Topic: Vouchers

Democrats for Education Reform Group Embraces Vouchers, Privatization 

Publish Date: May 16, 2025

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...

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ICYMI: Educator argues vouchers won’t help her most vulnerable students

Publish Date: April 15, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 15, 2025 CONTACT: Nicole Hill, press@texasaft.org ICYMI: Educator argues vouchers won’t help her most vulnerable students Parents and educators joined State Rep. James Talarico for a statewide TV interview. AUSTIN, Texas –  Yesterday, Nexstar television stations across the state aired a special broadcast, “Texas Education: Funding the Future,” focused on proposed private school voucher scam legislation...

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