It’s been a busy few weeks at DFER…
DFER Seen & Heard:
- If you’ve been living on another planet for the last four years, Romney’s ed speech might seem pretty good, says DFER’s Barone (Education Week)
- School reform groups urge no strike for Chicago Teachers Union for the sake of kids and families (WGN Chicago)
- DFER releases statement on Romney’s ed speech delivered at the Latino Coalition (Also, check out Huff Po article)
- Coalition of reform groups in WA filed initiative to put charter schools on November ballot (Seattle Times & Seattle Post Intelligencer)
- There’s a split among Democrats in CA on how to improve schools (LA Times)
- DFER’s Joe Williams releases statement on speech delivered by NYC Chancellor Walcott on his efforts to weed out teachers who “don’t deserve to teach.”
- I guess rules are meant to be broken: EducationNext reports on Fight Club – a group of education advocacy organizations changing the politics of education
- Group of reformers – DFER included – filed litigation against current CA teacher tenure law that makes it virtually impossible to fire or lay off ineffective teachers (LA Times: here & here; LA Weekly)
- News Flash: We’re Democrats – DFER requests a retraction and apology to candidates and voters from LA Democratic Party Chair
From DFER’s Blog:
- NY education commissioner calls out the Buffalo teachers union over the hold up of School Improvement Grant (SIG) negotiations reports DFER’s Elizabeth Ling (DFER’s Blog)
- Joe Williams gives three quick notes to start off the week (DFER’s Blog)
- Policy Analyst Omar Lopez discusses promising research presented at The American Educational Research Association (AERA) conference in Vancouver (DFER’s Blog)
Recent DFER Policy Briefs:
- “Why Ed Reformers Must Make Sure President Obama is Re-Elected,” by Joe Williams and Charles Barone
- “What Kind of President Would Mitt Romney Be on Education?” by Charles Barone and Omar Lopez