Monday, July 11, 2011

Schools Matter: The Business Roundtable's PIE: Post-Partisan Corporatism at Its Most Virulent

Schools Matter: The Business Roundtable's PIE: Post-Partisan Corporatism at Its Most Virulent

The Business Roundtable's PIE: Post-Partisan Corporatism at Its Most Virulent

What is PIE? If you don't know, you should. They are behind pipsqueaks like Jonah Edelman and his little charade group. They have 25 members of the PIE Network located in 18 states, and they are buying starving legislatures left and right and center. Get to know them, and never turn your back.
The PIE [Policy Innovators in Education] Network is guided by five national education policy organizations that span the ideological spectrum, but share common commitments to education reform. These leading thinkers recognize the important work that state advocacy organizations play in moving policy to implementation.Our policy partners fuel reform on a national level, disseminate critical research that helps advocates win support, and offer guidance and expertise