Rightwing groups have targeted Tennessee as ripe for privatization on next year’s election.
Last election, Michelle Rhee’s StudentsFirst pumped more than $200,000 into Tennessee races, mostly to Republicans but also to a pro-voucher Democratic legislator.
The pro-privatization groups Democrats for Education Reform and Stand on Children are also likely to add funding to candidates who oppose public education.
These groups want to solidify the control of far-right Governor Haslam and a legislature that is hostile to public schools and professional teachers.
Big corporate and rightwing money can be defeated by an informed public.
Diane Ravitch's blog 
Don’t they mean Step On Children?
“Big corporate and rightwing money can be defeated by an informed public,”.
I truly believe this and I sincerely hope that the citizens of Tennessee are aware of what is going on and get to know the candidates who are running for office. Somebody or some group in Tennessee needs to be making sure that the state’s citizens know the truth about these candidates’ agendas.
They don’t
Too bad they don’t spend the money on Students, First.
Oooh, I like that one!!
Sign & Share this petition. Or vote Haslam out if he doesn’t do what the people of TN want: http://www.change.org/petitions/stop-hurting-our-schools-remove-kevin-huffman-as-the-appointed-tn-commissioner-of-education
“And the band played on…”
40 years later and the world is still a “Ball of Confusion”.