The Cost Of The Dalio Deal Was Too High
Everyone would agree: If we are doing good, we welcome others knowing about it.
Why, then, does the Dalio Foundation make it a condition of giving a $hundred million to Connecticut’s schools that its decisions be kept secret?
Everyone would agree: Taxpayers have a right to know how their tax dollars are spent.
Why, then, does the Dalio Foundation require that its $hundred million be matched by a $hundred million in taxpayer funds but refuse to tell the taxpayers how it will go about spending their money and demand exemption from Freedom of Information regulations which provide transparency and accountability?
The CT Mirror reported on October 2, 2019 that Gwen Samuel, a Connecticut parent who has children in Connecticut public schools and is a vocal advocate for educational equity for all of Connecticut’s children, asked those same questions of the Connecticut State Board of Education:
The leader of the Connecticut Parents Union made an impassioned plea Wednesday for members of the state Board of Education to review the provision that exempts the new partnership between the state and Dalio Philanthropies from disclosure and ethics rules.“My main concern, and I’m sure I speak for many parents, is the fact that this could all be done in secret,” Gwen CONTINUE READING: The Cost Of The Dalio Deal Was Too High | Real Learning CT
