DFER News Roundup
Featured:
- Congratulations to Erika Beltran, our February Reformer of the Month, for her Texas Board of Education runoff victory earlier this week!
- DFER announced its new Board of Directors, a diverse group of former elected officials from across the country.
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DFER Seen & Heard:
- “When it comes to failing schools, the lesser of two evils is still evil,” writes DFER-AZ’s Christina Martinez in the Huffington Post.
- DFER-MI’s Harrison Blackmond wrote a moving piece for MLive about the 60th anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education and the importance of education to equality.
DFER Blog:
- Organizer Catherine Durkin Robinson contributed a guest post on hearing from the parents behind parental choice.
- DFER-IL released a pop quiz on the Common Core.
In Related News:
- Senator Mary Landrieu, DFER’s March Reformer of the Month, released a higher education package that would reduce costs and expand access for all students. (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
- “For schools, long road to a level playing field,” writes the New York Times’ Eduardo Porter.
- “Who gets to graduate?” Paul Tough asks in the New York Times magazine.
Fun With Infographics & More:
- Infographic | Where are most of the nation’s public charter schools?
- Infographic | Persistent inequities in college completion rates.