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May 16, 2014
CER President, Kara Kerwin, spoke with Choice Media about the Philly cheating scandal, noting teacher and school reforms are needed to solve the cheating problem.
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May 15, 2014
As the stakes get higher for testing performance with federal and state mandates, a systemic culture of cheating is growing, both in Pennsylvania and across the nation.
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May 12, 2014
Fewer than half of state charter school laws in the United States earn above-average grades according to The Center for Education Reform's (CER) 15th Edition of Charter School Laws Across the Staes: Rankings & Scorecard released recently, and Pennsylvania's law was revealed to be mediocre, ranking 18th out of the nation's 43 charter school laws, earning a grade of "C."
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May 2, 2014
CER President, Kara Kerwin, discussing the education crisis in America on CCTV’s The Heat. Click on the image below to watch the full video.
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April 25, 2014
Just two days after the U.S. House of Representatives Education Committee discussed changes to charter school operations, U.S. Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Lubbock, took a tour of Lubbock’s Rise Academy.
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April 24, 2014
Twenty years ago, parents and students in Michigan were given a choice for education. Children could attend a traditional public school, or they could choose a public charter school.
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April 15, 2014
Claims that the New York budget agreement is friendly to charter schools are little more than political spin.
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April 14, 2014
This is in response to "Charter envy; As N.Y. boosts school choice for students and parents, Illinois ponders a 'death knell'" (Editorial, April 7). I regret to inform the Tribune Editorial Board that its painstaking admission wasn't necessary because, with respect to charter schools, there's not a lot in the state budget agreement of which to be envious.
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April 14, 2014
Every year, parents across the country camp out and line up to get their kids into good schools. Some have even risked jail terms.
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April 11, 2014
A federal court has rejected attempts by the Justice Department to scrap Louisiana’s school choice program, ending a months-long battle between the state and the Obama administration.
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