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June 17, 2014
A national group that promotes tax-credit funded private school scholarships gives the scholarship plan created under the Alabama Accountability Act a grade of F.
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June 17, 2014
Arizona and Florida have the strongest education tax-credit scholarship programs in the country while Alabama's law is the weakest according to a ranking released today by the Center for Education Reform, a school choice advocacy and research group.
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June 16, 2014
Recent fraud allegations against leaders at two D.C. public charter schools have illuminated what city officials are calling a gap in their ability to effectively oversee the financial dealings of the fast-growing charter school sector.
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June 13, 2014
Kara Kerwin on The Blaze discussing teacher tenure and the importance of the landmark decision, Vergara v. California.
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June 12, 2014
CER founder, Jeanne Allen, defends the Vergara v. California decision on CNN Newsroom with Randi Kaye. The landmark decision ruled that California's teacher tenure, dismissal, and layoff laws are unconstitutional.
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June 11, 2014
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Rolf Treu declared California’s tenure protections for public schoolteachers unconstitutional Tuesday, rattling powerful unions that support protection for long-term educators.
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June 11, 2014
In a major blow to teachers’ unions, a Los Angeles judge ruled Tuesday that state laws governing tenure and the firing of teachers are unconstitutional, saying students and educators alike are “disadvantaged” by the statutes.
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June 11, 2014
A California Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday that the state's teacher tenure laws were unconstitutional, dealing a severe blow to the public sector unions who had fought to keep the status quo intact.
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May 29, 2014
If a Broward County, Fla., public school successfully transitions to a charter school, it will mark a first in the area to do so, the Miami Herald reports.
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May 16, 2014
CER President, Kara Kerwin, spoke with Choice Media about the Philly cheating scandal, noting teacher and school reforms are needed to solve the cheating problem.
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