Previously: Campaign Finance: all in (July 9, 2014)

Today, at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C141258 07/15/2014 COMMITTEE IN SUPPORT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION American Federation of Teachers 555 New Jersey Ave NW Washington DC 20001 7/14/2014 $125,000.00

C141258 07/15/2014 COMMITTEE IN SUPPORT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION Northeast Region MO State Teachers Association 56408 Highway VV Green City MO 63545 7/15/2014 $10,000.00

[emphasis added]

This is definitely serious business.

Captain Jean-Luc Picard:…We’ve made too many compromises already, too many retreats. They invade our space and we fall back. They assimilate entire worlds and we fall back. Not again. The line must be drawn here. This far, no further. And I will make them pay for what they’ve done…

Today, at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C141258 07/09/2014 COMMITTEE IN SUPPORT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION MO Legislative Impact Committee PO Box 458 Columbia MO 65205 7/9/2014 $60,100.00

C141258 07/09/2014 COMMITTEE IN SUPPORT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION MO National Education Association 1810 E Elm Street Jefferson City MO 65107 7/9/2014 $500,000.00

[emphasis added]

And pay they will.

C141258: Committee In Support Of Public Education

Po Box 458 Committee Type: Campaign

Columbia Mo 65205

[….] Established Date: 04/17/2014

[….]

Ballot Measures Election Date Subject Support/Oppose

2014-024 Relating To Teacher Performance Evaluation Systems 11/04/2014 Shall The Missouri Constitution Be Amended To Require Teachers To Be Evaluated By A Standards Based Performance Evaluation System Oppose

[emphasis added]

The right wingnut assault on public education will never end.

Today, at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C141258 06/04/2014 COMMITTEE IN SUPPORT OF PUBLIC EDUCATORS Central MSTA Region 1422 Grandview Drive Warrensburg MO 64093 6/4/2014 $10,000.00

C141258: Committee In Support Of Public Educators

Po Box 458 Committee Type: Campaign

Columbia Mo 65205

[….] Established Date: 04/17/2014

[….]

Ballot Measures Election Date Subject Support/Oppose

2014-024 Relating To Teacher Performance Evaluation Systems 11/04/2014 Shall The Missouri Constitution Be Amended To Require Teachers To Be Evaluated By A Standards Based Performance Evaluation System Oppose

[emphasis added]

It takes a lot more money than that to buy into a professional chess match.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: schooling (May 19, 2014)

Campaign Finance: still need a much bigger boat (May 28, 2014)

Previously: Campaign Finance: schooling (May 19, 2014)

Today, at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

141258 05/28/2014 COMMITTEE IN SUPPORT OF PUBLIC EDUCATORS Northwest MSTA Region 2911 Blackwell Road St Joseph MO 64506 5/28/2014 $15,000.00

[emphasis added]

Fancy that MSTA and Missouri NEA, working together.

It’s not nearly enough yet to weather the coming astroturf storm.