Rita Solnet is a Palm Beach County mom and business woman who liked being involved in her son's school. When she saw many things going what she considered the wrong way in public education, she stepped up her activism. She helped get new Palm Beach School Board members elected and she tried to help push the local debate in a new direction. That got her tied to education historian Diane Ravitch, who lately has come out against the accountability systems that Florida and other states have adopted. From there, Solnet helped create the national Parents Across America and most recently helped organize the Save Our Schools rally in Washington D.C. Solnet spoke with reporter Jeff Solochek about her efforts, her goals and Matt Damon.
How did you get involved in all these various activities on the statewide and national level?
I have always been a school volunteer. I was PTA president for a number of years. I've been on school advisory councils. So having been so involved, in 2009 I began seeing a lot of changes with curriculum that were happening in our particular county. At the time
