Massive Koch donations to universities seem to miraculously lead to legislation which the billionaire brothers support.
Big Men on Campus: The Koch Brothers’ University Donations Are a Veiled Political Weapon
Source: AlterNet | Published: 6/19/2016
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The New Education Reform Lie: Denver Is a Cautionary Tale, Not a Model, for Urban School Districts
Source: Salon | Published: 6/16/2016
The city has opened 27 new charters in the past five years. At least 40 percent are performing below expectations.
Big Coal Funded This Prominent Climate Change Denier, Docs Reveal
Source: Huffington Post | Published: 6/14/2016
Scientist Roy Spencer is one of dozens of creditors named in Peabody Energy’s bankruptcy documents.
Revealed: How This Coal Giant Became Treasury Dept. for Climate Denialists
Source: Common Dreams | Published: 6/13/2016
Peabody Energy, the largest coal producer in the U.S., funded dozens of groups spreading skepticism about climate change, according to new figures that reportedly surprised even environmental advocates with their scale.
Will Trump and Charter Schools Be Another Scam? Just Look at Pal Carl Icahn’s Lucrative School ‘Charity’
Source: AlterNet | Published: 6/8/2016
There are troubling parallels between Trump and Icahn, who used his charity to turn a profit while enjoying massive tax savings.
Editorial on Scott Walker getting caught lying leads week’s most-read list
Source: The Cap Times | Published: 6/5/2016
The written proof that there was no “drafting error” and that Gov. Scott Walker wanted changes to the Wisconsin Idea in the 2015-17 state budget produced another failure for the governor.
Walker’s failed argument on records
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Published: 6/3/2016
The Center for Media and Democracy and The Progressive magazine took Walker to court, arguing that state law did not allow such an exemption. A Dane County court agreed and ordered the release of the 82 pages of emails Walker was keeping under wraps.
Failing the Test: Searching for Accountability in Charter Schools
Source: Capital & Main | Published: 6/2/2016
The original concept of charter schools emerged nationally more than two decades ago and was intended to support community efforts to open up education. But critics of today’s market-based charter movement say monied interests have turned those learning labs into models for capital capture.
Editorial: Scott Walker got caught attacking the Wisconsin Idea, lied about it and then got caught lying
Source: The Cap Times | Published: 6/1/2016
Walker’s attempt to eliminate language detailing that “Wisconsin Idea” pledge caused a lot of controversy in Wisconsin, and nationally.
State Debate: James Rowen calls on media to highlight Scott Walker’s lies about his role in scuttling Wisconsin Idea
Source: The Cap Times | Published: 5/31/2016
The successful open records case brought by CMD and The Progressive caught the governor in a bald-faced lie regarding the Wisconsin Idea.