More On Money And Influence
I started with this and that led to this (yes, that said billion). Now, on to other money besides Gates'. Poking around the 990's for the Walton Family Foundation and Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation is really interesting. Fascinating list of organizations. Of course, it turned up yet more money donated to some signers of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights' press release which slammed the opt out movement and letter to Congress urging the re-authorization of ESEA with its annual testing requirements and 1% cap on alternative assessments intact.
Needless to say, I have a huge problem with these civil and disability rights groups blithely condemning entire swaths of students to failure, especially when excellent alternatives are available. Why do they do it? Well, for starters, there's the money...
First, from the May 5th press release:
Needless to say, I have a huge problem with these civil and disability rights groups blithely condemning entire swaths of students to failure, especially when excellent alternatives are available. Why do they do it? Well, for starters, there's the money...
First, from the May 5th press release:
Walton | Broad | |
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights | ---- | ---- |
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) | ---- | ---- |
Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) | ---- | ---- |
Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) | ---- | ---- |
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund | ---- | ---- |
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) | ---- | ---- |
NAACP | ---- | ---- |
National Council of La Raza (NCLR) | $2,419,330 | ---- |
National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) | ---- | ---- |
National Urban League | $40,000 | ---- |
Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) | ---- | ---- |
TASH | ---- | ---- |
Total | $2,459,330 | ---- |
And, from the April 13th letter:
Walton | Broad | |
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights | ---- | ---- |
Alliance for Excellent Education | ---- | ---- |
American Association of University Women (AAUW) | ---- | ---- |
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee | ---- | ---- |
Association of University Centers on Disabilities | ---- | ---- |
Children’s Defense Fund | ---- | $4,000 |
Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) | ---- | ---- |
Democrats for Education Reform | ---- | ---- |
Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund | ---- | ---- |
Easter Seals | ---- | ---- |
Education Law Center – Pennsylvania | ---- | ---- |
Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) | ---- | $5,000 |
Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law | ---- | ---- |
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) | ---- | ---- |
Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund | ---- | ---- |
NAACP | ---- | ---- |
NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. | ---- | ---- |
National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities | ---- | - |
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