Overview
Education Reform Now Advocacy is a political action committee that funds and promotes Democratic-aligned education reform at national and state levels. It raises money from individuals and groups to support campaigns, lobbying, and independent expenditures, and it works with partner arms like a think tank and a 501(c)(4) advocacy group to provide research, strategy, and polling data. It differentiates itself by operating as a PAC with a defined reform platform and by coordinating across its allied organizations to influence education policy. Its goal is to empower all public school students, especially those from historically underserved backgrounds, by advancing policies such as public school choice, charter schools, and data-driven accountability.
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What believers are saying
- New York and New Mexico opted into the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit in 2026.
- DFER’s 2026 candidate slate backs governors in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Georgia, Wisconsin.
- ERN claims 250 policy wins since 2008, signaling durable statehouse influence.
What critics are saying
- Teachers’ unions and progressive Democrats oppose DFER’s charter and choice agenda.
- Federal Scholarship Tax Credit dependence creates regulatory risk if Congress revises January 2027 rules.
- If Democrats brand DFER as anti-union, its donor base and access shrink fast.
What makes Education Reform Now Advocacy unique
- DFER pairs PAC spending with ERN research, influencing Democrats at multiple levels.
- In 2026, DFER pushed the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit in 32 states.
- Jorge Elorza, former Providence mayor, gives ERN a political-insider operating style.
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