From the Washington Post's Answer Sheet, by Valerie Strauss
Who is for it and who is against it tells the real parent trigger story.
Here’s a list of organizations that have funded Parent Revolution, a non-profit organization based in California that pushes the parent trigger around the country and sent representatives to Florida to testify in favor of the bill. This comes from the Parent Revolution website:
- Walton Family Foundation
- Gates Foundation
- Broad Foundation
- California Education Policy Fund Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
- Rogers Family Foundation
- Emerson Collective Education Fund
- The Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation
- Silicon Valley Community Foundation
- Laura and John Arnold Foundation
- East Bay Community Foundation
- Wasserman Foundation
And here, among others, are the organizations against the parent trigger legislation:
- Florida PTA
- Florida NAACP
- League of Women Voters
- Citizens for Strong Schools
- League of United Latin American Citizens
- National Jewish Women’s Council
- Parents Across America
- Fund Education Florida
- 50th No More
- Save Duval Schools
- Support Dade Schools
- Marion’s United for Public Education
So it’s a powerful coalition of super-wealthy foundations — virtually none of them are based in Florida — against Florida-based citizens and parents groups.
