New Education Reform PAC Launches With Help from Bowser
Candidates in the 2016 D.C. Council and State Board of Education races will have another PAC to court. Democrats for Education Reform-D.C., a new PAC with a connected independent expenditure, is looking to fund candidates in next year's races.
The PAC, the local branch of Democrats for Education Reform, launched last week at the home of former Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu. Muriel Bowser gave a speech, while former Mayor Tony Williams, Ward 5 Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie, Ward 4 Councilmember Brandon Todd, and Ward 8 Councilmember LaRuby May also attended. (Todd and May won their seats in April with help from DFER.)
DFER-D.C. Director Catharine Bellinger says the group wants to back candidates who will "expand access to quality seats in schools." For her, that means backing flexibility for principals and increasing attendance at successful schools.
Prominent DFER critic Diane Ravitch, meanwhile, has called the group's national organization "the go-to place for candidates who hope to tap into Wall Street campaign funds."
Bellinger says the PAC hasn't decided on which races to back candidates in New Education Reform PAC Launches With Help from Bowser - Loose Lips:
