Topic: Policy

Democrats for Education Reform Group Embraces Vouchers, Privatization 

When Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) was founded in 2007, the group claimed to represent progressive values in education: fighting for better funding, stronger public schools, and equal opportunities for all students. But increasingly, its agenda has taken a hard turn away from public schools and toward vouchers and Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) — a move that threatens the very...