Charter Schools USA Big Money Efforts to Influence Florida Policy
Scathing Purple Musings noted in the blog post about Rep. George Moraitis’ HB 377 that Charter Schools USA donated $1000 to his campaign less than a month before he filed the bill. And also this in an earlier post: There was no election last fall, but Charter Schools USA made three contributions starting in August totaling $8500. One of those for $2500 (9/24/13) went to a new Electioneering Commun
Is Moraitis HB 377 Charter School Bill Inspired By ALEC?
Rep. George Moraitis will be asked sometime this week why he left any mention of “charter schools” in HB 377 and instead referred to them as “private, not-for profit elementary, middle and high schools.” Never mind that he filled the bill as Educational Facilities Financing. When one cut through Moraitis’ clear attempt to deceive, what Floridians see is the creation of permanent financing for and
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Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education:Scathing Purple Musings Color me purple in Florida ALL WeekHow Florida’s For-Profit Charter School Industry Is Moving Money in to Influence the Legislative SessionMatt Dixon’s report that a former top lobbyist for the for-profit charter school industry is now the top fun