A reader asked the other day if there was anything he could do for me.
The answer is yes.
Please send a contribution to Karran Harper Royal of New Orleans, a parent leader who is running for school board. I met Karran in New York City a year ago, and she explained what a farce “choice” is in Nola. “There’s one choice they deny every parent,” she said, “and that’s the choice to send your child to a neighborhood public school.”
Karran is running against a heavily funded “reformer,” Sarah Usdin and incumbent Brett Bonin.
Joel Klein, Reed Hastings (of Netflix) & Walter Isaacson of Aspen Institute have donated big money to corpreform challenger Sarah Usdin.
Parent activist Karran Harper Royal is a great voice for public education. http://www.tribunetalk.com/?p=3887
She recently returned from a tour of New Zealand, where she warned about the dangers of privatization.
Usdin reported $110,468 in donations in the period running from Jan. 1 to Sept. 27, compared with Bonin’s $24,990 and Royal’s $5,569
Usdin has raised three times as much as ANY candidate running for school board; she is the founder of the pro-charter organization New Schools for New Orleans. If memory serves, that organization received about $30 million in federal funds to replace public schools with non-union charters staffed mainly by TFA.
Karran Harper Royal is a parent of children in the New Orleans schools. She needs our help.
If she pulled an upset, that would make me very happy.
Diane Ravitch's blog 
Done! Wish I could give a lot more!
I’m in for $20.
Also done. Happy to help.
I just donated $100 to Karran Royal Harper.
Also Done…Good luck to Karen.
Thank you Diane and to everyone who has contributed to the campaign. It’s so heartwarming to see the support from near and far.
I wish I could afford to give you more.
All in the New Orleans are can help Karran by contacting your friend and explaining to them what is at stake for the New Orleans Public School Board if it is infiltrated with theseTeachfor America alums. You can also go door to door for Karran in the Lakeview area. Google the name of her opponent Sarah Usdin and you will understand. She is claiming to be. Democrat in order to get their vote against the incumbent.
I had no idea that by having Netflix I was supporting this guy who doesn’t support public education. I have cancelled my account.
I canceled Netflix
I shall do the same today.
Karran deserves our help. She speaks for all of the parents and children in NOLA who aren’t able to speak for themselves. Thank you Karran. You are an inspiration.