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August 20, 2002. Public support for school choice – often referred to as vouchers or scholarships – remains high, with the strongest support found among African Americans, according to a new Center for Education Reform survey conducted by Zogby International Polling.

CER’s poll stands in sharp contrast to the results of the annual Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup poll, which uses clearly negative questions to elicit lower support for reforms such as school choice and the even less controversial idea of charter schools

July 16, 2002. Leaders of six national education organizations dismissed a new American Federation of Teachers (AFT) report for tired and dated misrepresentation of charter school performance.

June 27, 2002. A statement by CER President Jeanne Allen on the Supreme Court ruling supporting school choice for children in Cleveland, Ohio via the Cleveland Scholarship Program, or vouchers.

“There is no longer any Constitutional cloud over whether or not policymakers can establish educational programs that allow parents to choose the school that best fits their child’s needs, be it public or private,” says Allen. “They can, and as a result, they will.”

May 2, 2002.  Individuals representing a cross-section of the charter school movement joined President Bush today as he signed a Proclamation honoring National Charter Schools Week.  The President was joined by Education Secretary Rod Paige for the Oval Office signing.

April 11, 2002.  A review of Michigan charter schools by a politically-appointed body charged with conducting a “complete and objective review of all aspects” of charter schools in Michigan offers misleading and inconsistent conclusions, observers say.

March 12, 2002. Public-private partnerships are at an all time high, and parents and others often have difficulty making decisions without concrete information to guide them. CER has responded to this challenge by providing a catalog of the major companies operating public schools in, “Public-Private Partnerships: A Consumer’s Guide.”

March 11, 2002. California charter schools are proving more effective in improving academic achievement for low income and at-risk students than their non-charter public school counter-parts according to a new study from California State University, Los Angeles.

February 20, 2002. Pundits and observers reported in recent days that the issue of religion would be the key in Wednesday’s arguments over school choice before the U.S. Supreme Court.  However, the issue that most consumed the Justices in the oral arguments for and against the Cleveland school choice program was education.

February 14, 2002. The Center for Education Reform (CER) announced today that seven Congressional leaders have, to date, agreed to serve as honorary co-chairs of the Congressional Salute to Charter Schools in conjunction with the third annual National Charter Schools Week.

January 11, 2002. Both charter schools and the internet have produced new and innovative methods for teaching children.  The Center for Education Reform examines the controversy of the converging of the two in “Beyond Brick and Mortar: Cyber Charters Revolutionizing Education.”