05.03.2013 - 16:02 [ Truthout ]

Why Are Walmart Billionaires Bankrolling Phony School `Reform` In LA?

For years, Los Angeles has been ground zero in an intense debate about how to improve our nation’s education system. What’s less known is who is shaping that debate. Many of the biggest contributors to the so-called “school choice” movement — code words for privatizing our public education system — are billionaires who don’t live in Southern California, but have gained significant influence in local school politics.