The pattern seems to be that Education Reform means we have to give private companies tens of thousands of dollars to act as consultants, do it under the table, so they can help to write laws to turn schools over to private companies.
Calif. foundation pays consultant $60K to help retool N.J. education department | NJ.com: "Cerf is a 2004 graduate of the Broad Foundation’s superintendent’s academy, and it is common practice for the foundation to financially support its own as they transition to new leadership roles, DOE spokesman Alan Guenther said.
The Broad Foundation, a nonprofit group, gives money in support of education reform, primarily in urban districts. It is financially sustained by the $2.1 billion personal fortune of philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad. The foundation has also given grants totaling $3.5 million to support Newark schools. One of those grants funded an audit of the Newark Public Schools.
After the hearing, legislators and education advocates questioned the need for such work and the method by which the contract was awarded. Because a philanthropic organization is funding Cox’s consulting, the traditional requirement of public bidding for state contracts does not apply."
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