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WALL STREET HEDGE FUND MANAGERS – PERFECT PEOPLE FOR EDUCATION REFORM « Teachers Fight Back

WALL STREET HEDGE FUND MANAGERS – PERFECT PEOPLE FOR EDUCATION REFORM « Teachers Fight Back:


WALL STREET HEDGE FUND MANAGERS – PERFECT PEOPLE FOR EDUCATION REFORM

The Tribune newspaper just showed a seemingly disinterested and lethargic group of about 40 “parents” protesting outside of Chicago Teachers Union headquarters. They were protesting against the teachers’ union and against the potential teachers’ strike. The group supposedly belonged to an organization called, “Democrats for Education Reform”, also known as, “Education Reform Now”.  The organization was started by Wall Street hedge fund managers who had opened offices in Chicago earlier this year.
Oh, how perfect !  Wall Street hedge fund managers as education reformers. What next, politicians giving