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		<title>What Happend To&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://dferwatch.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/what-happend-to/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The image below comes from a letter sent to Education Reform Now supporters at the end of 2010. The year 2011 is over now, and those two reports ERN planned to publish in 2010 haven&#8217;t come out yet: the &#8220;Grading State Leaders&#8221; report and the report on teacher union political power: It is entirely possible&#160;&#8230; <a href="http://dferwatch.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/what-happend-to/">Read&#160;more</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dferwatch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13985075&amp;post=1713&amp;subd=dferwatch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>ERN Donor: Robin Hood Foundation</title>
		<link>http://dferwatch.wordpress.com/2012/01/12/ern-donor-robin-hood-foundation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:37:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Robin Hood&#8217;s IRS 990 from 2010 (posted on the NY Charities Bureau website), Education Reform Now received $1.9 million from Robin Hood in 2010. Educators for Excellence also received $75,000 from Robin Hood during 2010, although that money may have gone through the Education Equality Project (EEP&#8217;s IRS 990 for 2010 is not&#160;&#8230; <a href="http://dferwatch.wordpress.com/2012/01/12/ern-donor-robin-hood-foundation/">Read&#160;more</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dferwatch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13985075&amp;post=1715&amp;subd=dferwatch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Education Reform Now&#8217;s 2010 IRS 990 Form</title>
		<link>http://dferwatch.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/education-reform-nows-2010-irs-990-form/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:08:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Education Reform Now&#8217;s IRS 990 form and audited financial statement were recently posted on the NY Charities Bureau website. Below is a summary of relevant information. This post then concludes with a few brief notes. Summary: ERN&#8217;s total revenue and total expenses grew between 2009 and 2010: &#160; 2009 2010 Revenue $1,155,897 $9,126,996 Expenses $1,063,502&#160;&#8230; <a href="http://dferwatch.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/education-reform-nows-2010-irs-990-form/">Read&#160;more</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dferwatch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13985075&amp;post=1701&amp;subd=dferwatch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>ASC, AFC Donations to ERN, ERNA</title>
		<link>http://dferwatch.wordpress.com/2011/12/16/asc-afc-donations-to-ern-erna/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:25:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Alliance for School Choice&#8217;s 2010 IRS 990 tax form (available via guidestar.org): From the American Federation for Children&#8217;s 2010 IRS 990 tax form (available via guidestar.org):<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dferwatch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13985075&amp;post=1687&amp;subd=dferwatch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>ERN Donor: Pershing Square Foundation</title>
		<link>http://dferwatch.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/ern-donor-pershing-square-foundation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 20:13:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Pershing Square Foundation&#8217;s 2010 990 form (via guidestar.org):[The Pershing Square Foundation has two board members, William and Karen Ackman. Ackman used to be on DFER's Board of Advisors.]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dferwatch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13985075&amp;post=1663&amp;subd=dferwatch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Updates</title>
		<link>http://dferwatch.wordpress.com/2011/08/30/updates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:15:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michigan state Representative Tim Melton will step down from his position to become a lobbyist for Students First. Melton was the July 2011 DFER Reformer of the Month. DFER (and Stand for Children) both endorsed the same three candidates in the upcoming Denver Public Schools school board race. Both groups will file financial reports in&#160;&#8230; <a href="http://dferwatch.wordpress.com/2011/08/30/updates/">Read&#160;more</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dferwatch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13985075&amp;post=1659&amp;subd=dferwatch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>DFER&#8217;S August 2011 Monthly Report to the FEC</title>
		<link>http://dferwatch.wordpress.com/2011/08/17/dfers-august-2011-monthly-report-to-the-fec/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 02:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DFER’s August 2011 monthly report to the FEC is available here. The report covers all activity between 7/1/2011 and 7/31/2011. The PAC recorded $10,100 in receipts during the June reporting period. John Arnold and Laura Arnold (TFA National Board of Directors) both gave $5,000 to the PAC. DFER received an additional $100 in unitemized receipts. DFER&#160;&#8230; <a href="http://dferwatch.wordpress.com/2011/08/17/dfers-august-2011-monthly-report-to-the-fec/">Read&#160;more</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dferwatch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13985075&amp;post=1656&amp;subd=dferwatch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>DFER Registers as Lobbying Organization</title>
		<link>http://dferwatch.wordpress.com/2011/08/15/dfer-registers-as-lobbying-organization/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this month, Education Reform Now retained Blank Rome Government Relations to lobby on their behalf at the federal level. On August 9th, Democrats for Education Reform also registered as a lobbying organization. Devin Boyle, DFER&#8217;s legislative director, and Charles Barone, DFER&#8217;s Director of Federal Policy, are listed as lobbyists. According to the Lobbying Disclosure&#160;&#8230; <a href="http://dferwatch.wordpress.com/2011/08/15/dfer-registers-as-lobbying-organization/">Read&#160;more</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dferwatch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13985075&amp;post=1654&amp;subd=dferwatch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>ERN Hires Federal Lobbyists</title>
		<link>http://dferwatch.wordpress.com/2011/08/08/ern-hires-federal-lobbyists/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:50:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Blog of Legal Times: A New York-based education advocacy organization chaired by News Corp. Executive Vice President Joel Klein signed Blank Rome Government Relations to lobby the federal government on its behalf, according to paperwork filed with Congress Friday. From the Lobbying Disclosure Database:<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dferwatch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13985075&amp;post=1648&amp;subd=dferwatch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>ERN/ERNA Lobbying: $3,765,167 During First Half of 2011</title>
		<link>http://dferwatch.wordpress.com/2011/07/24/ernerna-lobbying-3765167-during-first-half-of-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 19:21:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below is a snapshot of Education Reform Now/Education Reform Now Advocacy&#8217;s semi-annual lobbying report. This deals strictly with New York issues. You can access the New York State Commission on Public Integrity here. The two organizations spent approximately $6.6 million on lobbying in 2010.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dferwatch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13985075&amp;post=1636&amp;subd=dferwatch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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