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** The Working-Class Imperative for Labour and Democrats
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By Claire Ainsley
PPI's Director of the Project on Center-Left Renewal
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Readers of The Liberal Patriot will be familiar with the argument that the Democratic Party needs to reverse its decline with working-class Americans if it is to create durable governing coalitions—or even win at all, judging by the current state of the polls.
This argument has also been playing out in British politics over the past few years. The Labour Party, historically the party of the working class, was comprehensively defeated by Boris Johnson’s Conservatives at the last UK General Election in 2019. Labour’s fourth successive electoral defeat was all the more painful for the loss of what became known as the “Red Wall” ([link removed]) seats, a phrase coined by Conservative pollster James Kanagasooriam to describe parliamentary constituencies who voted Conservative for the first time in their history.
But the reality is that Labour had been losing support amongst working-class voters for two decades, and until Keir Starmer became leader in 2020 it was insufficiently focused on winning over new and traditional working-class voters to the party.
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NEW PPI REPORT
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For generations, HBCUs have been a catalyst for education progress in America, including transforming K-12 education through a combination of initiatives and programs designed to meet the aspirations of students who often lack opportunities. And yet, when parents demand new and better schools for their children, HBCUs continue to represent an under-utilized source of expertise that can help redesign the 21st-century public education system.
A new PPI report makes the case for expanded partnerships between charter schools and HBCUs to become charter school authorizers. Quality authorizing is a catalyst for expanding access to quality educational opportunities for students and families, especially communities of color.
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RAS Reports
Democrats for Education Reform, ft. Jorge Elorza
On this episode of RAS Reports, PPI’s Reinventing America’s Schools Project Co-Director Tressa Pankovits sits down with Jorge Elorza, CEO of Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) and former Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island to discuss the importance of school choice and what voters need to look for in 2024.
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Staff Spotlight: Curtis Valentine
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Co-Director of Reinventing America's Schools
Curtis Valentine is Co-Director of the Progressive Policy Institute's Reinventing America's Schools Project. Curtis comes to this position with over 15 years experience in local, state, federal, and international education policy. Curtis currently serves as Adjunct Professor at the University of Maryland, College Park and as At-Large member of the Prince George’s County (MD) Board of Education.
Prior to joining the Progressive Policy Institute, Curtis served as Consultant to the National Council on Teacher Quality. In the past, Curtis served as Executive Director for State Relations with Connections Education, and was International Affairs Fellow (IAF) with the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).
Curtis is a graduate of Morehouse College and Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. At Harvard Kennedy School’s Commencement, Curtis received the highest student honor: the Robert F. Kennedy award for excellence in public service for his work in post-Katrina New Orleans.
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