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November 2, 2007. Today the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report critical of the Washington D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) – not surprising given the agency’s historic tendency to support the status quo

September 26, 2006. “The American Education Diet: Can U.S. Students Survive on Junk Food?”, released today as an action paper by the Center for Education Reform (CER), reveals the shocking state of American education and calls for the necessary reforms to put America back on the path to academic prominence.

June 22, 2006. Inspired by the old maxim “knowledge is power,” the Parent Power! website is a valuable resource for parents who want to know more about the ever-changing education issues of today.

May 2, 2006. To recognize the innovation, accountability, and achievement of these new public schools, The Center for Education Reform (CER) is proud to announce the creation of the National Charter School of the Year Award.

July 31, 2006.  CER’s candidate survey is designed to help the public understand each candidate’s position on school choice programs, charter schools, and the Federal No Child Left Behind Act.

May 31, 2006. “This report reinforces what the experts have been saying for years,” says CER President Jeanne Allen. “You can’t take an apples to oranges comparison and extrapolate it across every charter school in America and say this group is outperforming that one.”

The report, titled Key Issues In Studying Charter Schools and Achievement: A Review And Suggestions For National Guidelines was released by the University of Washington National Charter School Research Project Center on Reinventing Public Education.

May 10, 2006. The New York Times in an Editorial today erroneously reported on the results of a 2005 study that has been widely discredited by the academic community and valid achievement data.

The Times cites “proof” of charter school failure based upon data provided by Western Michigan University’s Evaluation Center.

May 5, 2006. Despite passage of a bill creating a new statewide charter authorizer, South Carolina’s law improves little.

May 4, 2006. The Florida Senate passed a bill today creating a new public authorizer for charter schools in the state, the Florida Schools of Excellence Commission.

February 3, 2006. The Ohio Representative has worked tirelessly over the years to bring greater educational opportunities to children across the country.