Democrats For Education Reform Responds To Trump Administration’s Reversal of Affirmative Action Policies

Democrats For Education Reform Responds To Trump Administration’s Reversal of Affirmative Action Policies WASHINGTON, DC — Democrats for Education Reform today responded to news that the Trump administration is reversing affirmative action policies introduced under President Obama with the following statement from National President Shavar Jeffries: “This is an absolute affront to the progress Democratic education

Democrats For Education Reform Responds To Trump Attacks On Affirmative Action From K-12 To Higher Ed

DEMOCRATS FOR EDUCATION REFORM RESPONDS TO TRUMP ATTACKS ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FROM K-12 TO HIGHER ED WASHINGTON, DC — Democrats for Education Reform today responded to news that the Trump administration is reversing affirmative action policies introduced under President Obama with the following statement from National President Shavar Jeffries: “President Trump didn’t even wait a week

Democrats For Education Reform Responds To Trump Proposal To Eliminate The Department Of Education

Democrats For Education Reform Responds To Trump Proposal To Eliminate The Department Of Education WASHINGTON, DC — Democrats for Education Reform today responded to reports that the Trump administration is expected to unveil a plan to merge the departments of Education and Labor with the following statement from Policy Director Charles Barone: “At a time when

DFER Responds to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ Statement That Schools Should Decide Whether to Report Undocumented Students

DFER Responds to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ Statement That Schools Should Decide Whether to Report Undocumented Students New York – In response to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ statements yesterday to the U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee that individual schools should decide whether to call U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement if they suspect their students are undocumented, Democrats

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 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 National President Shavar Jeffries Statement on Rollback of Transgender Guidance

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DFER National President Shavar Jeffries Statement on Rollback of Transgender Guidance Washington, DC – Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) National President Shavar Jeffries issued the following statement on the Trump administration rollback of protections for transgender students: “We are deeply disturbed by the rollback of federal protections for transgender students. The federal

DFER-CO: Plenty of Room for Progressives Who Stand for Real Change in Public Education

Plenty of Room for Progressives Who Stand for Real Change in Public Education By: Jen Walmer, DFER-CO State Director It’s important for DFERs across the country to explain – yet again – what we stand for, and why. The battle over the confirmation of Betsy DeVos for secretary of education broke largely along partisan lines.

NY1: What Impact will Education Secretary Betsy DeVos have on City Schools?

Last night, DFER President Shavar Jeffries joined Errol Louis on NY1’s “Road to City Hall” to discuss the confirmation of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education, as well as the future of public education under the new administration. Watch the roundtable discussion on NY1, here.