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August 22, 2001. This poll, the Public’s Attitudes Toward the Public Schools by Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup, (PDK) has been criticized for selectivity and bias in its polling.

August 2, 2001. The release of the 2000 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) math test results reveal that while aggregate national scores continue to rise, the racial achievement gap remains unchanged.

June 28, 2001. CER provides 10 critical questions to ask the National Education Association as it convenes for its annual convention from July 2-7 in Los Angeles, California.

While these questions were originally formulated to assist education reporters, we believe they can be posed by any concerned citizen or NEA member who wants to discover what the school employee unions are saying – and doing – about critical education issues.

June 26, 2001.  The Center for Education Reform (CER) has filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court calling on the high court to review the decision of the Sixth Circuit Court in the Cleveland school choice case of Simmons-Harris v. Zelman, et. al.

This is the fourth time CER has sponsored a friend of the court brief defending the Cleveland program.

November 9, 2001. CER, joined by 27 individuals and organizations, files a brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to support the children enrolled in the Cleveland School Choice Program. This marks the 5th time CER has sponsored an amicus curiae brief supporting the Cleveland program – and the second to the Court.

June 19, 2001. Over the years, the PTA has increasingly become a group targeted to endorse school policy, rather than an outlet for school improvement and parent demands. CER poses questions to help parents, media, and policy makers decide exactly how the PTA contributes to improving our nation’s schools.

June 14, 2001. The progress and positive impact charter schools have on children and traditional public school districts was demonstrated in two new studies released by the U.S. Department of Education.

May 24, 2001. A statement by CER President Jeanne Allen on the filing of a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the Cleveland Scholarship Program. The brief was filed by the Institute for Justice on behalf of 5 Cleveland families who participate in the program.

May 2, 2001.  CER’s Survey of Charter Schools, 2000-2001, released today, reveals that charter schools are held accountable for academic achievement, that they serve diverse populations, and that they use diverse, but demanding curricula.

April 30, 2001.  CER’s research reveals which of the nation’s 38 charter school laws are the best and the worst, and why they do or do not work.

After ten years of experience, those states with multiple chartering authorities and few limits on the number of schools permitted have generated the greatest number of charter schools.  The announcement comes at the beginning of National Charter Schools Week, being celebrated April 30-May 4.