American Federation for Children

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American Federation for Children
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Basic facts
Location:Washington, D.C.
Type:501(c)(4)
Top official:Greg Brock
Year founded:2010
Employees:28
Website:Official website

The American Federation for Children is an education advocacy group that aims to promote school choice. Founded in January 2010, the 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization maintains an office in Washington, D.C.[1][2]

Mission

According to the organization's website, its mission statement is the following:

The American Federation for Children and the Alliance for School Choice seek to improve our nation’s K-12 education by advancing systemic and sustainable public policy that empowers parents, particularly those in low-income families, to choose the education they determine is best for their children.

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—American Federation for Children's website (2014)

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Leadership

As of 2015, the chair of the foundation's Board of Directors was Betsy DeVos, a former chair of the Republican Party of Michigan. The foundation largely spends resources in state-level politics, operating with "state-based staff located in regional offices around the country."[4]

Noteworthy events

John Doe investigations

See also: John Doe investigations related to Scott Walker

Two John Doe investigations, beginning in 2010 and ending in 2015, were launched by Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm (D) into the activities of staff and associates of Gov. Scott Walker (R).[5] The American Federation for Children was one of 29 conservative organizations that were targeted during the course of the second investigation.[6][7]

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "American+Federation+for+Children"

See also

External links

Footnotes