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Jeanne Allen: NCLB Waivers Putting A Nation at Risk, Again

February 9, 2012
Jeanne Allen, President of The Center for Education Reform, released the following statement regarding today's announcement that ten states have been granted waivers from 'No Child Left Behind' requirements. Read more »

Jeanne Allen: Economic Prosperity Starts With a Renewal of Our Education Promise

January 25, 2012
Jeanne Allen, President of The Center for Education Reform, released the following statement regarding Tuesday's State of the Union address as delivered by President Barack Obama. Read more »

Alison Consoletti: Maine is not the number one charter law

January 18, 2012
Alison Consoletti, vice president of research at The Center for Education Reform, released the following statement expressing concern over the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools ranking of Maine as the number one charter school law in the country. Read more »

Charter Schools Closure Rate Tops 15 Percent

December 21, 2011
The Center for Education Reform released today an unprecedented analysis of and data documenting the high level of accountability that marks the nation’s charter schools. The report, The State of Charter Schools: What We Know – and What We Do Not – About Performance and Accountability, finds that charter schools historically have experienced a 15 percent closure rate. Read more »

New Report: State of Charter Schools Reveals 15 Percent School Closure Rate

December 19, 2011
CER's report, The State of Charter Schools: What We Know – and What We Do Not – About Performance and Accountability, will be presented this Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at the National Press Club at 10:30am. Live webstream will be available. Read more »

Pa. House breaks promise, fails state’s children

December 15, 2011
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives turns back the tide of progress by failing to act on critical legislation, passed earlier this year by the Senate, that would increase educational opportunities. Read more »

Following up about the NY Times’ Reform Coverage

December 7, 2011
The New York Times delayed its expected, negative coverage of virtual learning and school choice. After being shown additional information, the reporter admitted it would be neglectful to fail to provide balanced coverage. Read more »

Front-Page Assault on Virtual Learning Won't Go Unnoticed

December 5, 2011
An article by Pulitzer Prize winning author Stephanie Saul, intended to look like an exposé on the company, K12, but in reality, a veiled attempt to discredit virtual learning modalities, will appear in Sunday’s New York Times. Read more »

Rally Echoes Support of School Choice

November 16, 2011
Jeanne Allen released the following statement applauding Gov. Tom Corbett and students for yesterday’s school choice rally and their vigorous fight to move education reform forward in Pennsylvania. Read more »

CER Expresses Importance of Ed Reform With PA House Leaders

November 14, 2011
Pennsylvania is poised to be the next big battleground for serious, and potentially controversial, school reforms. Next to Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin, if the legislature adopts the Corbett education plan, the state will be the next big prominent player in national school reform and the leader on the East Coast. Read more »