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1) Complain to the DoE OIG: oig.ed.gov - this is the federal agency with oversight power over D65. Don't bother with the ISBE, they suck and are probably working up another award for D65 right now.
2) Run for board or find people who want to run and send them to me, and I'll forward to some organizers.
3) Email schoolboard@ with your compl…
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1) Complain to the DoE OIG: https://oig.ed.gov/ - this is the federal agency with oversight power over D65. Don't bother with the ISBE, they suck and are probably working up another award for D65 right now.
2) Run for board or find people who want to run and send them to me, and I'll forward to some organizers.
3) Email schoolboard@ with your complaints and just keep it going - I think this is more effective than going to a meeting, to be honest.
I hope Angela Blaising and John Martin run again. Please. I’ll volunteer! And I bet Steve Hagerty would donate campaign funds.
Tom - when we email the OIG, do you think it’s legit to just link them to this post:
https://open.substack.com/pub/foiagras/p/is-this-securities-fraud?r=2bu9kc&utm_medium=ios
I mean, ultimately, this is the issue. The “miraculous” financing and bussing savings were all lies and need to be investigated. The timeline you lay out in this post is just spot on.
Happy to contribute $$ and organize a coffee at my house (do they still do that or am I showing my age?).
So am I! We need to organize. That’s a first step to turning this mess around.