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January 31, 2013
What accounts for Michigan's success is hard to pinpoint, but certainly the state's charter school law and policies have a lot to do with it. Read more »
January 29, 2013
To counteract the stagnating weight of these entrenched special-interests, Montana parents and taxpayers need to rise up. Contact your legislators. Urge them to support true education reform bills like SB81 (Scholarship Tax Credit) and HB213 (Tuition Tax Credit), which will enable low and moderate income Montana families to have the same freedom as the rich to choose education options for their children. Read more »
January 29, 2013
According to the annual findings released in the Parent Power Index, Pennsylvania trails Indiana, which ranks first; Florida; Ohio; Arizona; Washington, D.C.; Louisiana and Minnesota. Wisconsin and Utah round out the top ten. Read more »
January 28, 2013
CER Founder & President Jeanne Allen talks about school choice, parent power, teacher quality, and more during National School Choice Week kickoff. Read more »
January 24, 2013
The Center, which has been analyzing state charter school laws since 1996, also ranked Utah in the top 10 for online learning, parental choice, teacher quality and transparency in the latest evaluation of charter education. Read more »
January 24, 2013
It is well-known that if parents are engaged in their children’s education, then their children will likely be more successful in school, and now for the first time, parents are provided with a Web gateway that indexes and details how much power each state gives to parents regarding their children’s education.
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January 23, 2013
The reasons for the fierce teachers union opposition to successful completion of California’s Parent Trigger law by parents of Desert Trails students were obvious, particularly to the unions themselves. They knew that if the Adelanto school was converted to charter status, unhappy parents all over the state would be encouraged to follow suit. Read more »
January 22, 2013
Utah ranks 11th in the nation when it comes to charter school programs, according to a new national study. Read more »
January 22, 2013
Michigan earned an "A" for its charter school laws, according to a report card issued this week by the Center for Education Reform. Read more »
January 17, 2013
A bill to expand charter schools in Mississippi easily cleared the Senate on Wednesday, and attention shifts to the House for the second year. Read more »
