Schooling in the Ownership Society: Media Matters nails WSJ and ALEC on "Parent Trigger"

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Media Matters nails WSJ and ALEC on "Parent Trigger":

Media Matters nails WSJ and ALEC on "Parent Trigger"

by Mike Klonsky

According to Media Matters:

The Wall Street Journal this morning failed to report ties between the conservative American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and controversial "parent-trigger" legislation that would allow parents to take over and convert public schools to charter schools. They also failed to report that the Journal's parent company, News Corp, is a member of ALEC. The Journal's treatment of the legislation also cited no criticism of the proposal, which has been described as an