ECRN

Educaton Civil Rights Now is a national nonprofit committed to ensuring all students have a fundamental right to a quality public education.

[Ben Austin @iambenaustin]

My latest op ed about why Democrats must not get high on their own supply. https://t.co/BJyEaRWnvm

[Ben Austin @iambenaustin]

My latest op ed with @Jorge_Elorza about how American students need Dems to recapture the mantle of the party of public education.

[DFER @DFER_News]

Democrats have spent years defending a system that's failing kids. Falling scores. Widening gaps. Surging absenteeism. In @The74, @Jorge_Elorza and @iambenaustin lay out how the party gets back on track for students and families → https://t.co/fE7BYhAiKL

[Dale Chu @Dale_Chu]

“The biggest constraint on education policy isn’t funding, it’s mindset.” @Jorge_Elorza and @iambenaustin

[Jorge Elorza @Jorge_Elorza]

My latest with @iambenaustin is out in @The74 today, give it a read and let us know what you think!
https://t.co/Ip0kTPaE9k

[Dale Chu @Dale_Chu]

WATCH: @RahmEmanuel calls out America’s complacency on literacy. Hard to argue with.

[ECRN @EdCivilRightNow]

Tom Dee and Heather Harding wrap up our debate on teacher diversity https://t.co/KNAPrKJED3

[Dale Chu @Dale_Chu]

“K-12 education might not be the first issue that comes to mind when diagnosing Democratic drift, but if you want to understand how Democrats went from the party of reform to defenders of the status quo, start with public schools.”

[Marc Porter Magee 🎓 @marcportermagee]

“Since the Obama presidency, Democrats have offered little on education policy beyond calls for more funding — even as evidence of failure mounted”

[Ben Austin @iambenaustin]

I write with ⁦@Jorge_Elorza⁩ in Wao Post about how Democrats must recapture the mantle of the party of public education in order to become the party of change once again. https://t.co/hJPipD7PXX

[Jorge Elorza @Jorge_Elorza]

Do we trust the people we serve? That's the question at the center of my latest in today's @WashingtonPost. On education, Democrats have too often answered: not quite. @iambenaustin and I wrote about what it looks like to find our way back.
https://t.co/154L0QONCI

[Ned Stanley🎓 @NedStanley]

This is the best op-ed I've read on education in 2026. Well done @iambenaustin and @Jorge_Elorza @DFER_News.

Captures exactly how I've been feeling as a Democrat who wants to see the party live up to their promises.

[Ben Austin @iambenaustin]

My latest op ed in the Washington Post about how the path out of the political wilderness for Democrats and democracy goes through education reform. https://t.co/hJPipD7PXX

[Rahm Emanuel @RahmEmanuel]

Republicans are abandoning public schools with vouchers, and Democrats are abandoning standards and accountability. As a result our kids are falling through the cracks. 30 year low in reading and math scores.

There is no challenge America faces that can’t be solved by what’s already working in America. Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, and Louisiana are showing us the way forward for every student.

What are we waiting for? Another lost generation? Our kids don’t get a do over. It’s time for the adults to get their act together.

https://t.co/yUf68dK00o

[Zócalo Public Square @ThePublicSquare]

"That’s the kind of leader Rob was. He could play bare-knuckle politics with the best of them. But he saw the humanity in everyone, including those on the opposite side of the table." –education advocate Ben Austin (@iambenaustin) on Rob Reiner.
https://t.co/5VeLhXjZxC

[Zócalo Public Square @ThePublicSquare]

Education advocate Ben Austin (@iambenaustin) worked with the late Rob Reiner from 2002 to 2006 running strategic communications for First 5 California. He reflects on Reiner's vision for L.A.:
https://t.co/5VeLhXkxna

[Zócalo Public Square @ThePublicSquare]

Education advocate Ben Austin (@iambenaustin) worked with the late Rob Reiner from 2002 to 2006 running strategic communications for First 5 California. He reflects on Reiner's vision for L.A.:https://t.co/5VeLhXjZxC

[Zócalo Public Square @ThePublicSquare]

"That’s the kind of leader Rob was. He could play bare-knuckle politics with the best of them. But he saw the humanity in everyone, including those on the opposite side of the table." –education advocate Ben Austin (@iambenaustin) on Rob Reiner.
https://t.co/5VeLhXjZxC

[Zócalo Public Square @ThePublicSquare]

Education advocate Ben Austin (@iambenaustin), who worked with the late Rob Reiner on education funding, writes why L.A.'s future leaders should listen to Rob's message:
https://t.co/5VeLhXkxna

[Ben Austin @iambenaustin]

This is my essay about my five years working for Rob Reiner 😢 https://t.co/hNzsn5ggma