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January 4, 2013
In exchange for public funding and operational latitude, charters promise innovation and academic success. When that success is not forthcoming, the experiment must come to a close.
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December 31, 2012
CER President Jeanne Allen joins John Stossel to discuss the charter BLOB.
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December 14, 2012
Alison Consoletti, vice president of research for The Center for Education Reform, a Washington, D.C., advocacy group, said the lack of autonomy is part of why Iowa has lost three charter schools in the past two years. Three are still operating.
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December 12, 2012
CER President Jeanne Allen reflects on the state of education reform while attending the national Excellence in Action summit, noting "you can't have parent power and have teacher union power."
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December 5, 2012
Research suggests that neighborhood schools are valued highly by urban residents and represent an important part of neighborhood identity. Thurgood Marshall Leadership Academy is a neighborhood school right here in our community building a new sense of pride, culture and identity.
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November 28, 2012
A coordinated series of draft and introduced bills could reshape public education in Michigan, giving students more options and re-routing taxpayer money.
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November 6, 2012
Mitch Daniels used his first term to get Indiana's fiscal house in order. His second term sealed his reputation as the education reform governor.
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October 31, 2012
A recent effort by Pennsylvania officials to re-examine the state's charter school laws highlights the challenges states may face as they try to change the policy and political environment for charters.
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October 16, 2012
For the past few years, states have been busy writing and revising their laws on charter schools—in most cases, with an eye toward expansion. Today, a pro-charter advocacy group released a guide meant to give states some direction in this regard.
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October 12, 2012
All told, about 15 percent of the 6,700 charter schools that have been launched in the United States in the past two decades have since closed, primarily because of financial troubles, according to the Center for Education Reform, which supports charter schools.
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