tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133521035538248322.post125302447043259886..comments2023-12-24T05:39:44.753-06:00Comments on Mike Klonsky's Blog: Hedge fund school-reformer nearly fesses upMike Klonskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02017021676773731024noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133521035538248322.post-28507659409088851552010-04-06T20:45:34.559-05:002010-04-06T20:45:34.559-05:00He was never in TFA. What is a "founding mem...He was never in TFA. What is a "founding member"? He just knew Wendy Kopp and supported her early on.<br /><br />He does not run DFER.<br /><br />DFER supports BETTER schools by the hiring of BETTER teachers who are held ACCOUNTABLE. To say DFER is in the business of school privatization is an ignorant joke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133521035538248322.post-73630610439583185312009-11-17T13:30:38.772-06:002009-11-17T13:30:38.772-06:00Oopsie. I meant to give the superior link about Wh...Oopsie. I meant to give the superior link about Whitney Tilson which is here:<br /><br />http://perimeterprimate.blogspot.com/2009/04/disadvantages-of-elite-education.htmlThe Perimeter Primatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12619173438763495716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133521035538248322.post-45230690922541311492009-11-17T13:27:45.124-06:002009-11-17T13:27:45.124-06:00Lots of tidbits about Tilson are here
http://peri...Lots of tidbits about Tilson are here<br /><br />http://perimeterprimate.blogspot.com/2009/09/my-oh-my-hes-cunning-fox.html<br /><br />It is outrageous that someone like Tilson has been able to wrap his tentacles so tightly around the control of the future of public education in the way that he has.The Perimeter Primatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12619173438763495716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133521035538248322.post-57982268185542213152009-11-17T11:26:27.070-06:002009-11-17T11:26:27.070-06:00As corrupt as he is, it's amazing that Tilson ...As corrupt as he is, it's amazing that Tilson isn't from Chicago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133521035538248322.post-7140722062273234202009-11-17T05:56:10.275-06:002009-11-17T05:56:10.275-06:00Not just a "TFA alum." That makes he sou...Not just a "TFA alum." That makes he sound like a teacher. He's a founding member. But all that amounts to little compared with his investment practices. He was one of the main short-sellers who's practices helped push the market collapse and who got rich off the misery of others. He now admits that he intentionally misled his clients.HollyC@...noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133521035538248322.post-85510542784049596582009-11-17T05:29:20.647-06:002009-11-17T05:29:20.647-06:00Tilson is also one of the top guys at KIPP and a l...Tilson is also one of the top guys at KIPP and a leader in their union-busting efforts in New York.Allison Perskynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133521035538248322.post-86984702457007274602009-11-17T04:18:53.480-06:002009-11-17T04:18:53.480-06:00Don't forget that Tilson is a TFA alum.
TFA ...Don't forget that Tilson is a TFA alum. <br /><br />TFA is the fifth column for bringing in an untrained and constantly churning workforce. Some of these paternalist missionaries, a la Michelle Rhee, are then flagged, groomed and trained to be the administrators who will actually implement the privatization of the schools, hiring still more TFAers for secondary administrative positions.Michael Fiorillonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133521035538248322.post-78851095388789674782009-11-16T21:58:33.449-06:002009-11-16T21:58:33.449-06:00The thought that Tilson and his group are a bigger...The thought that Tilson and his group are a bigger influence on education policy than progressives like Linda Darling-Hammond and Debbie Meier, is preposterous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com