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Maurice Cunningham: How Billionaires’ Dark Money Shapes Education Policy

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7February 27, 2021February 28, 2021

February 27, 2021February 28, 202104

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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When Walton Family Says “Innovative,” They Mean Privately Controlled

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7October 8, 2020November 26, 2020

October 8, 2020November 26, 202009

What do you think the Walton Family Foundation has in mind when they seek out “innovative” approaches to schooling? We know that they speak their...

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Maurice Cunningham: Why the Waltons and Koch Support Charter Schools

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7September 4, 2020November 26, 2020

September 4, 2020November 26, 2020010

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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Grassroots Arkansas: An Open Letter to Superintendent Mike Poore of Little Rock

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7August 20, 2020November 26, 2020

August 20, 2020November 26, 202007

Grassroots Arkansas is a coalition of parents and civil rights activists. When reading anything about Arkansas, bear in mind that in the background is the...

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

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7August 18, 2020November 26, 2020

August 18, 2020November 26, 202007

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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Ashley McCall: What If We Radically Reimagined School?

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7August 5, 2020November 26, 2020

August 5, 2020November 26, 2020010

Ashley McCall is a bilingual third-grade teacher of English Language Arts in Chicago Public Schools. She asked in a recent post on her blog whether...

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G.F. Brandenburg: The D.C. Charter Schools that Took PPP Money

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7July 29, 2020November 26, 2020

July 29, 2020November 26, 202009

Most people thought that the Paycheck Protection Program would help small businesses survive the economic crisis caused by the pandemic. They were surprised to learn...

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Little Rock: Peaceful Protestors Shut Down Four Walmarts

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7June 15, 2020November 26, 2020

June 15, 2020November 26, 202008

For many years, the Walton family has owned the state of Arkansas. Their collective wealth exceeds $150 billion, yet Arkansas is one of the poorest...

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Arkansas: Preparing to Sell the Children to Tech Entrepreneurs

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7June 10, 2020November 26, 2020

June 10, 2020November 26, 202006

Cathy Frye is a veteran journalist who worked for the Arkansas Public School Resource Center, then quit when she decided she could no longer stomach...

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Christine Langhoff: The Great Boston School Heist

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7April 29, 2020November 26, 2020

April 29, 2020November 26, 202009

Christine Langhoff is a retired teachers in Massachusetts who is an activist on behalf of public schools. She warns here about the unfolding plot to...

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