DFER News Roundup
Take a break from your House of Cards marathon and catch up on the latest education news!
By Devin Boyle, Director of Communications, and Stephanie Doctrow, Communications Coordinator and Web Editor
Featured:
- Colorado’s Senate Bill 191 is still in the news. Read more about the importance of the bill in a blog post by DFER-CO State Director Jen Walmer, and check out our infographic.
DFER Seen & Heard:
- DFER-WA’s Tania de Sa Campos tells Real Change News’ Aaron Burkhalter that public charter schools are a “local solution” for Washington’s kids.
Advocacy, Policy Briefs & Such:
- Statement | DFER-NY statement on school board funding lawsuit.
- Statement | DFER-NY statement on Board of Regents’ proposal to delay part of Common Core implementation.
DFER Blog:
- DFER-WA’s Tania de Sa Campos: “Let’s take a crucial step for Washington by setting all of our students up for academic success and giving them the opportunity and encouragement to keep going – regardless of where they’re from.”
In Related News:
- 50CAN surveyed 6,400 Americans across eight regions to discover Americans’ views on education and how they change across the United States.
- New Jersey Rep. Rush Holt, a nuclear physicist and eight-term Democrat, will not seek reelection in 2014. (POLITICO)
- “College aid for immigrant students wins Legislature’s OK,” writes the Seattle Times’ Andrew Barber.
- Slate’s Matt Yglesias: “If you want to look at a really significant ideological divide among Democrats, you should look at education.”
- Rep. George Miller penned a critical letter to the Department of Education on the flexibility waiver program that was signed by the Tri-Caucus and other powerful Democrats, EdWeek’s Alyson Klein reports.
- “New York officials stall plans to tweak teacher evaluations,” writes the New York Times’ Al Baker.
- “We were glad to see the Colorado Senate education committee on Thursday put an end to an effort to stall implementation of the new standards,” the Denver Post editorializes about the Common Core.
Fun With Infographics & More:
- Happy Valentine’s Day from DFER!
- Infographic | Time to pass DREAM Act.