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Tom Olson, another former Stand for Children member, speaks out « Parents Across America

Tom Olson, another former Stand for Children member, speaks out « Parents Across America

Tom Olson, another former Stand for Children member, speaks out

As an educator and strategic planning facilitator over the past four decades, Tom Olson has advised 13 different states on their education reform efforts, and has consulted with more than 500 local district and state strategic reform projects. He also served as a volunteer member on several Stand for Children (SFC) State Task Forces, and was a board member of the SFC Political Action Committee. He wrote the following letter to Jonah Edelman, the founder of Stand for Children, joining Susan Barrett as a former member now speaking out publicly about how the organization has profoundly changed.

Dear Jonah:

I’ve viewed the video of your recent presentation to the Aspen Institute about how