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Parents Across America founding member receives Best Political Activist Award for 2012 in Florida | Seattle Education

Parents Across America founding member receives Best Political Activist Award for 2012 in Florida | Seattle Education:


Parents Across America founding member receives Best Political Activist Award for 2012 in Florida

From the Broward County New Times:
Any disgruntled citizen can hurl insults during a school board meeting or launch a NIMBY crusade. Rita Solnet is the rare activist with powerful allies inside and outside government. Her diligently researched arguments prompt policy changes with far-reaching implications throughout the state. The Boca Raton mom helped found the national, nonpartisan group Parents Across America, which rails against privatization and high-stakes testing in schools. This year, she helped prevent a for-profit company with a dismal track record, Mavericks in Education, from opening three new charter schools in Palm Beach County. Then she