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April 1, 2013
Supporters of charter schools will rally at the State House before the committee hearings to oppose the bills, which one advocate said will jeopardize the establishment and operation of charter schools in Maine. Read more »
March 29, 2013
“Maybe [Project Libertas] is a case of where a state like Indiana has whet parents’ appetite about what school choice is like,” figures Jeanne Allen, the president of the D.C.-based Center for Education Reform, “and they want to figure out how to do it, and maybe how to do it better.” Read more »
March 24, 2013
"Great authorizing makes for great schools, both in terms of achievement and financial and operational accountability," said Jeanne Allen, president of the Washington-based Center for Education Reform. Read more »
March 11, 2013
Jeanne Allen, president of the Washington-based Center for Education Reform, called Virginia “a black mark for the movement” and McDonnell’s leadership “extremely disappointing.” Read more »
March 11, 2013
Stanford's earlier national study in 2009 was heavily criticized by the Center for Education Reform -- based in Washington, D.C. -- for its use of inaccurate state data. Read more »
March 11, 2013
Massachusetts lawmakers are considering eliminating a cap on the number of charter schools that can operate in the lowest-performing school districts, including here in the capital city. Read more »
March 8, 2013
Ten states rank a cut above the rest in offering parents extensive opportunities to control their children’s education, according to the 2013 Parent Power Index from the Center for Education Reform. Read more »
March 8, 2013
School choice and education reforms championed by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will get top billing later this month at an education summit set up by Gov. Paul LePage. Read more »
February 28, 2013
Rather, it was a top-down decision aligned with national policy trends. Influential organizations including the Center for Education Reform, StudentsFirst and the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools emphasize the importance of having multiple pathways to create charters. Currently, 19 states plus the District of Columbia allow for "independent and multiple authorizers," said Kara Kerwin of the Center for Education Reform. Read more »
February 1, 2013
Kara Kerwin talks to The Pete & Doug Show about Minnesota's Parent Power Index rating. Read more »
