Big Money Rolling in for Charter Initiative
Crosscut is reporting that the initiative is receiving a $4M boost from the Gates Foundation and $1M from Nick Hanauer (and I suspect the rest is from Stand or some other booster).
Bad news for Dem candidates:
Speaking of Jay Inslee, if the charter initiative does go forward, watch for the anti-charters Washington Education Association, the teachers' union, to match the charter camp in spending, which will drain a traditional source of money away from the Democrats in the governor's race.
I think this assessment is true but that's what happens when people in political parties split over a single issue.
I wonder if people will have a reaction to that kind of money being spent on an education measure (either way).
I have read through the initiative which uses the charter legislation bill as a template.
There is some definite tweaking which I will have to ponder for possible