A new campaign in Michigan is targeting the privatization of public education. Behind the campaign, however, is dark money. This article by Maurice T. Cunningham is published by Detroit Free Press. Here is an excerpt:
Michigan is facing two initiatives that would advance the privatization of public education. The campaign is being funded by the DeVos family, one of the state’s richest families, and several dark money groups with unknown check writers. It’s an attack on public schools and an attack on democracy.
I know. I exposed a similar scheme in Massachusetts.
The Let MI Kids Learn ballot committee is collecting 340,000 signatures to advance two measures, the Michigan Student Opportunity Scholarship Program Initiative and the Michigan Tax Credit for Student Opportunity Scholarship Contributions Initiative.
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