Idaho: Vouchers Violate the State Constitution
Two prominent Idaho citizens, Jim Jones and Rod Gramer, warned that proposed voucher legislation violates the clear language of the Idaho state constitution and threatens...
Category : Dark Money
Rhode Island: Teachers Demand End to State Takeover of Providence Schools
Rhode Island is a mess. Two years ago, the state took control of the Providence public schools. The Governor, Gina Raymond, is a former hedge...
Maurice Cunningham: How Did Ordinary Moms in Rhode Island Get the Money to Pay for a Poll? Hint: Dark Money
Maurice Cunningham is a professor political science at the University of Massachusetts who has developed a unique talent for exposing the workings of Dark Money...
Maurice Cunningham: The Marketing of the “National Parents Union”
Maurice Cunningham watches the flow of “Dark Money” into the privatization of public funding for schools. A professor of political science, he has recently followed...
Maurice Cunningham: A Tangled Web of Christian Conservatives, Economic Royalists, and the “National Parents Union”
Maurice Cunningham, a professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts, is a specialist in exposing the influence of “dark money” in our political...
An Interview with Jennifer Berkshire and Jack Schneider About ”A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door”
This interview was recorded by Town Hall in Seattle, which is a great venue for speakers but in COVID Times was recorded remotely. I interviewed...
Maurice Cunningham: The “National Parents Union” and Dark Money
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...
Rhode Island: Dark Money Backs “Parent Group” for More Charter Schools
Maurice Cunningham specializes in digging up the facts about Dark Money (political contributions where the donors’ names are hidden). His expose of Dark Money from...
The Dark Secrets of the Privatization Movement: An Interview with Charles Siler
Jennifer Berkshire and I interviewed Charles Siler about his inside knowledge of the privatization movement. Jennifer is co-author of the important new book (with Jack...
SOS Arizona Asks for Your Help to Stand Up for Public Schools
AZ lawmakers think they can pull a fast one on AZ voters: They’re trying to force through Senate Bill 1452, a gigantic expansion of ESA vouchers...