Can’t get a straight answer from the Washington State PTA
In a recent post, The Washington State PTA and the Lack of Transparency, I stated that I had contacted the president of the Washington State PTA and requested a list of schools that had been represented at the Legislative Assembly held in October of this year. That was the meeting where the proposal to have charter schools in the 2011/2012 PTA platform passed by 8 votes.
Prior to this assembly, a proposal had been sent out to the PTA legislative chairs and/or presidents of all schools that have PTA organizations. This proposal was basically out of the blue not only for me but also to all of the PTA members that I communicated with. See Whoa! Where did that come from Washington State PTA? Charter schools? Part 1. After further research, it was discovered that the primary writers of this one-sided proposal were also Stand for Children members. Stand for Children (SFC) is all about union busting and thereby
