On Saturday, Oct. 24, voters of Louisiana have two choices for their representatives on the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. They can either choose bankrolled candidates who support Common Core, Teach for America and the privatization of our schools or veteran educators that will be accountable to the children, families and communities who elect them.
As the grassroots campaign Flip BESE moves forward with its mission to fill the state's board of education with individuals committed to students, parents and teachers instead of privatization and big corporations, researcher and writer Elizabeth Jeffers takes a look at where several BESE candidates are getting big money from to run for a volunteer position and why.