Former Providence mayor Jorge Elorza is being hired as the new CEO of a Washington, DC-based political advocacy group called Democrats for Education Reform.
The organization highlighted Elorza's efforts to improve the underperforming Providence public school system.
Elorza says we are in a time of both incredible urgency and possibility for our nation's students, and that Democrats for Education Reform has been at the forefront of the fight against the status quo in public education for over a decade.
“As Mayor, I saw all too well the critical need for bold leadership to transform public education so that it serves all students—particularly those historically marginalized,” said Elorza. “DFER has been at the forefront of the fight against the status quo in public education for more than a decade, and I am honored to serve this organization at a time of both incredible urgency and possibility for our nation’s students.”
Elorza says he does not plan to relocate.
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