In addition to the airline fares, the delegates discussed such specialized subjects as passenger traffic procedures, reservations, routine baggage control, charters, installment plan sales and currency con version.
Now recent investigations from the Detroit Free Press, South Florida's Sun-Sentinel, and the Florida League of Women Voters have painted a troubling picture of two out-of-control charter school systems.
And for those lucky to have such benefactors, the situation raises core questions: Who ultimately controls charter schools, which are financed by taxpayers but often rely heavily on charitable donations?
In Chicago, for instance, TFA has very directly enabled the closing of forty-nine unionized traditional public schools, which are now being replaced by privately controlled charter schools that are highly staffed by TFA corp members.
The report also cited examples of criminal cases of outright fraud due to Charter and Education Management Organizations (CMOs and EMOs) having far too much control of charter schools and charter school boards.
In Florida, another frequently quoted "success" story, local districts have complete control over charter school applications.
The union was also able to retain control of charter schools with more than 250 students, officials said.
In one company, the high-vote stock had 10 votes per share on changes of control and charter amendments and one vote per share on all other matters.
Republican lawmakers banned teacher collective bargaining, eliminated tenure for many future teachers, eliminated local control over charter schools and authorized for-profit cyber-schools that are already siphoning off millions of local education tax dollars.
