DFER Applauds Congressional Democrats’ Plan to Boost Teachers’ Salaries

DFER Applauds Congressional Democrats’ Plan to Boost Teachers’ Salaries NEW YORK, NY – Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) National President Shavar Jeffries today released the following statement on the Congressional Democrats’ plan to increase salaries for teachers: “Democrats for Education Reform applauds Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi for announcing their plan

DFER Releases New Video Asking Secretary Devos: Why Is There Not Enough Money To Train Teachers But There Is Enough Money To Train Them To Be Sharpshooters?

DFER RELEASES NEW VIDEO ASKING SECRETARY DeVOS: WHY IS THERE NOT ENOUGH MONEY TO TRAIN TEACHERS BUT THERE IS ENOUGH MONEY TO TRAIN THEM TO BE SHARPSHOOTERS? DeVos Set to Testify this AM Before The House Appropriations Subcommittee That Oversees Education Spending; Trump Budget Proposal Cuts More Than $2B From Title II Teacher Training  Watch Video Here;

DFER CT Statement on CT Supreme Court Ruling ON CCJEF v Rell

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   DFER CT Statement on CT Supreme Court Ruling on CCJEF v Rell: Connecticut Students Will Suffer From the Status Quo of Inequitable Funding Without Additional Legislative Action   In response to the Connecticut Supreme Court’s decision on CCJEF v. Rell, Democrats for Education Reform CT released the following statement from State

School funding update: Council approves 3% increase to per-pupil funding

The DC Council voted yesterday to approve the FY2018 budget for the City, including a 3% increase to the baseline per-pupil funding for all public schools. This is the first vote of two — a final vote will occur on June 13th. The baseline per-pupil funding increase was championed by Education Reform Now, Democrats for Education Reform, and

DFER DC's Testimony at Budget Oversight Hearing for the Deputy Mayor for Education

Catharine Bellinger – Democrats for Education Reform Testimony at Budget Oversight Hearing for the Deputy Mayor for Education April 25, 2017 Good morning, Chairman Grosso and members of the Education Committee. My name is Catharine Bellinger and I serve as the D.C. Director for Democrats for Education Reform. I am here today to urge the

Statement from DFER-DC Director Catharine Bellinger on Mayor Bowser's Proposed FY2018 Budget

Washington, DC — Democrats for Education Reform-DC Director Catharine Bellinger today released the following statement in response to the education portion of Mayor Muriel Bowser’s Proposed FY2018 Budget and Financial plan: “There’s a lot to like in Mayor Bowser’s budget proposal for next year, but some critical areas remain underfunded. “First, it’s an important step forward

DFER National President Shavar Jeffries on President Trump's Federal Budget Blueprint

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DFER National President Shavar Jeffries Statement on President Trump’s Federal Budget Blueprint  Washington, DC–Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) National President Shavar Jeffries today released the following statement in response to President Trump’s federal budget blueprint: “Slashing our nation’s safety net, raiding student aid, cutting funds for hundreds of thousands of teachers, and ending

DFER-LA State Director on Recent 1st Circuit Court of Appeals Ruling

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DFER-LA State Director Issues Statement Following Recent 1st Circuit Court of Appeals Ruling State Director disappointed in Court’s denial of Motion for Stay Funding for Type 2 charter schools will be denied   NEW ORLEANS, LA – Following this morning’s hearing before the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, in which Judge Fields

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) v. Rell, an 11-year-old case that has been working its way through the Connecticut Superior Courts. The recommendations on how public

DFER Statement on NJ Governor Chris Christie's So-Called "Fairness Formula"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DFER’s Shavar Jeffries on New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s So-Called “Fairness Formula” Newark, NJ – Following New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s speech on Tuesday calling for an entirely unconstitutional upending of New Jersey’s public education funding protocols, DFER President Shavar Jeffries released the following statement. “Sadly, the Governor’s proposal plays politics with