For Immediate Release February 17, 2006
Contact: Jon Hussey (202) 822-9000
CER’S NATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOL DIRECTORY NOW ONLINE Washington, D.C., February 17, 2006 – The Center for Education Reform, the nation’s leading provider of information about charter schools, is proud to announce the launch of its new National Charter School Online Directory. The new online service replaces CER’s annual print copy of the directory and offers subscribers up-to-date information about more than 3,600 charter schools currently serving over a million students in 41 states. CER’s National Charter School Online Directory subscribers can find: • State-by-state listing of all operating charter schools • Academic specialty • Enrollment numbers and grades offered Subscribers also get access to CER’s Guide for Charter School Activists. This online package includes research fact sheets, achievement stats, and polling data, as well as talking points and key messages. Charter schools are experiencing explosive growth. Increasing 13 percent in the past year, charter schools now comprise 4 percent of all public schools nationally. CER’s new National Charter School Online Directory provides the information that parents, educators, policymakers, and education reform groups need to help improve education opportunities for all children.
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