February 4, 1997. With the President addressing education prominently in his State-of-the-Union address tonight, we highlight the emerging news and recap what has occurred in just 30 days that gives cause for optimism, and reminds us how hard people at the state and local levels are already working to improve opportunities for children.
Highlights from Indiana, Texas, New York City, Pennsylvania, and Congress about school choice and charter schools.
February 5, 1997. The Center for Education Reform (CER) today officially announced they will file an Amicus Brief with the Dane County Circuit Court in Madison, Wisconsin in support of the Milwaukee school choice program.
FEbruary 12, 1997. The Lincoln Park School District voted 7-2 to allow parents the right to choose where they can send their children to high school.
January 19, 1995. Testimony to The Honorable Arlen Specter, Members of the Committee, Staff and Guests, deals with the concerns prior to the implementation of legislation and the reality as we have experienced it at City Academy and in Minnesota and the possible role of the federal government.
The written testimony contains the common goals and requirements of each Minnesota charter school and the specific goals and a description of City Academy as one example ofthe implementation of those goals and requirements.
A transcript of remarks made by CER President Jeanne Allen at a meeting held on May 8, 1991. Topics include Polly Williams, the Brookings Institute, and getting business leaders involved in education reform.
August 26, 2005. The Massachusetts Federation of Teachers is trying to unionize charter schools, and many teachers and leaders have been asking CER for additional information about alternative professional teacher organizations and the benefits of charter schools remaining union free.
Attached is a side-by-side comparison of benefits that one alternative, the Association of American Educations, has put together for Massachusetts charter school teachers.
June 14, 2007. CER President Jeanne Allen emails Liz Gnall regarding the fight in Ridgewood/Bergen County, New Jersey for proven math approaches.
March 25, 2009. Kara Kerwin corresponds with Sallye Clark, nothing that current legislation on the table is vague, limits authorizing to only the state board, and does not address how charter schools will be funded.
June 19, 2003. A note to Washington, D.C. charter school leaders from CER President Jeanne Allen notifying them of misrepresentations in a Washington Post article. Allen notes that situations like these underscore why it is vital that DC have a new charter school association that is able to respond to such issues.
December 2, 1998. California jumps into the top ten, Mississippi is still the weakest in the nation, and four new states join the charter ranks in CER’s third annual ranking and evaluation of the nation’s charter school laws.
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