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Press Releases

By DFER on September 10, 2024

DFER CEO Jorge Elorza Calls on VP Harris to Prioritize Education as a Key Economic Driver Ahead of Presidential Debate

Elorza Urges Vice President Harris to Champion Education Reform Issues, Highlighting Its Vital Role in Strengthening America’s Workforce and Economic…

By DFER on September 5, 2024

DFER South President Alisha Thomas Searcy Calls for Urgent Action Following Apalachee High School Tragedy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 5, 2024 Contact: Lynn Sexton, Director, National CommunicationsLynn@dfer.org DFER South President Alisha Thomas Searcy Calls for Urgent…

Blogs & Testimony

By Prateek Dutta 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…

By Jacquelyn Martell on March 22, 2023

In Abbott’s Battle of Traditional vs Charter, Real Students Lose

The toilets might not always work, scissors may be in short supply, and the occasional mice may run through the…

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