DFER Condemns Governor Haslam for Skipping Another Year of Accountability for Tennessee Schools, Calls on Secretary DeVos to Closely Review this Decision that Harms Tennessee Children
April 23, 2018DFER Condemns Governor Haslam for Skipping Another Year of Accountability for Tennessee Schools, Calls on Secretary DeVos to Closely Review this Decision that Harms Tennessee Children Decision Marks the Second Time in Three Years that Tennessee Skirts Accountability, This Time Mere Months After the Volunteer State’s ESSA Plan – Contingent on Assessments – Was Approved
RELEASE: Education Reform Advocates Issue Statement of Support on Tennessee Authorizer Bill Yesterday
December 19, 2013FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 18, 2013 Education Reform Advocates Issue Statement of Support on Tennessee Authorizer Bill Yesterday Nashville, Tn. — Representatives for StudentsFirst, Stand for Children, Democrats for Education Reform—Tennessee, and the Tennessee Charter Schools Association issued the following statement on February 18, 2013: “It is important for Tennessee families
DFER Supports Tennessee Licensure Reform
August 16, 2013DFER Supports Tennessee Licensure Reform Democrats for Education Reform supports Commissioner Kevin Huffman as the Tennessee Board of Education votes on licensure reform today Nashville – Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) congratulates education leaders and the State Board of Education on the vote to replace the current complicated and out-of-date teacher licensure system with a
Top TN Reasons to Support Tennessee's Teacher Salary Reforms
July 25, 2013By Mac LeBuhn, Policy Analyst Last month, the Tennessee Board of Education approved a policy to provide flexibility to school districts from the current statewide teacher salary schedule that is based solely on seniority and degrees earned. Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, districts will have the flexibility to design alternative salary schedules that better
One Hundred Thousand Students
July 23, 2013By Mac LeBuhn, DFER Policy Analyst This Friday, the State Board of Education will vote on a proposal to change Tennessee’s teacher licensure policies. The new proposal would reduce the length of a teacher license from ten years to six, introduce automatic license renewal for effective teachers and stop the renewal of licenses for teachers
CO State Senator Discusses School Finance and Reform in Nashville
June 5, 2013By Natasha Kamrani, DFER Tennessee State Director DFER Tennessee (DFER-TN) welcomed CO State Senator Michael Johnston for its second installment of DFER Tennessee’s Speaker Series in Nashville. Senator Johnston spoke to a large audience about the groundbreaking school finance work being done in Colorado. His message really struck a chord among Nashvillians eager to
DFER-TN Hosts First Installment of Speaker Series
April 30, 2013By Natasha Kamrani, DFER Tennessee State Director DFER-TN is dedicating a good deal of its first year of operation to educating communities on the leadership role Democrats are playing in education reform around our nation. As part of our efforts, we launched the DFER-TN Speaker Series this spring. The series will bring together thought
DFER TN releases video in response to discussions regarding costs of public charters
March 13, 2013Dear Friends, DFER Tennessee released this video today in response to the recent discussions regarding the costs of public charter schools to the Metro Nashville Public Schools system. Please watch this powerful video and share it with as many parents, opinion leaders, and elected officials as possible. DFER | Charter School Authorizer from Make It
Democrats push to improve education
February 27, 2013By Alex Little and Natasha Kamrani (From The Tennessean, February 26, 2013) Like many of you, we firmly believe that a first-rate system of public education is the cornerstone of a prosperous, free and just society. But we are all too aware that thousands of children in Tennessee are trapped in persistently failing schools that
RELEASE: DFER Launches TN Branch; Appoints Natasha Kamrani as State Director
February 19, 2013Contact: Devin Boyle | 202.445.0416 | Devin@dfer.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Democrats for Education Reform Launches Tennessee Branch; Appoints Natasha Kamrani as State Director Washington, D.C., February 19th, 2013 – Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) announced today the establishment of a new state branch in Tennessee. Natasha Kamrani, a former director of Teach for America and
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