Maurice Cunningham is the Master of the Mysteries of Dark Money. In this post, he traces the shifting membership of the board of directors of the Walton-funded “National Parents Union.” You know what NPU wants: charter schools. After reading the story, you will understand who pays the bills: the Waltons and Charles Koch. They are parents too! Be sure to read Christine Langhoff’s comment.

Categories Accountability, Billionaires, Charter Schools, Dark Money, Massachusetts, Parent Groups, Privatization, Walton Foundation

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Yvonne says:

March 13, 2021 at 11:28 am

Ya mean … Like the KIPP School earmarked to be built on TOXIC waste land?

Charters are TOXIC.

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LisaM says:

March 13, 2021 at 12:02 pm

He should join efforts with Sen. Whitehouse. Whitehouse is amazing and he is going after Dark Money and plans to expose it to “We the People”. He is certain that when he reveals the few wealthy players in the game and how their money and influence is directing politics and tax dollars to benefit the wealthy, the general public will be outraged. Mitch McConnell should be shaking in his shoes. Many of the GQP appointed Judges should be on high alert. Whitehouse means business!

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Linda says:

March 13, 2021 at 1:44 pm

Deval Patrick’s wife endorsed Andrea Campbell. Not surprising, Deval Patrick rejoined Bain Capital in the past few years. His niche, impact investing, also not surprising. My view- putting lipstick on a pig to hide Wall Street’s theft from communities of color and Main Street.

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- ciedie aech says:
  
  March 13, 2021 at 2:02 pm
  
  an exact summary
  
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Robert D Skeels, JD, Esq * rdsathene says:

March 15, 2021 at 2:09 pm

So good to see these extreme right-wing groups exposed. As someone who watched and documented the Walton and Broad funded Los Angeles Parents Union [sic], which later morphed into the equally misnamed Parent Revolution, I’ve been curious about how the national efforts to push school privatization were going.

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- dianeravitch says:
  
  March 15, 2021 at 2:11 pm
  
  Charter groups have descended like locusts on Texas. Vouchers are being promoted by usual suspects in 23states.
  
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  - Linda says:
    
    March 15, 2021 at 5:34 pm
    
    Included- state Catholic Conferences and allies in the Koch network