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CER Applauds Board Member Kevin Chavous on New Role
10.28.2017
Statement from Center for Education Reform Founder and CEO Jeanne Allen on Kevin Chavous’s new role: “It is with great pleasure that I am pleased to announce that longtime friend, CER board member, and reform movement leader Kevin Chavous will become the president of K12 Inc. I first met Kevin when he was a District…
STATEMENT: Allen Renews Call for Union Leader to Step Down
07.26.2017
Statement from the Center for Education Reform: Randi Weingarten’s smug obstinacy in refusing to accept responsibility for her slur against reformers is disturbing. [U.S. News & World Report, July 24, 2017]Clearly, she believes staying on message—no matter how insulting that message is to African-Americans and people of color throughout the nation—is more important than honesty, fairness,…
Union leader’s attack on parents and others who support school choice is hateful and should not stand
07.20.2017
STATEMENT BY JEANNE ALLEN, FOUNDER AND CEO “AFT president Randi Weingarten’s characterization of education reform parents and advocates as racists akin to the southern segregationists of the past, is not just ill-advised hyperbole, it is a deeply offensive, highly inflammatory insult to all the parents and people – of all races, backgrounds, and regions –…
New White Paper Counters Duke’s Flawed Analysis of NC Opportunity Scholarship Program
07.13.2017
Press Release from Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina: Raleigh, NC (July 13, 2017) – Today Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina (PEFNC) announced the release of a new white paper rebutting a flawed academic analysis of the Opportunity Scholarship Program from the Children’s Law Clinic at Duke Law School. PEFNC’s paper, North Carolina Opportunity Scholarships:…
Teachers union dues case vies for Supreme Court
07.11.2017
For somebody who says she is pro-union, public school assistant principal Bhavini Bhakta certainly has her union worried. She is one of the plaintiffs in Bain v. California Teachers Association, a lawsuit that could end the ability of public-sector unions to force workers like her to support its political activities. It is one of three cases…
Supreme Court Decision in Trinity Lutheran v. Comer is a Significant Victory for School Choice
06.26.2017
(Washington, D.C.)—In a 7-2 decision today, “the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a victory for the First Amendment’s guarantee of religious freedom for religious schools,” said Jeanne Allen, Founder and CEO of Center for Education Reform. Trinity Lutheran had been denied state funding for a playground surface solely because its school is a religious one. The court’s…
Fox & Friends: Political extortion? Teachers issue demands before returning to the classroom
08.05.2020
CER Founder & CEO Jeanne Allen appeared on Fox & Friends for a segment on: Educators from across the country take part in a National Day of Resistance to demand police-free schools, canceling rents and mortgages, Wall Street funds for reopening and more.
URGENT ED POLICY CHANGES NEEDED
08.04.2020
School districts continue to struggle with critical decisions, union threats about national strikes, and parents are taking their children’s education into their own hands like never before.
School-Opening Extortion
08.03.2020
Teachers unions are using Covid-19 as a political weapon.
Why Saving Catholic Schools From Covid’s Impact Is A National Imperative
07.31.2020
“Go and set the world on fire.” Those simple words from St. Ignatius of Loyola, whose feast day is today, colored all of his works, most notably the establishment of the Jesuits, among whose leading contributions is Catholic education.
Unions attacking school reopenings are only endangering students
07.31.2020
As school systems are struggling to manage the myriad challenges of reopening, the American Federation of Teachers Union President Randi Weingarten announced that her union had approved teacher strikes as a “last resort” to protest school reopening plans that do not meet its laundry list of demands and safety standards.
Who's In Charge? A Primer On Power, Money And School Reopening
07.30.2020
The reactions to a recent article about reopening school and the pernicious effects of delaying school, in any form, any longer, have reminded me of a fundamental tenet of good communication: Never assume your reader knows anything about your subject.
2022 Yass Prize & STOP Awards Applications are Closed
07.26.2022
Award that celebrates transformational education will deliver more than $11 million to the nation’s most innovative educators
NEW ARIZONA PRIZE ANNOUNCED
07.07.2022
Education providers who utilize new Empowerment Scholarships to give families innovative education choices will be honored.
Deadline Extended: $1M Yass Prize and $10M STOP Awards
06.30.2022
Chief Justice Roberts writes majority opinion in Maine case reinforcing a parent’s freedom to direct the education of their children
BREAKING: THE SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN DISCRIMINATION IN EDUCATION, AGAIN
06.21.2022
Chief Justice Roberts writes majority opinion in Maine case reinforcing a parent’s freedom to direct the education of their children
CER ANNOUNCES SPECIAL GUEST OF HONOR SENATOR TONY WILLIAMS
06.17.2022
State Senator Tony Williams of Pennsylvania Special Guest for Salute to Charter Reception
Congratulations to the 2022 Boys' Latin of Philadelphia Charter School Graduating Class and their impressive academic achievements.
05.22.2022
DOWNLOAD FULL DOCUMENT DOWNLOAD FULL DOCUMENT Founded in 1993, the Center for Education Reform aims to expand educational opportunities that lead to improved economic outcomes for all Americans — particularly our youth — ensuring that conditions are ripe for innovation, freedom and flexibility throughout U.S. education.
What happens after Espinoza?
07.07.2020
37 states ban state aid to religious schools. Are these laws now unconstitutional? WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, the Supreme Court decided the most important education case in decades. Next week, please join the Center for Education Reform (CER) in a webinar about the implications of this case.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court Just Struck Down Discrimination in Education
06.30.2020
The decision of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue validates a parent’s constitutionally protected right to direct the education of their children.
PUTTING ED TECH TO WORK FOR ED REFORM
06.25.2020
A start-up edtech firm which provides intern support virtually is coming to education reform. The Center for Education Reform (CER) has teamed up with Paragon One, which provides remote externships (like internships but more accessible and flexible) to empower students to build real work experience and develop valuable work skills, supported by training and mentorship.
BREAKING: Arizona Leads Way for School Innovation
06.25.2020
Today, Arizona once again proved why it understands innovation, especially in this time of the COVID-19 pandemic, is critical. A for Arizona’s Expansion and Innovation Fund, focused on serving Arizona’s most vulnerable students with the highest quality schools, was awarded $1 million from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEERs) fund through federal CARES Act monies.…
BREAKING: YouTube Contest About the Effect of Covid-19 and Recent Tragedies on Students’ Educational Experience
06.18.2020
Prizes include 11 scholarships for students who best address the question, “How has your school delivered on the promise of equal access and educational excellence, particularly during these challenging times?”
New Mexico Denies Exceptional School Expansion
06.05.2020
“There should be no reason that any governmental agency tasked with approving and overseeing the creation and expansion of charter schools – would deny families for whom education is the great equalizer,”