Columbus, Ohio: School Board Member Lobbies for School Choice, Not Public Schools
Maureen Reedy is an experienced teacher and advocate for Ohio’s public schools. She wrote a letter to the editor which all public school supporters should read:
To the Editor:
Let me get this straight: James Ragland, a first-term Columbus school board member, is also a paid advocate for private and for-profit charter schools in Ohio? (Dispatch article, Sept. 23)
In the business world, Ragland’s roles would be a blatant conflict of interest — the fox guarding the henhouse in violation of his fiduciary obligation as a publicly elected board member.
Which hat was Ragland wearing when he joined Betsy DeVos at the School Choice Roundtable in July? Was he participating as the director of provider outreach for School Choice Ohio or as a Columbus City Schools board member?
Clearly, Ragland, while working for School Choice Ohio, has been a player in moving almost $1 billion from CONTINUE READING: Columbus, Ohio: School Board Member Lobbies for School Choice, Not Public Schools | Diane Ravitch's blog