This is part three in this series. For the previous posts in this series see: "The Battle for Seattle: Hijacked! Part 1" and"The Battle for Seattle: Hijacked! Part 2".

I've been asked about the aspect of the Broad Foundation training received by school board members regarding...

For the first post in this series see: The Battle for Seattle, Part 1.

The Battle for Seattle, Part 2: Hijacked!

The Broad Foundation was established in 1999 and Eli Broad wasted no time in providing funds to school systems around the country including Seattle.

In 2000, the...

In the comment section of a post that Eli Broad wrote recently on this blog, I had mentioned a Broad Academy graduate who is now working within the Seattle Public School system as Director of Research, Evaluation and Assessment. Per the school district's website, "The Department of Education...

Robert Bobb's name was floated around a couple of weeks ago as a candidate for the soon to be vacant position of School Chancellor for the D.C. public school system. Mr. Bobb is currently the Emergency Financial Officer of the Detroit Public School System.

I could see this as a...

Privatization is about making a profit, whether it's utilities, war or education. In states where access to public water has been privatized, the average cost of water to the public is 30 percent higher. The cost of handling waste water is on average 60 percent higher in those...