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Missouri Charter Law Is Sound Policy (1999)

March 28, 2013 By

December 7, 1999. Arguing that Missouri children have the right to seek alternatives to failing schools, the Center For Education Reform (CER) and seven Kansas City charter schools have filed an amicus curiae brief to help the court understand the issue at stake.

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CER President Welcomes Education Secretary’s Support for Smaller Schools, Higher Standards (1999)

March 26, 2013 By

September 21, 1999.  Showing the power of good research and reform ideas which The Center for Education Reform [CER] has driven into the public’s minds, Education Secretary Dick Riley has endorsed the need for smaller schools and urged all schools to make advanced courses available to all students.

CER President Jeanne Allen cautions against the assumption that more money and mandates is what will bring about these reforms, and offers five suggestions for federal and state policymakers to ensure children have access to smaller, more effective schools.

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Back-to-School Alert #4: Notable Successes Emerge in Reform (1999)

March 26, 2013 By

September 17, 1999. Evidence of improvement among children is joined with policy victories in several venues. This back-to-school alert addresses the “creaming myth”, positive gains for voucher students in Cleveland, Colorado’s charter school law, and choice-friendliness in Washington state.

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Back-to-School Alert #3: Florida Public Schools Strive to Stay Off Failing Schools List (1999)

March 26, 2013 By

September 10, 1999. Since the voucher law in Florida allowing scholarships for children in failing schools was ratified five months ago, dozens of public schools have stepped up efforts to improve.

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Back-to-School Alert #2: The Demise of the SAT … and Striking Teachers (1999)

March 25, 2013 By

September 3, 1999.  )  Once upon a time the SAT was a solid barometer of student aptitude for higher education.  Now the test makers’ tinkering has called into serious question the effectiveness of the SAT.

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Back-to-School Alert #1: CER Releases Official Charter School Numbers (1999)

March 25, 2013 By

August 30, 1999.  According to the Center for Education Reform’s official numbers, 1,684 charter schools will open their doors to approximately 350,000 children in 32 states and the District of Columbia for the 1999-2000 school year.

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Ohio Choice Programs Stalled (1999)

March 25, 2013 By

August 24, 1999. In a move destined to hurt children who for two years have had the chance of a lifetime to attend a school of their choice, voucher opponents were granted an injunction against the Cleveland Scholarship program, which would have served 3,800 of Cleveland’s poorest children beginning next week.

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Leaders Forum: Triumphs in Education Reform from the Rainbow (1999)

March 25, 2013 By

July 13, 1999. CER invites people to attend a forum about recent developments in the education reform landscape.  The event features seven dynamic, thoughtful, active, and diverse individuals from four states.

Featured guests include:  Dwight Evans, Josepah C’de Baca, Luis Roverto Vera, Jr., Beryl Roberts, Lt. Governor Joe Rogers, Richard Bennett, and Lt. Governor Frank Brogan.

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School Choice in the News (1999)

March 25, 2013 By

June 25, 1999. CER calls attention to a Washington Post article from Friday June 25 that presents a discouraging picture on choice programs despite the abundance of evidence that choice programs are having an impact on school districts.

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Around the Reform World in 30 Days: OR, MN, OK, NH (1999)

March 25, 2013 By

May 24, 1999.  The Center for Education Reform (CER) is pleased to provide you with this unique in-depth glance at education policy in the making, from Oregon, Minnesota, New Hampshire, and Oklahoma.

 

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