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Press Releases

By DFER on April 30, 2025

DFER Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Public Status of Charter Schools

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 30, 2025 Contact: Raiyan SyedRaiyan@dfer.org A decision in St. Isidore v. Drummond could redefine public education, opening…

By DFER on March 20, 2025

DFER CEO Jorge Elorza Responds to the Trump Administration’s Executive Order on the Department of Education

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ericka HatfieldMarch 20, 2025 Ericka@dfer.org DFER CEO Jorge Elorza…

Blogs & Testimony

By Jessica Giles on September 24, 2024

From a Vision of Education Equity to Victory: Insights from the Congressional Black Caucus’s Annual Conference

Earlier this month, the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation held its 53rd Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) in Washington, DC, during an…

By DFER on January 4, 2024

2024: The Year Democrats Embrace Public School Choice (Again)

In 2023, Republican dominated states vigorously championed universal school vouchers and education savings accounts. In fact, EdChoice called 2023 the…

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