DFER News Roundup
Featured:
- Our August Reformer of the Month is Cumberland Mayor Dan McKee, a progressive champion running for lieutenant governor of Rhode Island. Learn more about McKee at The DFER List!
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DFER Seen & Heard:
- EdWeek’s Arianna Prothero discussed WA’s charter school authorization process with DFER-WA’s Lisa Macfarlane.
- DFER-IL’s Rebecca Nieves Huffman commented on CTU President Karen Lewis’ controversial salary to NBC Chicago.
- WPRI’s Ted Nesi reported on Cumberland Mayor (and August Reformer of the Month) Dan McKee’s addition to The DFER List.
- “Steve Barr Tries to Bridge Union-Reformer Divide in Reboot of California’s ‘Democrats for Education Reform,’” Charles Taylor Kerchner writes for EdWeek.
Advocacy, Policy Briefs & Such:
- Statement | Democrats for Education Reform Names Michelle Brisbane as New York State Director
DFER Blog:
- DFER-CO’s Jen Walmer commends Denver Public Schools’ new Denver Plan 2020.
- Policy Director Charlie Barone addresses Michelle Rhee’s departure from StudentsFirst and her ed reform legacy in “Dem Haters.”
- “While Adults Play Politics, Kids Continue To Lose,” writes DFER-NY’s Nicole Brisbane.
In Related News:
- New York Times opinion columnist Frank Bruni discussed teacher tenure with CO state Sen. (and DFER) Mike Johnston.
- “Madison District Partners with Charter to Open New High School,” Eugene Scott reports for the Arizona Republic.
- Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel stood firm in his decision to give graduates of Chicago Public Schools a leg up on city jobs (Chicago Sun-Times).
- AZ state Rep. Norma Munoz and DFER-AZ board member Lawrence Robinson address the state’s school-to-prison pipeline in an Arizona Capitol Times op-ed.
- The Vergara decision could mark the beginning of a third great era of U.S. education reform — one that focuses not on inputs or outcomes but on the workings of schools themselves, writes Joshua Lewis in the Washington Post.
- POLITICO’s Stephanie Simon and the Huffington Post’s Joy Resmovits report on Michelle Rhee’s departure from StudentsFirst.
Fun With Infographics & More:
- Infographic | Public Perspectives: Insights from EdNext’s 2014 Survey.
- Infographic | The Changing Makeup of America’s Classrooms.
- Don’t miss Kid President’s surprise party honoring a retiring teacher.
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