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Media analysis to serve as roadmap for “digiformers” Media Advisory Washington, DC February 2, 2014 The Center for Education Reform (CER) will release The Media and the Digital Learning Revolution on Monday, February 3, 2014, authored by CER founder, Senior Fellow and president emeritus Jeanne Allen. Illuminating key trends, the report offers eight conclusions and […] Read more »

 Survey Reveals Growth has Not Kept Pace to Meet Demand CER Press Release Washington, DC January 30, 2014 On Thursday January 30, 2014, The Center for Education Reform (CER) released its Survey of America’s Charter Schools, a study performed since 1996 that has become the most reliable and detailed view of the environment and conditions […] Read more »

Special Alert Washington, DC December 11, 2013 Kara Kerwin, president of The Center for Education Reform, issued the following statement in response to the lawsuit against the North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Prorgram: “In a vile attempt to breach the civil rights of low-income parents and students most in need of educational options, establishment interests in […] Read more »

CER Press Release Washington, DC December 10, 2013 WASHINGTON, DC – The Center for Education Reform (CER) announces the election of Edward Fields, founder, president and CEO of HotChalk, Inc. and Dr. James Goenner, president and CEO of the National Charter Schools Institute to its Board of Directors today. “Since its founding in 1993, CER’s Board of Directors has […] Read more »

CER Press Release Washington, DC December 9, 2013 Majorities of Americans support education policies that promote accountability, according to a nationwide survey released by The Center for Education Reform. “It is rare to find an issue that 86 percent of Americans can agree on, but in education, it’s accountability,” said Kara Kerwin, president of The […] Read more »

CER Press Release Washington, DC December 3, 2013 Kara Kerwin, president of The Center for Education Reform, released the following statement on the 2012 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA): “The United States’ dismal scores on the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) was once again expected due to the inability of lawmakers at all […] Read more »

CER Press Release Washington, DC November 7, 2013 Kara Kerwin, president of The Center for Education Reform (CER), released the following statement upon the release of the 2013 Nation’s Report Card: “It’s a disgrace and truly incomprehensible that after decades of mediocrity, we celebrate today the fact that only 36 percent of our nation’s 8th […] Read more »

Kara Kerwin officially becomes President, Alison Consoletti Zgainer becomes Executive Vice President CER Press Release Washington, DC November 1, 2013 The Center for Education Reform (CER) today undergoes its leadership transition, with Kara Kerwin officially becoming President, and Alison Consoletti Zgainer the Executive Vice President of the 20 year-old organization that continues to be the […] Read more »

Highlights National Education Poll, and Honors The Nation’s Leaders in Innovation CER Press Release Washington, DC October 11, 2013 The Center for Education Reform (CER) announced Wednesday the results of its recent poll on The State of Education in America at its 20th Anniversary Conference and Gala (CERat20) in Washington, DC, where pioneers were honored […] Read more »

Celebrating twenty years as the pioneer and leading advocate for substantive reform in education, The Center for Education Reform (CER) in collaboration with Education Nation, released a nationwide poll at NBC News’ Education Nation Summit yesterday. Read more »