Sunday, April 18, 2021

Angie Sullivan: In the Nevada Charter Industry, Conflicts of Interest Are Rampant | Diane Ravitch's blog

Angie Sullivan: In the Nevada Charter Industry, Conflicts of Interest Are Rampant | Diane Ravitch's blog
Angie Sullivan: In the Nevada Charter Industry, Conflicts of Interest Are Rampant



Angie Sullivan teaches first-grade students in a Title I school in Las Vegas. She writes regularly to every member of the legislature and to journalists to tell them what it is like from a teacher’s perspective.

She wrote this missive:

Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod should recuse herself from charter school legislation.  It is unethical for her to line her lobbying pocket and then work on charter legislation.  Scott Hammond and Carrie Buck should also recuse themselves from working on charter language having made millions in the business.  Unethical.  

While you are in AB420, you should amend the Charter Authority requirements.   

To sit on the 9 member board, you should have not earned money from a for-profit school.   

The number of recusals from Charter Authority board members while trying to do business is ridiculous. 

Oftentimes decisions are made with a questionable CONTINUE READING: Angie Sullivan: In the Nevada Charter Industry, Conflicts of Interest Are Rampant | Diane Ravitch's blog