Speaking of ed reform warriors who need our help, DFER just announced that Rep. George Miller is its Education Reformer of the Month.  I went to a meeting with him yesterday and while (I think) it was off the record, I can say that it reinforced my belief that HE ROCKS!

 

1. We are totally fired up to announce that Rep. George Miller (D-California), influential chair of the House Education and Labor Committee, and an inspiration for many of us when it comes to standing up for meaningful reform in public education, has been named DFER's "Education Reformer of the Month" for February.

Yes, I meant to send this out weeks ago… but think of all the interest you earned on the contribution you would have made back then to support Congressman Miller's work. (See #2 and #3 below for ideas on how you could spend the interest/arbitrage/windfall.)

When it comes to education warriors, Rep. George Miller is a warrior's warrior. DFER is proud to recognize Congressman Miller's impressive work as chair of the Education and Labor Committee, especially in drafting and fighting for the "No Child Left Behind" (NCLB) act. Rep. Miller's steadfast dedication to serious results in education is what makes him an effective leader in reforming America's education system. His tendency to side with the reform-disruptors rather than the reform-incrementalists makes him an recipient especially worthy of our "Education Reformer of the Month" award.

Because Congressman Miller has been such a lone wolf for a long time on education reform, he essentially represents all of us - no matter what state we call home. His steady leadership of the Education and Labor Committee has been critical in moving the ball up the field.

Please send some education-reform love (where you put the decimal point in your contribution should be based on your ability) to Congressman Miller via DFER's "Ed Reformer of the Month" page at: http://www.actblue.com/partner/dfer

Whether you can give $20 or $2,000, every click through the contribution page sends a strong message!

--------------------------

Rep. George Miller Named 'Education Reformer of the Month'

Friends,

Not only did this month blow right by, the fact that we all have to cram a month's worth of work within 28 days (fewer if you count snow days) makes things even more tense than they should be on this last Friday night of February. So in the spirit of better late than never, a couple of quick notes from DFER-land:

1. We are totally fired up to announce that Rep. George Miller (D-California), influential chair of the House Education and Labor Committee, and an inspiration for many of us when it comes to standing up for meaningful reform in public education, has been named DFER's "Education Reformer of the Month" for February.

Yes, I meant to send this out weeks ago… but think of all the interest you earned on the contribution you would have made back then to support Congressman Miller's work. (See #2 and #3 below for ideas on how you could spend the interest/arbitrage/windfall.)

When it comes to education warriors, Rep. George Miller is a warrior's warrior. DFER is proud to recognize Congressman Miller's impressive work as chair of the Education and Labor Committee, especially in drafting and fighting for the "No Child Left Behind" (NCLB) act. Rep. Miller's steadfast dedication to serious results in education is what makes him an effective leader in reforming America's education system. His tendency to side with the reform-disruptors rather than the reform-incrementalists makes him an recipient especially worthy of our "Education Reformer of the Month" award.

Because Congressman Miller has been such a lone wolf for a long time on education reform, he essentially represents all of us - no matter what state we call home. His steady leadership of the Education and Labor Committee has been critical in moving the ball up the field.

Please send some education-reform love (where you put the decimal point in your contribution should be based on your ability) to Congressman Miller via DFER's "Ed Reformer of the Month" page at: http://www.actblue.com/partner/dfer

Whether you can give $20 or $2,000, every click through the contribution page sends a strong message!

2. For the small subset of folks on this email list who are in the "anal-retentive/stickler for rules" category, please skip to item #3 below. For the rest of you, please don't let yourself be fooled into thinking you may only support DFER's "Ed Reformer of the Month" in the exact month that seems to be staring you in the face.  They ALL could use your help, no matter what month it is. And when you give through our page, education reformers get credit for your contribution. Take a look at our previous deserving winners and give them the equivalent of a financial group hug with DFER.

(For those of you who live in New York or happen to care about what happens in New York for any reason at all, Mr. November and Mr. December could really use your help - especially as New York's political system continues to spiral out of control.)

For a complete list of previous winners you really need to support:

http://www.actblue.com/partner/dfer

3. If you have already shown appropriate edu-love ($$$) to the Ed Reformers of the Month please consider assisting our political action committee, Democrats for Education Reform:

https://www.mediamezcla.com/campaign_engine/3.0.2/process_cc.php?id=www.dfer.org

Thanks for helping keep us rolling!

4.) California is in the NYC House! Our September winner, California Sen. Gloria Romero, will be in New York City next week for a couple of events. If you like/work in New York and would like to meet up with Sen. Romero, drop me an email and I'll get you the details.

5.) March 11^th NYC fundraiser for New York Sen. Craig Johnson (Mr. December). Please consider supporting a great guy who took a major stand for reform in January by resisting the New York State Legislature's attempt to torpedo the state's "Race To The Top" application by destroying the state's charter school law. (You charter crazies owe him big time, and we'll be keeping track of who shows up!)

Drop me an email if you'd like more info on how to show appropriate appreciation to the Senator.

More later. Thanks for all that you do for education reform. Have a great weekend.

Joe