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Maurice Cunningham: A Tangled Web of Christian Conservatives, Economic Royalists, and the “National Parents Union”

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7March 16, 2021March 17, 2021

March 16, 2021March 17, 2021024

Maurice Cunningham, a professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts, is a specialist in exposing the influence of “dark money” in our political...

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Maurice Cunningham: The “National Parents Union” and Dark Money

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7March 13, 2021March 14, 2021

March 13, 2021March 14, 2021029

Maurice Cunningham is the Master of the Mysteries of Dark Money. In this post, he traces the shifting membership of the board of directors of...

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Rhode Island: Dark Money Backs “Parent Group” for More Charter Schools

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7March 6, 2021March 7, 2021

March 6, 2021March 7, 2021030

Maurice Cunningham specializes in digging up the facts about Dark Money (political contributions where the donors’ names are hidden). His expose of Dark Money from...

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Maurice Cunningham: How Billionaires’ Dark Money Shapes Education Policy

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7February 27, 2021February 28, 2021

February 27, 2021February 28, 2021025

Maurice Cunningham is a professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts who specializes in unmasking the influence of billionaires’ dark money. “Dark money”...

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Helen Ladd and Edward Fiske: States Need an Equity-Oriented Accountability System for Charter Schools

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7February 15, 2021February 16, 2021

February 15, 2021February 16, 2021022

Distinguished economist Helen Ladd and her husband, journalist Edward Fiske, studied the accountability system for charter schools in Massachusetts. They specifically addressed equity issues of...

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Reimagining Capitalism in Chelsea, Massachusetts

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7October 25, 2020November 26, 2020

October 25, 2020November 26, 2020023

The Boston Globe reports that Chelsea, Mass., is about to launch a bold experiment in addressing the persistent problem of poverty. Chelsea, one of the...

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Maurice Cunningham: Why the Waltons and Koch Support Charter Schools

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7September 4, 2020November 26, 2020

September 4, 2020November 26, 2020027

Maurice Cunningham, a political science professor at the University of Massachusetts, specializes in exposing the role of Dark Money in education. If you read my...

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Maurice Cunningham: Koch $$ for “National Parents Union”

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7August 18, 2020November 26, 2020

August 18, 2020November 26, 2020025

Maurice Cunningham is a dogged researcher into Dark Money and its role in the pursuit of privatizing public education. Cunningham is a political science professor...

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Massachusetts: Students, Parents Charge Charter School with Racism

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7July 14, 2020November 26, 2020

July 14, 2020November 26, 2020021

Students, parents, and alumni of the high-performing Mystic Valley Regional Charter School have raised questions about racism at the school, alleging that racism permeates its...

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Massachusetts: The Challenges of Reopening Schools

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7May 27, 2020November 26, 2020

May 27, 2020November 26, 2020019

The Boston Globe reports on the questions that public officials are trying to resolve in Massachusetts: State and city school officials haven’t made a firm...

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