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Washington Post: Deborah Gist, Jeb Bush and ALEC

Washington Post: Deborah Gist, Jeb Bush and ALEC

By Bob Plain on February 1, 2013

Rhode Island Education Commissioner Deborah Gist has sought several reform-oriented grants through a group closely connected with ALEC, according to the Washington Post. The Post reported Wednesday on the connection between Jeb Bush’s Chiefs for Change, a conservative education group of which Gist is a member, and the Foundation for Excellence in Education, which has [...]

Posted in Education, Featured | Tagged ALEC, Deborah Gist, Education, fee, jeb bush | 11 Responses

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