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NATIONAL STEM ASSESSMENT FALLS SHORT: Catholic schools, girls exceed all other groups

04.30.2019

The results of the National 2018 Technology and Engineering Literacy (TEL) assessment, focused on critical STEM, skills, are more hopeful than in prior years, but the results remain disappointing.The test of more than 15,000 8th grade students in almost 600 schools across the country shows that fewer than 50% are proficient. The test not only…

The MUELLER REPORT

03.24.2019

Dear Friends,The news was blaring this weekend.  All the talk seemed to suggest that the nation was focused almost entirely on the release of the Mueller Report. It’s been that way for months. And now it’s out. We’re told the nation is riveted, waiting to learn what’s inside.And that does indeed seem to be the…

Center for Education Reform Applauds Federal Education Proposal

02.27.2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 27, 2019 CONTACT: Alexandra Phelps [email protected] (703) 966-0831 Washington, D.C. — Jeanne Allen, the founder and CEO of the Center for Education Reform (CER), issued the following statement: “News of federal legislation to incentivize private funding of scholarships for low-income and working-class families broke tonight, a welcome sign in the battle for more…

Jeanne Allen's take on the LA teacher strike deal

01.25.2019

CER Founder and CEO Jeanne Allen was interviewed this week in light of the deal struck in Los Angeles that ended the teacher strike in the nation’s second largest school district. Jeanne discussed the politics of the strike as well as the implications of the deal. CER also spoke to journalists at  the Washington Post,…

Jeanne Allen weighs in on possible LA teacher strike

01.11.2019

CER Founder and CEO Jeanne Allen was featured in several publications this week regarding the upcoming teacher strike in Los Angeles, which is home to the second largest school district in the nation. The strike would affect nearly half a million students, their families and 63,000 district employees and would be the first in nearly…

KABC-FM, Larry O’Connor Show: LA Teacher Strike

01.10.2019

KABC-FM, Larry O’Connor Show January 10, 2019 Center for Education Reform founder Jeanne Allen responds on ‘LA Teacher Strike’ 

As Parents & Teachers Struggle, Public Health Experts Challenge School Mandates

10.21.2020

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.

Jeanne Allen: Parents should have power on education

10.21.2020

For years, measures like the Nation’s Report Cardhave assessed educational opportunity in America. Long story short: Our scores are abysmal, and our children are falling further and further behind both national and international norms.

A Look At The Innovators Driving Education Change In An Age Of Political Paralysis

10.09.2020

Innovative schools and teachers are utilizing new products and technologies more rapidly, lifting constraints on what the typical physical classroom can do.

As Schools Finally Find Footing, NYC Reverses Course On Reopening

10.05.2020

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

abc7: Distance learning not adding up for every student, experts say

09.22.2020

“There were very little opportunities for parents to say well hold on, have you thought about the fact that we have to work as well or we’re all going to be in the same house working.” Michael Musante, from the Center for Education Reform, said. “Those decisions were made very high up and handed down.”

The sneak attack on DC's most promising schools

09.18.2020

When public forums are framed in deliberately misleading language, we know there’s harmful intent to spread disinformation. In Washington, D.C., anti-charter school forces are organizing community forums clad in pleasing language like “transparency” and “accountability.”

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