Seattle Schools Community Forum: FYI - Act Now for Washington Students? Astroturf Group

Seattle Schools Community Forum: FYI - Act Now for Washington Students? Astroturf Group:

FYI - Act Now for Washington Students? Astroturf Group

I may have mentioned it but to clarify, this "new" group, Act for Washington Students, is an astro-turf, Gates-funded group made up of DFER, League of Education Voters and Stand for Children.  You don't get more ed-form and Gates-guided than those three.

From their Facebook page,

Act Now is a coalition of parents, students and educators who are asking the Washington State Legislature to keep our schools open.

I always have to be suspicious of any Facebook group whose "About" section is limited and vague. This particular one is also not honest because those three groups are the organizers and yet there is no mention of them. There is no website or any other information if you Google their name.

I perceive that the outcry across the state for charters is not as great as they Seattle Schools Community Forum: FYI - Act Now for Washington Students? Astroturf Group:

Beware of AstroTurf Ed Reformers 

Just Like Michelle Rhee's Students first only BETTER

Astroturf lobbying refers to political organizations or campaigns that appear to be made up of grassroots activists but are actually organized and run by corporate interests seeking to further their own agendas. Such groups are often typified by innocent-sounding names that have been chosen specifically to disguise the group's true backers

Just Like Michelle Rhee's

 Students first Astroturf lobbying (only Better) 

Other Astroturf lobbying groups

Just Like Michelle Rhee's

 Students first Astroturf lobbying (only Better)