Black Alliance for Educational Options explained
Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO) was a nonprofit group supporting school voucher and charter school programs in the United States. It was one of the largest pro-voucher groups.[1] The group's mission was to "actively support parental choice to empower families and to increase quality educational options for Black children".
Black Alliance for Educational Options' chairman in 2002, Howard Fuller, was a former schools superintendent in Milwaukee where the first voucher program in the U.S. was established.[2] Gerard Robinson was the group's president[1] until his appointment as Education Secretary for the state of Virginia. Harrison Blackmond became president of the group's Detroit chapter.[3]
In 2013, the group opposed a Federal lawsuit seeking to block a voucher program in Louisiana.[4] The group was also critical of the defunding of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program.[5] The group supports performance pay for teachers.
The group's board of directors has included:
Funding support has come from the Bradley Foundation.
In October 2017, it was announced that BAEO was shutting down[6] and on December 31, 2017, BAEO stated on their Facebook page, "Today is the last day for us."[7]
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Notes and References
- Web site: McDonnell to name Education Secretary HamptonRoads.com PilotOnline.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131001015611/http://hamptonroads.com/2010/01/mcdonnell-name-education-secretary. 2013-10-01.
- https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/30/weekinreview/the-nation-vouchers-a-shift-but-just-how-big.html The Nation; Vouchers
- Web site: Michigan kids: A passion becomes a new education organization | the Detroit News . 2013-09-25 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130927123205/http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20091222/OPINION03/912220312/Michigan-kids--A-passion-becomes-a-new-education-organization . 2013-09-27 .
- http://www.lsureveille.com/news/organization-seeks-to-block-doj-voucher-lawsuit/article_caaf83a8-2581-11e3-b0d2-001a4bcf6878.html
- http://www.thestreet.com/story/11065303/1/black-and-hispanic-leaders-blast-president-obamas-opposition-to-dc-opportunity-scholarship-program-osp.html Black and Hispanic leaders blast president Obama's opposition to DC Opportunity Scholarship Program
- Web site: Bauman . Caroline . Unable to reinvent itself, Black Alliance for Educational Options to shut down after nearly 20 years . . 25 October 2017 . July 4, 2018.
- Web site: Black Alliance for Educational Options . December 31, 2017 entry . . July 4, 2018.
