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Jonah may say he’s sorry, but what about the Walton Foundation and Bill Gates? « Fred Klonsky's blog

Jonah may say he’s sorry, but what about the Walton Foundation and Bill Gates? « Fred Klonsky's blog

Jonah may say he’s sorry, but what about the Walton Foundation and Bill Gates?

Parents Across America posted this article by Susan Barrett, former leader of Jonah Edleman’s Stand For Children in Portland.

I recently stepped down as a volunteer co-leader of a Stand for Children (SFC) team in Portland Oregon, the headquarters of this organization. Being a SFC member has meant fighting for the needs of children and better public schools for all students in this state (see this pdf.) However, things have started changing here in Oregon, and I worry that SFC is headed down the path that disaffected parents, like me, identify as the corporate reform movement.

I was prompted to write this piece for a couple of reasons: One, I have seen