Shavar Jeffries Joins Black Education Leaders To Call On NAACP To Reconsider Charter Moratorium
This week, DFER National President Shavar Jeffries took a stand with 160+ African American education leaders by signing a letter calling on the NAACP to reconsider the proposed national "moratorium" on public charter schools. Ahead of the national board meeting...
DFER-CT Statement: House Democrats’ 2017 Legislative Platform
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On Tuesday, the leadership of the Connecticut House of Representatives unveiled their 2017 legislative platform, which failed to include any priorities related to addressing inequitable public school funding in the...
Eva Kemp: Louisiana Needs Caroline Fayard As Its New Senator
Today in The Hill, DFER-LA’s Eva Kemp shares why Louisiana must elect Democrat Caroline Fayard as its next U.S. Senator. by Eva Kemp, State Director of DFER-Louisiana Recent polling released last week indicates Democrat Caroline Fayard...
Amy Dowell: Education funding — An opportunity for CT Democrats to lead
The following post was originally published on the CT Mirror: By Amy Dowell, State Director of DFER-Connecticut Last week, Judge Thomas Moukawsher released a siren call of a decision in Connecticut Coalition for Educational Funding (CCJEF)...
RELEASE: Recent Poll Shows Fayard As A Serious Contender For U.S. Senate Race
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Recent Poll Shows Fayard As A Serious Contender For U.S. Senate Race Nearly one-third of voters undecided ahead of Election Day NEW ORLEANS, LA – With Election Day just two months...
Paula White Named State Director of DFER New Jersey
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Paula White Named State Director of Democrats for Education Reform New Jersey (DFER-NJ) Newark, NJ – Today, Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) announced the hiring of Paula White as the State...
Shavar Jeffries on the “Supplement Not Supplant” Requirement in ESSA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DFER President Shavar Jeffries on the “Supplement Not Supplant” Requirement in ESSA Washington, DC – Following last week’s debate during the Senate HELP Committee on Every Student Succeeds Act’s (ESSA) spending...
ICYMI: DFER-LA Names Caroline Fayard As Choice For U.S. Senate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE **IN CASE YOU MISSED IT** Democrats for Education Reform-Louisiana Names Caroline Fayard as choice for U.S. Senate U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu comments; Endorsement gains attention from statewide media NEW ORLEANS, LA – Last...
District Schools Improve Overall on PARCC, But Some Schools Still Languish
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC — This morning, the District’s Office of the State School Superintendent (OSSE) released the 2015-2016 Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) scores for public school...
DFER President Shavar Jeffries on Martinez v. Malloy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DFER President Shavar Jeffries Statement on Filing of Martinez v. Malloy Following the filing of the Martinez v. Malloy lawsuit in Connecticut, DFER President Shavar Jeffries released the following statement: “We...