Lots of parents are
confused by the large number of education organizations that have sprouted up like weeds in recent years, many of which have “Children” or “Students” in the title,
and claim to be working in the interests of children but actually pursuing the free-market ideology of privatizers, hedge funders and
billionaires.
Yesterday on Diane
Ravitch’s blog, I wrote how one could identify these astroturf groups by
their rhetoric and often contradictory positions; along with linking to a
spreadsheet that lists the names of these organizations, their boards and
funders.
I hope this will be a helpful tool for parents, advocates and others who
are trying to make out who is who in the battle to preserve and strengthen our
public schools. Please check it out and if you have any suggestions for
additions or subtractions, email us at info@classsizematters.org; as I intend to keep improving it. thanks!
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