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‘Dems for Public Ed’ Releases Poll Showing Overwhelming Support for Public Schools

Today, Democrats For Public Education (DPE) released the results of a national voter survey recently commissioned on public schools and public education. Conducted by Harstad Strategic Research – a Colorado-based firm which worked on President Barack Obama’s 2008 election and 2012 re-election – this poll shows how voters back public education in large numbers.

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by Rep. Mark Pocan (CA-41)January 12, 2015 With a new year upon us and the midterms now firmly in the rear-view mirror, Democrats are moving past all of the ink, tweets and hand-wringing that dominated the last few months. Yes,

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Progressives formed Democrats for Public Education to counter the neoliberal, big money clout of Democrats for Education Reform. And Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush emerged as rival voices in the ongoing debate about the Common Core among potential Republican presidential candidates.

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2014 saw the formation of a much-needed and long overdue new organization to advocate for public schools. Democrats for Public Education (DPE) was launched in June by Ted Strickland, former governor of Ohio, and political consultant Donna Brazile. U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin

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Despite the attempted tear-down of teachers by people like Chris Christie, and the glossy introduction of chartery takeovers in Camden and elsewhere, polling shows overwhelming support nationally for local schools, the teachers who work there, adequate funding for public education and healthy

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Democrats for Public Education, the new 527 political advocacy group formed to push back against education reform efforts, today is releasing a list of supporters nationwide.They include Maria Cardona, a former senior advisor to the Hillary Clinton for President campaign;

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With a month to go before midterms, the activists at Democrats for Public Education are urging candidates to speak up — loudly — about their support for neighborhood schools. DPE gave Morning Education a sneak peek at new poll data

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House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams is getting a boost to her national profile. The Atlanta Democrat is the latest politician to join Democrats for Public Education, a nonprofit set on boosting K-12 systems. Other co-chairs include Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and

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A new national organization aimed at advocating for public education will announce Thursday the addition of a second member of Congress from Wisconsin to its leadership team. U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., will be named as a co-chair of Democrats for

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U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Georgia Assembly House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams will be joining Democrats for Public Education, the 527 organization launched earlier this year, POLITICO has learned. The group was formed to act as a counterweight to reform

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“It’s been really frustrating from the standpoint of liberals, progressives, to see how some of the top Obama campaign officials cash in on their experience,” said Steve Rosenthal, the co-founder of the Atlas Project and a long-time Democratic and labor political strategist.

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