Is this the Gates Department of Education?
Our Executive Director just sent this message to our supporters. Not on the list? Sign up here!As you may know, Integrity in Education recently launched an investigative campaign focused on the US Department of Education. Recognizing how many top staffers have direct ties to corporate front groups, we want to understand the full extent of corporate influence over the education policies currently stifling students and teachers nationwide.
We’ve made a big Freedom of Information Act request, for important reasons. This administration has made a dramatic shift in the federal role in education policy; some initiatives have caused observers to wonder whether they are even constitutional.
But last week, the US Department of Education notified us that they rejected our request for a fee waiver. They claim that we haven’t demonstrated that there is sufficient public interest in the information that we’re seeking, effectively sticking us with the bill for the Department’s lack of transparency. They know this fee could be prohibitive, but we won’t let them scare us away from finding out the truth. We’re going to appeal, but we need your help.
Just last week, we watched Secretary Duncan say that the Gates Foundation has “no seat at the ed policy