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October 2, 2012
Not coincidentally, 78 percent of the nation’s charter schools are in states with multiple authorizers, or a strong appeals process, according to the Center for Education Reform. Read more »
October 1, 2012
The Center for Education Reform's website urges viewers to launch their own charter schools to compete with public schools. "You don't need a PhD or a teaching degree to start a school," the center's website advises. "Remember, you can do it now." Read more »
September 27, 2012
CER president Jeanne Allen discusses school choice, education reform, and the new film "Won't Back Down" with Rod Arquette on Salt Lake City's KNRS. Read more »
September 23, 2012
“Unless the balance of power changes, there will be another strike,” said Jeanne Allen, president of the Center for Education Reform and critic of teachers unions. “Just because [Chicago] was the first strike in a while does not mean they’re less interested in sticking to their guns. It’s not yet to the point where there’s outrage [among the public] to spark a revolution against this.” Read more »
September 20, 2012
The great Chicago teacher strike of 2012 has ended, and it's time for Ed Reformers to look back and decide what really happened. Read more »
September 19, 2012
Allen says the Obama administration isn’t weighing in on the Chicago dispute because it is afraid of offending the unions. Education Secretary Arne Duncan issued a brief statement last week saying he hopes the parties can “settle this quickly.” Read more »
September 18, 2012
Currently, 42 states and the District of Columbia have charter school laws in place, and the Center for Education Reform notes that nearly 2 million American children were enrolled in 5,196 charter schools for the 2011-12 school year. Read more »
September 17, 2012
The Tampa Bay Tribune compares Florida's rating to top-rated Indiana in The Center for Education Reform's new Parent Power Index. Read more »
September 12, 2012
CER President Jeanne Allen stresses the importance of making education a central issue for the next president. Read more »
September 11, 2012
Jeanne Allen, president of the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Education Reform, said recall policies do not encourage improvement or change within school districts but rather a status quo that has never led to improvement in educating children. Read more »
