Democrats for Education Reform explained

Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) is a New York-based political action committee which focuses on encouraging the Democratic Party to support public education reform and charter schools.

History

DFER emerged around the same time as the Education Equality Project.[1] Whitney Tilson and Kevin P. Chavous are among the group's co-founders.

Positions

DFER claims to support five policy areas: resource equity, teacher quality and preparation, accountability, public school choice, and higher ed quality and affordability. In 2018, the Colorado Democratic Party asked the Colorado DFER chapter to stop using "Democrats" in its name.[2]

Leadership

Shavar Jeffries, one of the charter school sector's most prominent Black leaders, became the president of the organization in 2015.[3] [4] [5]

Activities

In Washington D.C., DFER sent out attack ads against Janeese Lewis George, a progressive candidate for D.C. city council. After conducting polling that showed voters were concerned about crime, DFER ran mailers that claimed that George would defund the police.[6] After the election, DFER apologized for its efforts.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Moe, Terry M.. Special Interest Teachers Unions and America's Public Schools. 2011. Brookings Institution Press. 978-0-8157-2130-7 .
  2. Web site: Meltzer. Erica. 2018-04-14. Colorado Democrats overwhelmingly reject Democrats for Education Reform at state assembly. 2021-02-04. Chalkbeat Colorado. en.
  3. Web site: Democrats for Education Reform's Shavar Jeffries on how to fix his own movement. Joy. Resmovits. Los Angeles Times. 3 September 2015. November 15, 2017.
  4. Web site: Ex-Newark mayoral candidate Jeffries to head education lobbying group. NJ.com. 4 September 2015. November 15, 2017.
  5. News: At odds over Trump, Democrats for Education Reform chief resigned from Success board. Politico PRO. 2018-04-23.
  6. News: Cohen . Rachel . June 4, 2020 . A PROGRESSIVE CHALLENGER WAS ATTACKED FOR CALLING TO DEFUND THE POLICE. SHE WON ANYWAY. . Intercept . Washington DC . June 4, 2020 . June 3, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200603175305/https://dcist.com/story/20/03/18/first-candidate-claims-to-max-out-public-financing-funds-for-d-c-elections/ . live .
  7. News: Ryals . Mitch . June 5, 2020 . Democrats for Education Reform Founder Acknowledges Attack Mailers Were Unfair. Intercept. Washington DC . June 5, 2020.

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