ERN Response to Cardona Comments on Public Charter Regs
April 28, 2022WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 28, 2022)—Education Reform Now National President Shavar Jeffries issued the following statement in response to comments made by U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on proposed regulations to public charter schools: “While we are pleased by Sec. Cardona’s stated support today for all high-quality schools, including public charter schools, and his interest in fostering
Hill Briefing: Charter Facility Needs 2/26/18
February 22, 2018Save The Date! Did you know that public charter schools serve more than 3 million students nationwide, but recent survey data showed that parents of as many as 5.5 million students would enroll them in a charter school if location and capacity were not an issue? Did you know that the inability to finance the
ERN | Progressive Charter Schools Series
November 30, 2017ERN | Progressive Charter Schools Series Charter schools are public schools that have more decision-making authority than do most traditional public schools. The chartering process begins when a group of people (e.g., educators, parents, teachers, or community leaders) writes a plan for the proposed school. A public authorizing entity, set up by state law, approves or disapproves the
On Teacher Prep, Give SUNY Charter Schools A Chance to Succeed Where Others Have Failed
September 13, 2017The State University of New York (SUNY) authorizes and oversees more than 160 autonomous public schools that serve almost 75,000 students. Last month, SUNY’s Board of Trustees proposed a new set of alternative teacher certification pathways for SUNY charter schools with strong records of performance and invited comments from stakeholders and the public. Nicole Brisbane, Director of Democrats for
The Privatization of New Jersey Public Schools
August 10, 2017by Charles Barone Many of the hottest education debates right now revolve around ascribing good v. evil according to whether or not a school is “public.” In Manichean terms, these debates include: public v. private schools; public charter schools v. traditional public schools; neighborhood schools v. out-of-zone schools; segregated schools v. integrated schools; non-profit
Democratic Voices for Public School Choice
February 15, 2017By Charles Barone Last week, New York Magazine writer Jonathan Chait offered a trenchant analysis of the politics surrounding the confirmation of Betsy DeVos as U.S. Secretary of Education: “Both the right and the left have a shared interest in defining the liberal pro-reform position out of existence, and treating support for DeVos and support for
DFER-DC on Mayor's 'Education Week' Announcements of Investments in Public Charter School Facilities
January 30, 2017FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement from DFER-DC on Mayor’s ‘Education Week’ Announcements of Investments in Public Charter School Facilities Washington, DC – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser marked the start of the District’s “Education Week” by announcing significant investments in public charter school facilities. The announcements included an annual increase of 2.2% to the per-pupil facilities allotment for public charter
What Should it Take to Become a Teacher?
January 19, 2017By Michael Dannenberg The New Jersey Department of Education is considering widely loosening teacher certification requirements at select charter schools. Our view is if it makes sense to experiment anywhere with a loosening of new teacher certification requirements, it’s in already high performing charter schools. Before you object, check out this even more aggressive take
DFER’s Senate Confirmation Hearing Questions for Betsy DeVos
January 12, 2017Originally posted on dfer.org From DFER President Shavar Jeffries: On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate HELP Committee will convene the confirmation hearing for Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Education, conservative activist Betsy DeVos. From what we know about the education agenda of President-elect Trump and Mrs. DeVos, we are deeply troubled. There is simply
Statement: DFER-NJ on Proposed NJ State Board of Education Regulations on Public Charter Schools
January 4, 2017FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Paula White, NJ State Director paula@dfer.org DFER-NJ on Proposed NJ State Board of Education Regulations on Public Charter Schools Newark, NJ — In response to continued debate around proposed New Jersey State Board of Education regulations on public charter schools, DFER New Jersey State Director Paula White released the following statement: “Democrats
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