DFER Urges DNC Platform Committee on Revisions

DFER National President Shavar Jeffries released a statement following the Democratic National Committee (DNC) Platform Drafting Committee vote to advance the recommendations of the Biden-Sanders Task Force.

DFER-DC Condemns Racist Language Used By DC Elected Official

Public service, no matter the position, is an honor and a privilege. But elected office—being chosen by voters to represent them, to speak for them—to literally voice their desires and demands—is a special calling, one with a host of solemn duties and responsibilities. Our elected leaders are our champions and our advocates, and they must speak of and represent their constituents—and all citizens—with dignity and respect. Their platform should be used to support our communities, encourage allies to rally around them, and advance policies that mitigate historic harms and effect real, lasting change.

Statement on the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act

We applaud the bipartisan effort to produce a final CARES bill that is much improved over the original version proposed last week by Senate Republicans and the Trump administration. The bill moves in a positive direction on a number of our key priority areas.

We are Democrats who believe there is an urgent need to expand what’s working and fix what’s broken in our nation’s public education system. We do that by supporting elected Democrats and Democratic candidates who will put student interests first and pursue the bold and innovative changes necessary to give every child in America—especially students from low-income families and students of color—a high-quality public education.

For more on policies that we believe in, visit our affiliate organization, Education Reform Now.

Be an Ed Progressive

Being an education progressive means doing anything and everything we can to improve public schools for all – especially for poor students and students of color.