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Organization Formed to Defend the Interests of Montana Students and Public Schools

10/1/2019

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 1, 2019
 
Organization Formed to Defend the Interests of Montana Students and Public Schools
 
(MONTANA) - Today Representative Moffie Funk announced the formation of Montanans Organized for Education (MOFE) Action Fund. The organization’s primary purpose is to defend the interests of Montana students and the Montana Constitution by opposing school privatization in Big Sky Country.
 
Specifically, MOFE is dedicated to 

  1. Opposing the privatization of public schools
  2. Opposing public dollars being used to fund private for-profit schools
  3. Supporting adequate investments in public education
  4. Supporting publicly funded public pre-k
  5. Supporting investments in educator attraction and retention
 
“Montana’s commitment to public education has always been strong. Unfortunately, special interests from both inside and outside Montana are pouring cash into our state in an attempt to privatize our schools. Why? Because they see our kids and our schools as commodities that should be sold off to the highest bidder,” said Representative Moffie Funk, Executive Director of MOFE. “It’s our intention to draw a line in the sand on this issue before Montana becomes like so many other states whose public schools have been scrapped and sold for parts.”
 
In recent years, Montana has seen a surge in lobbying pressure from special interest groups touting so-called “school choice,” a term which masks a reckless agenda aimed at diverting public dollars to for-profit schools and institutions.
 
In addition to Representative Moffie Funk, the MOFE’s Board of Directors includes 
 
Jack Copps, Retired Educator and Superintendent
Lisa Cordingley, Helena Education Foundation Executive Director
Amanda Curtis, Educator and former State Representative 
John Heenan, Attorney 
Jesse Laslovich, Attorney
Jill Laslovich, Attorney
Clara McRae, Student
Dennis Parman, Montana Rural Education Association Executive Director
Amanda Penley, Student
 
Website: mofeactionfund.org
 
Please direct all press inquiries to [email protected]
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