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Center for Education Reform
| Center for Education Reform | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Washington, D.C. |
| Type: | 501(c)(3) |
| Top official: | Jeanne Allen, Chief Executive Officer |
| Founder(s): | Jeanne Allen |
| Year founded: | 1993 |
| Website: | Official website |
The Center for Education Reform (CER) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Washington, D.C. that's mission, according to its website, "is "to expand educational opportunities that lead to improved economic outcomes for all Americans—particularly our youth—ensuring that the conditions are ripe for innovation, freedom & flexibility throughout U.S. Education."[1] The center was founded in 1993.[1]
Background
The Center for Education Reform was founded in 1993 by Jeanne Allen.[1] At the time of the center's founding, Allen had worked for approximately five years as the manager of education policy at the Heritage Foundation.[2] As of September 2025, the Heritage Foundation's website states its mission "is to formulate and promote public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense."[3]
As of September 2025, the Center of Education Reform's website states that its mission is to "expand educational opportunities that lead to improved economic outcomes for all Americans, particularly our youth, ensuring that conditions are ripe for innovation, freedom, and flexibility throughout U.S. education."[4]
Leadership
As of September 2025, the following individuals held leadership positions at the Center for Education Reform:[1]
- Caroline Allen, Chief Program Officer
- Kirk Benningfield, Chief Operating Officer
- Caroline Casagrande, Chief External Affairs Officer
- Alex Audet, Director of Data and Technology
- Michael Musante, Senior Advisor
- Jonathan Oglesby, Senior Director of Communications
- Josphina Rago, Senior Partnership Director
As of September 2025, the Center for Education Reform's Board of Directors included the following individuals:[1]
- Jeanne Allen, Founder and Chief Executive Officer
- Michael Moe, Chair
- Maggie Fresen Zulueta, Treasurer
- Chris Whittle, Board Member
Work and activities
Parent Power! Index
The Center for Education Reform released its first annual Parent Power! Index in 1999 to, according to its website, give parents an interactive tool to discover to what extent their state affords them this power – and if not, what they can do to get it."[5]
As of September 2025, center's website stated:[5]
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The Parent Power! Index measures the extent to which each state:
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Finances
The following is a breakdown of Center For Education Reform's revenues and expenses from 2011 to 2023. The information comes from ProPublica
| Year | Revenue | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $45.1 million | $32.1 million |
| 2022 | $30.7 million | $30.4 million |
| 2021 | $7.21 million | $6.01 million |
| 2020 | $1.59 million | $1.87 million |
| 2019 | $2.55 million | $2.34 million |
| 2018 | $2.1 million | $2.32 million |
| 2017 | $1.16 million | $2.37 million |
| 2016 | $4.09 million | $2.54 million |
| 2015 | $1.39 million | $1.23 million |
| 2014 | $1.19 million | $1.59 million |
| 2013 | $1.56 million | $1.92 million |
| 2012 | $2.46 million | $2.07 million |
| 2011 | $2.6 million | $2.3 million |
See also
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Center for Education Reform, "About," accessed September 22, 2025
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Jeanne Allen," accessed September 23, 2025
- ↑ Heritage Foundation, "Mission," accessed September 23, 2025
- ↑ Center of Education Reform, "Initiatives," accessed September 23, 2025
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Center for Education Reform, "Parent Power! Index," accessed September 23, 2025
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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