New Orleans, LA — Education Reform Now Louisiana (ERN LA), a state chapter of the national nonpartisan think tank and advocacy organization Education Reform Now (ERN), today released its 10-Year Impact Report, highlighting a decade of progress advancing equity and opportunity for students and families across Louisiana. Founded in 2015, ERN LA was created to […] The post Education Reform Now Louisiana Celebrates 10 Years of Expanding Opportunity and Championing Education Equity appeared fi...| Democrats for Education Reform
DFER is a national political organization that supports elected Democrats and candidates for office who seek to expand policies that improve the quality of education for America’s students.| Democrats for Education Reform
A four-part series exploring how innovation, equity, and abundance can remake K–12 education for the 21st century. We’re living through a moment of deep disruption—and extraordinary possibility. For many, this is a time of profound unease. The ground beneath us is shifting; politically, economically, technologically, even culturally. Institutions we once relied on feel brittle. Trust is […] The post Education Rebuilt: A Vision for What Comes Next appeared first on Democrats for Educa...| Democrats for Education Reform
Part two of EdNext’s five-part series on the new federal scholarship tax credit Anyone who works in advocacy knows that passing legislation is only the beginning of reform. The second step—rulemaking—is where laws are translated into practice and where the intent of a bill is either realized or restricted, depending on how agencies define the […] The post Passing the Law Was Just the Beginning appeared first on Democrats for Education Reform.| Democrats for Education Reform
The Abundance movement has helped shift the focus of public policy from ideology to outcomes. It has exposed how our institutions, across sectors, are often structured in ways that prevent them from delivering the very goods and services they were created to provide. Housing is the clearest example. Despite broad consensus that we need more […] The post Education Belongs at the Center of the Abundance Agenda appeared first on Democrats for Education Reform.| Democrats for Education Reform
For too long, the political Left has allowed the debate over school choice to be defined, and dominated, by conservatives. In doing so, we’ve not only neglected one of the most dynamic levers for equity and innovation in American education; we’ve also alienated the very families we claim to represent. It’s time to change that. […] The post It’s Time For The Left To Come to the School Choice Table appeared first on Democrats for Education Reform.| Democrats for Education Reform