That must have been some “convening” National Parents Union held in September because by October two of NPU’s five board members had disappeared, as had four of the nine individuals on their September 17 “Our Leadership” page and all—ALL—of NPU’s “delegates.” NPU,—not national, not about parents, not a union—is routinely mismanaged, but it seems to…
Category: Keri Rodrigues
#ParentSham2020: Ten Questions about National Parents Union’s Financials
The Koch-Walton front National Parents Union appears to be facing serious mismanagement: two boards of directors (again), two presidents, the unexplained disappearance of the co-founder/board member/secretary-treasurer as money was pouring in and leaders were not being paid, and an upcoming election of officers (not!). The organization is holding a #parentpower2020 “convening” September 2-4. Last year…
National Parents Union’s Mythical Membership: Letter to Los Angeles Times
On July 24, 2022 a story in the Los Angeles Times included this whopper: “. . . according to Keri Rodrigues, president of the National Parents Union. Her organization has seen its membership rise from 185 local activist and advocacy groups to over 600 since its inception in January 2020.” The LATimes doesn’t give an…
National Parents Union and Parents Defending Education in Faux Civil War! Can Charles Koch Save Them?
A mock civil war is raging between bogus National Parents Union and sham Parents Defending Education and only one man can feign to suppress it: Charles Koch. Koch funds both National Parents Union and (almost certainly) Parents Defending Education so he has a fantasy moral obligation to pretend to step in. The latest blanks in…
Letter to Jon Keller re Keri Rodrigues
Dear Mr. Keller, I noted with interest your interview on WBZ-TV with Keri Rodrigues, whom you described as a “long time Massachusetts activist.” The description does not do her justice. Ms. Rodrigues is a well-compensated communications professional who has worked for a series of interests funded by the Walton family, wealthy Bostonians, and Charles Koch….
School Privatization Week: Your National Parents Union and Massachusetts Parents United Readers
I noticed in the Sunday Globe that Governor Baker has proclaimed this “School Choice Week” and I thought, what better time than School Privatization Week to re-up some of my favorite dark money and the politics of school privatization posts? It’s Saturday, we have a blizzard, so I’ve decided to post Your National Parents Union…
School Privatization Week: Charles Koch Buys into National Parents Union
I noticed in the Sunday Globe that Governor Baker has proclaimed this “School Choice Week” and I thought, what better time than School Privatization Week to re-up some of my favorite dark money and the politics of school privatization posts? Today’s classic is on that notable progressive Charles Koch sinking money into National Parents Union….
School Privatization Week: Keri Rodrigues Goes Coastal with Plans for National Parents Union
I noticed in the Sunday Globe that Governor Baker has proclaimed this “School Choice Week” and I thought, what better time than School Privatization Week to re-up some of my favorite dark money and the politics of school privatization posts? Here’s a piece on the “concept paper” submitted to the Walton Family Foundation by National…
School Privatization Week: Massachusetts Parents Union, Old Wine in an Empty Bottle
I noticed in the Sunday Globe that Governor Baker has proclaimed this “School Choice Week” and I thought, what better time than School Privatization Week to re-up some of my favorite dark money and the politics of school privatization posts? One of my inferences was wrong—SGP. But I do have a favorite quote that captures…
The Globe Keeps Missing a Huge Schools Issue. Why is That?
Suppose WalMart swept into Boston and spent millions to acquire Market Basket. The town would go ballistic. It would be covered every day in every media outlet, front page of the Boston Globe. But the Walton Family Foundation of Arkansas—the exact same heartless* mercenaries—spends millions of dollars to take over public schools and it gets…