Topic: Vouchers

Public Education at a Crossroads: Vouchers, Cuts, and the Fight Ahead 

Publish Date: July 10, 2025

One of the young attendees at a rally outside of Sen. Ted Cruz’s Dallas office with Texas AFT and AFGE Local 252 in June 2025. Photo by Brooke Jonsson, CCR Studios.   While educators across Texas are making plans for the new school year, big moves in Washington, D.C., are threatening the foundation of public education — and putting our students,...

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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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