How to Buy a Candidate: Gloria Romero for CA Superintendent of Public Instruction
It's no secret that CA State Senator Gloria Romero (and Chair of the Senate Education Committee in CA) is a major fan of charter schools, competition, and Race to the Top. She's either written or supported a variety of school choice bills, pro-charter legislation, and she never hesitates to bash public education. Her webpageclaims she wrote the Parent Trigger legislation, but the reality is she was just the mouthpiece of a movement spearheaded by the various charter school organizations backed, of course, by the philanthrocapitalists looking to push their education agenda. Romero is currently running for Superintendent of Public Instruction, one of the top education positions in the state of California. Below is a list of her funders (pulled from here; h/t toDavid Cohen on Twitter for bringing this to my attention):
Donald Fisher - 4/3/2009 - $6,500Doris Fisher - 4/9/2009 - $6,500Reed Hastings - 6/24/2009 - $6,500Ana F. Ponce, Camino Nuevo Charter Academy, Principal -