UTLA cash raises questions about endorsements

The LA teacher's union buying the support of groups that are supposed to represent the community? I'm SHOCKED! The next thing you're going to tell me is that gambling goes on in Las Vegas!

Parents' and community groups that have backed UTLA's school reform vision have received thousands of dollars from the teachers' union, officials acknowledged Wednesday - a disclosure that raises questions about the organizations' independence.

Community Coalition, Inner City Struggle, CARECEN, Families in Schools, One L.A.-IAF have received more than $40,000 in donations since October 2005 - some, just days after they publicly endorsed the union's proposal for reforming the Los Angeles Unified School District.

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UTLA cash raises questions about endorsements
Groups took donations, backed LAUSD overhaul

BY NAUSH BOGHOSSIAN, Staff Writer

http://www.dailynews.com/search/ci_4017037

Parents' and community groups that have backed UTLA's school reform vision have received thousands of dollars from the teachers' union, officials acknowledged Wednesday - a disclosure that raises questions about the organizations' independence.