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TFA sponsors reform propaganda videos | Gary Rubinstein's Blog

TFA sponsors reform propaganda videos | Gary Rubinstein's Blog:


TFA sponsors reform propaganda videos

I recently learned through one of my Twitter followers about a series of videos from an organization called RESETin Minnesota.  Minnesota is a place that has a large TFA and TFA charter school presence.  Even one of the new co-CEOs has several relatives involved in Minnesota charters.  TFA, as well as several charter organizations, are ‘partners’ with RESET.
RESET seems to be an organization that promotes the supposed benefits of the corporate reform model.  They have produced six videos which, from my understanding, are being shown in movie theaters before the previews.
Responding to the tweet that informed me about these videos was none other than the TFA twin cities executive director:

I examined the RESET website and the videos and concluded that they, and the response by Crystal Brakke,