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Most states only making satisfactory progress. Strong laws in 13 states. WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With fewer than half of the U.S.'s state charter school laws earning a satisfactory grade, policymakers this year are faced with enormous challenges. The success of these new public schools is unparalleled, with more than 2 million students today attending in excess of 6,000 public charter schools. Yet, with fewer than half of the states able to meet the...

Real Parents Deserve a Hollywood Ending WASHINGTON, Sept. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Many parents seeing the upcoming movie Won't Back Down will no doubt leave the theater inspired to take up the same fight as the dedicated moms in the film. But, they may also wonder whether they have the power available to them to make the same kind of change in their children's education, or if such power is just a Hollywood invention. Now they can find out with the new Parent Power...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Center for Education Reform's (CER) campaign to Take America Back to School on Education Reform continues with a web-based guide to candidate positions on education reform. Educationfifty.com is a dynamic tool that empowers voters to educate themselves about which candidates are real education reformers and which ones merely pay lip service to the idea. Educationfifty.com compares the candidates' positions on three key...

WASHINGTON, April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The wide variations in charter school laws state by state average out to a grade in need of improvement, according to The Essential Guide to Charter School Law from the Center for Education Reform. In its 13th annual analysis of laws across the states, CER, the leading advocate for substantive and structural change in US education, documents the conditions for effective laws that support the growth and success of these proven...

Bailouts, handouts, and cop-outs continue to define, mar the Obama K-12 agenda WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Jeanne Allen, President of The Center for Education Reform, released the following statement regarding Tuesday's State of the Union address as delivered by President Barack Obama: "Tonight's address by President Obama spoke eloquently of the resourcefulness of the American people and the restoration of the American Dream, but neglected to come to terms...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tonight The Center for Education Reform (CER) celebrated and recognized the extraordinary achievements by eight renowned education leaders by honoring them with the prestigious EdReformies Award at CER's 18th anniversary gala event, EdReformies - Rockin' Reform Revue Gala. The 2011 EdReformies were awarded to The Honorable John Boehner, Katherine Bradley, Kevin Chavous, John Fisher, Steve Klinsky, John Legend, Eva Moskowitz and Brian...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Jonas Chartock, CEO, Leading Educators, former director, Charter Schools Institute of the State University of New York, founder and former CEO, Charter School Policy Institute (CSPI) and Teach for America alum, will join a select group of nationally known education reformers performing at the EdReformies - Rockin' Reform Revue on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011, at the W Washington, D.C. Hotel, announced today by the Center for Education Reform...

WASHINGTON, Sept.. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Marking 18 years as the nation's pioneer and leading voice for substantive and structural educational improvement in the United States, the Center for Education Reform (CER) today unveiled a new, state-of-the-art, interactive website designed to perform as the central portal for the education reform movement. The site, which debuts today but will continue to be developed in the coming days, was re-engineered to address the increasing...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- John Boehner, Katherine Bradley, Kevin Chavous, John Fisher, Steve Klinsky, John Legend, Eva Moskowitz and Brian Williams will be honored with the distinguished EdReformie award, announced today by The Center for Education Reform (CER). These honorees will be celebrated on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011, at the W Washington D.C. Hotel as part of CER's 18th anniversary gala, The EdReformies - Rockin' Reform Revue. "This group of accomplished...

WASHINGTON, March 30, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a true show of support for families and students in the District of Columbia, the US House of Representatives today voted to restore and expand the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program (DCOSP). The program provides scholarships for some of DC's poorest families, allowing them to choose the school that best fits their children's needs. The program was created in 2003, but was discontinued by the Obama Administration, even after years of...