Florida Big Charter Schools and Pro-Voucher Groups Trying to Defeat Former Teacher in Senate Race
The state’s journalists are on to the targeted political activities of Florida’s big for-profit charter schools and the nation’s richest pro-voucher group. From the Orlando Sentinel’s Bob Shaw:
A handful of ECOs — short for “Electioneering Communication Organizations,” shadowy entities that often disguise huge special-interest contributions under an otherwise-benign name — are beginning to show up on the airwaves in Central Florida.
In the Senate District 12 race, a heated Democratic primary contest between state Rep. Geraldine Thompson and Victoria Siplin, the wife of outgoing state Sen. Gary Siplin whose existing district includes a big chunk of the newly drawn one, an ECO called “Florida Federation for Children” has