Gulen Turkish-Islamic charter schools are possible under the new charter initiative.
November 25, 2012
One reason CURE did not support the recently passed Charter Schools initiative was that it opened the door to foreign-run charter schools such as the Gulen, Turkish-Islamic schools. Here is an article explaining these schools. The Gulen chain of 135 schools is the largest charter school chain in the United States, and receives funding from the Gates Foundation.
This chain of schools is currently being investigated by the FBI for misuse of taxpayer money.
We urge our legislators in Olympia to write legislation forbidding the authorization of any charter school business which is being investigated by the US government until it is cleared of all charges.
Tags: Common Core State Standards, International, Race to the Top, charters, global
One reason CURE did not support the recently passed Charter Schools initiative was that it opened the door to foreign-run charter schools such as the Gulen, Turkish-Islamic schools. Here is an article explaining these schools. The Gulen chain of 135 schools is the largest charter school chain in the United States, and receives funding from the Gates Foundation.
This chain of schools is currently being investigated by the FBI for misuse of taxpayer money.
We urge our legislators in Olympia to write legislation forbidding the authorization of any charter school business which is being investigated by the US government until it is cleared of all charges.
Tags: Common Core State Standards, International, Race to the Top, charters, global