Sen. Sherrod Brown Wisely Withdraws Charter Amendment

Here, we would like to think, is why. By Marianne Lombardo Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) offered an ESEA amendment to “improve accountability and transparency” of public charter schools. DFER, and other organizations, believed the amendment would crush public charter schools. Although the amendment will not be voted on, it’s important that the implications be addressed.

RealClear Education: Education Focus Needed to Help America's Working Families

By Charles Barone, DFER Policy Director   RCEd Commentary In America’s longstanding fight to expand job opportunities and improve social equality, the largest socioeconomic influencer is often grossly forgotten: education. And the country’s most powerful labor group can be the one to change that, if it resolves the conflicting interests between union members whose children

I'm a Democrat, a DFER, a strong supporter of collective bargaining

By Harrison Blackmond, DFER-MI State Director It’s easy to get caught up in the debate happening across the country between teachers unions and education reformers when it comes to enacting changes to our education system. But while these often contentious conversations might suggest to some that one cannot be a strong supporter of collective bargaining