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About CER

The Center for Education Reform drives the creation of better educational opportunities for all children by leading parents, policymakers and the media in boldly advocating for school choice, advancing the charter school movement, and challenging the education establishment.

Through its storehouse of data and unique insights into American communities, CER uses information to turn parents into activists, policymakers into advocates, and educators into reform leaders.

The Center for Education Reform changes laws, minds and cultures to allow good schools to flourish.

The Center for Education Reform is a 501c(3) public, non-profit corporation organized in the District of Columbia in 1993. Support for CER comes from more than 1,000 individuals, foundations, and civic leaders.

For more information, contact CER at (301) 986-8088 or send us email. See also CER's Progress Report 2008 and CER in the News.

Jeanne Allen - President
Jeanne Allen is the president of the Center for Education Reform (CER), the nation's leading voice for education reform. As an author, activist, parent-trainer, and policy advisor, Ms. Allen is widely regarded as one of the country's leading education experts.

Meet the Team

Board of Directors
Kevin Chavous - CER Distinguished Fellow
As a leading national advocate for school choice, former Washington, D.C. city councilman, Kevin P. Chavous helped shepherd the charter school movement in the Nation's Capital. As Distinguished Fellow at the Center for Education Reform (CER), Mr. Chavous works with legislators, policy makers, and grassroots advocates in states across the country.

CER Highlights: 13 Years of Reform Successes
A look at the challenges and triumphs in education reform during CER's first 13 years.