Former Education Aide to Pawlenty Draws Scrutiny
A former top education aide and campaign adviser to Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is the subject of an investigation surrounding a contract she received after leaving her state job, a newspaper is reporting.
Chas Anderson, described as an influential voice on schools issues for the governor, had served as the state's deputy education commission under Pawlenty, where she guided many of his education initiatives, including a controversial alternative teacher compensation program, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. She left that post in June, and within a few days was given a $5,000 consulting contract to help the state write a grant