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by Jeanne Allen, opinion contributor – 07/06/26 Imagine if only 22 percent of graduating military cadets met standards in strategic planning, or if only 35 percent of new pilots could demonstrate proficiency in reading flight instruments. Surely, the nation would demand immediate action. Yet when America’s schools produce equally alarming outcomes for our children, we []
After more than three decades of charter school growth, the laws behind that growth matter more than ever. NEW ORLEANS, June 22, 2026 — As thousands of charter school educators, school leaders, policymakers, and advocates gather this week for the National Charter Schools Conference, the Center for Education Reform (CER) announced today that its 2026 []
CER Founder CEO Jeanne Allen comments on Sen. Bill Cassidy’s leadership of the Senate HELP Committee and shared her hopes for its future when a new Chairman is chosen in POLITICO Pro’s Morning Education newsletter: By Isa Domínguez, Staff Writer Jeanne Allen, CEO of the Center for Education Reform — an organization that advocates []
The Yass Prize Roadshow For Opportunity saved this one for last. Traveling to Long Island, our final stop for 2026 brought Yass Prize alumni, the team, and co-founder Janine Yass together at The School House – the 2025 Yass Prize finalist that has become a distinct reference point for how a school can be built []
Jeanne Allen joins NBC7 in San Diego at the ASU-GSV Summit to discuss the growing momentum of school choice. She highlights how education leaders are embracing innovation, AI, and more options for parents at this major international conference.
As Louisiana’s legislative session begins, advocates are calling on lawmakers to follow through on their commitment to educational opportunity by fully funding the LA GATOR Scholarship Program. Demand for the program far exceeded expectations in its first year, leaving tens of thousands of families without access due to limited funding. Supporters say this session presents []
The Yass Prize Roadshow for Opportunity is back on the road, this time visiting Yorktown, Virginia at the site of 2025 Finalist, Path of Life Learning. In a region with seven military installations nearby, Path of Life Learning attracts families looking for stability and community amongst a military lifestyle of constant moves. “We can’t change []
Yass Prize Alumni Selected Through Competitive Process to Increase Parent Choices WASHINGTON, DC – Following a rigorous, pitch-based competition among alumni from the first five Yass Prize cohorts, the Center for Education Reform (CER), on behalf of the Yass Prize, announced a new expansion initiative. Eleven alumni organizations were awarded a package of grants and []
WASHINGTON, DC – On the occasion of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress, the Center for Education Reform (CER) offers the following priorities for the President to reconfirm to Congress and the American people. “At a moment when the nation is preparing to mark 250 years of self-government, []
While the Kentucky Supreme Court has declared the state’s charter school law unconstitutional, the reality is more ironic than alarming: Kentucky never truly had a functioning charter school law. The statute allowed only two jurisdictions to authorize charter schools and, critically, never provided meaningful funding. It was a law in name only — a framework []
