Imagine my surprise, as an amiable old retiree trying to find my misplaced orthotics while sipping Metamucil-laced protein supplement, to find myself almost mentioned in a Massachusetts Politico piece titled “Knives Out” today. I say almost because attorney general candidate Quentin Palfrey used research from my blog posts to make a point about the Walton…
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The Barr Foundation-Hostetter Political Team
The Waltons Political Team of Arkansas tosses millions of dollars around to privatize Massachusetts public schools but they can’t do it alone. They need local investments and lately they’ve been getting a lot of them from the Barr Foundation and its patron, Boston billionaire Amos Hostetter. Let’s take a look. First, a little political science….
The Waltons’ Massachusetts Political Team (2020 update)
With a search for a new Boston Superintendent of Schools, a renewed review by the state of Boston Public Schools possibly leading to receivership, a new governor on the horizon, and the radical right promoting turmoil in public education, Massachusetts elites and philanthropic interest groups want to know one thing: what does the Walton family…
Philanthro-interests to Fund BPS Superintendent Search? That’s the Fox in the Hen House
Why would the Boston Public Schools system conduct a superintendent search underwritten by interests that are trying to undermine the Boston Public Schools? The Boston Herald ran a fine editorial Who’s Funding the Search for BPS Superintendent calling for transparency about any foundation funding for the search for a new superintendent of the Boston Public…
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…
School Privatization Week: The Walton Family’s Massachusetts Political Team 2019
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 let’s take another look at this one from 2019, The Walton Family’s Massachusetts Political…
School Privatization Week: New Campaign Song for Great Schools Massachusetts: ‘It’s Up to You, New York, New York
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? Let’s kick off the celebration with an early one but still one of my favorites:…