Democrats for Education Reform
Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) is a New York based political action committee whose mission is to encourage the Democratic Party to embrace progressive policies which will fundamentally reform American public education.[1] The group aims to move the Democratic Party to embrace education reform. The group emerged around the same time as the Education Equality Project.[2] The group is led by former journalist Joe Williams[disambiguation needed],[3] who covered Oakland, California's school system.[4]
Whitney Tilson and Kevin P. Chavous among the group's co-founders. Gloria Romero leads the group's California chapter. Ron Tupa is a staff member for the group. Cory Booker is on the group's board of advisors.
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References
- ^ Maranto, Robert; McShane, Michael Q. (2012). President Obama and Education Reform The Personal and the Political. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 1-137-03094-1.
- ^ Moe, Terry M. (2011). Special Interest Teachers Unions and America's Public Schools. Brookings Institution Press. ISBN 0-8157-2130-7.
- ^ Kopp, Wendy; Farr, Steven (2011). A Chance to Make History What Works and What Doesn't in Providing an Excellent Education for All. PublicAffairs. ISBN 1-58648-926-7.
- ^ Ravitch, Diane (2011). The Death and Life of the Great American School System How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education. Basic Books. ISBN 0-465-02821-7.