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Democrats for Education Reform
National
Here’s how some big names in education are spending in the 2020 presidential race
By Kalyn Belsha, Matt Barnum
Updated February 6, 2020
Colorado
Democrats for Education Reform won’t deploy money in the Denver school board race
By Melanie Asmar
June 13, 2019
National
New Democratic divide on charter schools emerges, as support plummets among white Democrats
By Matt Barnum
Updated May 14, 2019

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Colorado
Colorado lawmakers made big investments in public education — but few major policy changes
By Erica Meltzer
May 5, 2019
Colorado
Democrats for Education Reform was behind text campaign seeking to prevent teacher strike
By Melanie Asmar
February 4, 2019
National
‘What are we supposed to feel here?’ Education reformers look for answers amid a blue wave
By Erica Meltzer
November 28, 2018
National
Denver’s longtime superintendent turned the city into a national school reform favorite
By Matt Barnum
July 18, 2018
New York
Democrats for Education Reform blasts New York state’s school turnaround program
By Alex Zimmerman
July 8, 2018
Colorado
How education reform became a wedge issue among Colorado Democrats this election year
By Erica Meltzer
May 31, 2018
Tennessee
Does Tennessee’s emergency response to testing problems conflict with federal ed law? Stay tuned.
By Marta W. Aldrich
May 4, 2018
Colorado
National head of DFER after Colorado Democrats’ platform vote: ‘We’re not going anywhere’
By Erica Meltzer
April 20, 2018
Colorado
Colorado Democrats overwhelmingly reject Democrats for Education Reform at state assembly
By Erica Meltzer
April 14, 2018
Tennessee
Martin Luther King Jr.’s hope for equal education in Memphis still a dream, new book says
By Laura Faith Kebede
March 12, 2018
Colorado
Groups with a stake in Colorado’s school board elections raise $1.5 million to influence them
By Yesenia Robles, Melanie Asmar, Nic Garcia
October 17, 2017
Colorado
Colorado conservatives are pressing Republican gubernatorial candidates on education policy. Here’s how.
By Nic Garcia
August 30, 2017