Reform-minded education advocacy groups aren't the only folks to watch out for and worry about at the state legislative level, reports ProPublica in a story package about the
shadowy conservative legislative juggernaut known as ALEC. The organization develops, writes, and promotes passage of laws affecting education and pretty much every other issue but its workings aren't always clear or transparent in the states where they're working. It doesn't have a liberal equivalent, according to ProPublica, though some would argue
