Corporate reform candidates in CA primaries backed by big money show Democratic divide on education
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Written by Stephanie Simon for Reuters. Read the entire article here.
“Democratic candidates backed by teachers unions narrowly lost on Tuesday in two California state assembly primary races that highlighted a bitter split in the Democratic Party over education policy.
…Wealthy philanthropists, hedge-fund managers and internet entrepreneurs – bound together by a common goal of overhauling public education – spent an eye-popping $1.4 million to bolster the candidacy of Brian Johnson, a Democrat who until recently ran a network of charter schools.
…Michelle Rhee, the former chancellor of the Washington, D.C., public schools, also emerged as a major player in the California primaries.
Rhee… spent $370,000 to back Calderon and about $400,000 in support of Johnson. The political action committee she founded to engage in California races started out with $2 million, which would leave more than $1 million in reserve for the general election.“
“Democratic candidates backed by teachers unions narrowly lost on Tuesday in two California state assembly primary races that highlighted a bitter split in the Democratic Party over education policy.
…Wealthy philanthropists, hedge-fund managers and internet entrepreneurs – bound together by a common goal of overhauling public education – spent an eye-popping $1.4 million to bolster the candidacy of Brian Johnson, a Democrat who until recently ran a network of charter schools.
…Michelle Rhee, the former chancellor of the Washington, D.C., public schools, also emerged as a major player in the California primaries.
Rhee… spent $370,000 to back Calderon and about $400,000 in support of Johnson. The political action committee she founded to engage in California races started out with $2 million, which would leave more than $1 million in reserve for the general election.“
