight to achieve educational excellence in the United States, today issued a statement by CER founder and CEO Jeanne Allen regarding the new scores revealed this morning by the National…
Newswire – October 29, 2019
10.29.2019
POST NAILS IT. If you’ve been following Senator Warren’s attack on education opportunity, you’ll want to read the Washington Post today. People from all sides agree that “Children are the losers in Edlizabeth Warren’s plan for charter schools”.Speaking of which, if you didn’t see our CEO’s Fox & Friends appearance on same, you’ll want to…
Fox & Friends October 23, 2019
10.23.2019
CER IN THE NEWSFox & FriendsOctober 23, 2019 CER Founder & CEO Jeanne Allen appeared on Fox & Friends for a segment on Elizabeth Warren’s EdReform plan that wrongly attacks Charter Schools & puts special interests over parents’ rights. Read her article from the Washington Examiner here.
Elizabeth Warren's old-school education plan is a teachers' union dream
10.23.2019
CER IN THE NEWSWashington ExaminerOctober 22, 2019Elizabeth Warren issued a stark return to the past in her education plan released Monday. Much anticipated, the plan is more than reminiscent of the old initiatives that led the country to a massive decline in educational attainment that we’ve only recently begun to reverse.Her leading supporters in the teachers’…
Newswire – October 22, 2019
10.22.2019
WARREN’S PLAN…CHICAGO STRIKE. Elizabeth Warren issued a stark return to the past in her much-anticipated education plan yesterday. It’s more than reminiscent of the old initiatives that led the country to a massive decline in educational attainment that we’ve only recently begun to reverse. The Warren Model looks like Chicago, where she will be today,…
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…
Louisiana High Court Violates Parent Rights
05.07.2013
In a clear violation of the civil rights of parents and children, the Louisiana Supreme Court issued an opinion today in a 6-1 decision that the funding method employed in the Louisiana Scholarship Program is unconstitutional.
Visit A Charter School Today!
05.06.2013
Find a School or Make a Virtual Visit during National Charter Schools Week, 2013. Thanks to partnerships with thousands of local and state organizations supporting or managing charter schools, The Center for Education Reform (CER) has, for 15 years, provided citizens and parents with access to a comprehensive directory of charter schools.
New Analysis Exposes Problems in State Education Laws
05.01.2013
A new report from The Center for Education Reform (CER) analyzes the numerous shortcomings of state charter commissions at authorizing quality charter schools.
A Nation At Risk No More — By Any Means Necessary
04.24.2013
On Wednesday Apr. 24, Jeanne Allen, president of the Center for Education Reform issued a multi-page manifesto in which she declared the US still faces “educational malaise” 30 years after the release of A Nation at Risk that paved the way for educational reform.
Funding Inequality for Students in Nation's Capital
04.23.2013
Students attending public charter schools in the nation’s capital are funded at almost 44 percent less than students in the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) according to a recent report by the University of Arkansas.
Florida Charter School Alliance Awarded Valuable New Media Resource
04.10.2013
The Center for Education Reform (CER) is pleased to announce the launch of its second state-based Media Bullpen. The Florida Charter Schools Alliance (FCSA), the leading charter school advocacy organization in the state, is the second partnership in CER’s new initiative to provide organizations, which fully embrace the idea that engaging the media can advance…