Mary Bottari and Sara Jerving (PR Watch) - September 19, 2012
The emotionally engaging Hollywood film “Won’t Back Down” -- set for release September 28 -- portrays so-called “Parent Trigger” laws as an effective mechanism for transforming underperforming public schools. But the film's distortion of the facts prompts a closer examination of its funders and backers.Read More >>
With the support of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) – which serves as a home away from home for ALEC here in Texas – for-profit education companies are attacking Texas public schools, promoting virtual schools, and putting profits ahead of the education needs of Texas children. These virtual schools are largely unaccountable to Texas taxpayers, despite the fact that their students receive the exact same amount of funding as students who attend traditional public schools...Read More >>
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is in crisis communications mode, and they've managed to bring in the Texas Public Policy Foundation - their home away from home in Texas - to their defense. Read more about the close ties between these two corporate bill factories below.Read More >>
Today, Progress Texas is formally launching our campaign to urge Texas legislators to leave ALEC. Last week, we wrote about how corporations have begun to leave ALEC - discovering that it's a toxic, overtly ideological organization they'd rather not be associated with.Read More >>
To date, four major corporate sponsors of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) have indicated they will not renew their memberships to the controversial conservative organization. The question now is - how long until Texas legislators follow suit? Learn more on our blog...Read More >>
A New York Times op-ed this morning detailed the extent to which ALEC serves as a hub for corporate interests to promote their well being at the expense of ordinary citizens. The piece relied extensively upon work done by our sister group, ProgressVA, on ALEC's activities in Virginia state politics...Read More >>
Over the last few months, we have blogged about ALEC and their influence on the Texas Legislature. Today, our work has culminated in the first of a series of reports detailing the influence of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) on Texas laws and lawmakers. The report explains ALEC’s corporate agenda...Read More >>
