Milken is ready to milk us in WA State [View all]

[HiPointDem]

Bill Gates and the Waltons have had their way with Washington State….unless there is a legal challenge regarding the state’s constitutional demand for oversight by OSPI. Stay tuned.

The passage of I 1240 due to the financial backing of Stand for Children, Bill Gates, the Waltons and few other of the 1 percenters with the aid of the League of Education Voters, has opened the floodgates for the greedy.

As Diane Ravitch describes in her blog post:

K12 Says: Elections Present New Business Opportunities

Soon after the elections, the mega-corporation K12 convened a conference call with investors to boast about the opening of new markets for virtual charters in Georgia and Washington State....

(K12 = founded by michael milken the junk bond king, who also helped fund bain deals...)

http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2012/06/24/the_story_behind_mitt_romneys_work_with_michael_milken_it_was_fun_while_it_lasted/

http://seattleducation2010.wordpress.com/2012/11/16/the-weekly-update-milken-is-ready-to-milk-us-in-wa-state-louisiana-wants-to-test-the-toddlers-some-awesome-school-teachers-and-much-much-more/


there's some talk about lawsuits & constitutional challenges (charters would seem to violate some of the language in wa state's constituion) -- bribes from gates should help quell that silly talk.

bummed.