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Kara Kerwin, president of The Center for Education Reform (CER), issued the following statement in light of the release of “On the Road To Better Accountability: An Analysis of State Charter School Policies” from the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) today: Read more »

With two gubernatorial election results pending, more than half (57 percent) of governors and governors-elect in the United States and the mayor of Washington, D.C. hold encouraging views or have proven track records on promoting charter schools, school choice and teacher quality measures, according to an Education50 Election Day analysis from The Center for Education Reform. Read more »

While some states await final election results from all 36 gubernatorial races in the 2014 midterm elections, major victories for America’s students have already been affirmed in Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Read more »

Measuring the Reliability of the Detroit Free Press: State of Charter Schools, released today by The Media Bullpen©, found the major news outlet to be only ten percent reliable in its June 22-29, 2014 series on charter schools. Read more »

The Center for Education Reform (CER), the organization which strives for educational excellence and stands for increasing parent choice, by increasing alternative school providers elected new officers at its annual board meeting this week, in addition to refreshing its membership with the election of David Hardy, CEO of Boys’ Latin of Philadelphia Charter School. Read more »

Education50, launched today by The Center for Education Reform (CER) is an interactive web-based voter’s guide designed to empower the public with information to sort through the campaign rhetoric when it comes to education reform issues like charter schools, school choice and teacher quality. Read more »

Kara Kerwin, president of The Center for Education Reform, issued the following statement on the release of “Health of the Public Charter School Movement” from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) today: Read more »

Just six states earn rankings above 80 percent when it comes to giving parents fundamental power over their child’s education, according to the fifth edition of Parent Power Index (PPI), released today by The Center for Education Reform (CER). Read more »

The Center for Education Reform issued the following statement on the lawsuit filed to establish fairness in New York’s education funding structure for charter school students: Read more »

Out of 14 states and the District of Columbia that have voucher programs, three earn A’s, three earn B’s, seven earn C’s, and two earn D’s on a new ranking and analysis from the Center for Education Reform (CER), School Choice Today: Voucher Laws Across the States Ranking & Scorecard 2014 released today. Read more »