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Facts Uncovered About Gülen Charter Schools in KILLING ED

  • 60,000+ students
  • 150+ schools in USA (with 12 new schools applied for)
  • over 1,200 schools worldwide
  • $500M+ in taxpayer-funded revenue each year
  • FBI investigations in 4 states
  • Congressional investigation into Gülen-paid Turkey trips for politicians
  • over 5,000 Turkish employees on H1-B visas
  • operated by followers of Turkish Islamic cleric, Fethullah Gülen
  • Gülen Movement named a ‘terrorist organization’ by Turkish government
  • Movement’s charters support other follower’s businesses (catering, buses, construction, school furniture, curriculum, etc.)

Opponents of the Charter School Movement and “Reform”

Parents Across America – http://parentsacrossamerica.org
Network for Public Education – http://networkforpubliceducation.org
Diane Ravitch’s Blog – http://dianeravitch.net
Sharon Higgins’ Perimeter Primate Blog – http://perimeterprimate.blogspot.com
Gülen Charter Schools USA – http://gulencharterschoolsusa.blogspot.com
Turkish Invitations – http://turkishinvitations.weebly.com
Noel Hammatt (Twitter Feed) – https://twitter.com/edtraveler

Pro-Charter Information

Texas Charter School Association – http://www.txcharterschools.org
Office of Lt. Governor Dan Patrick – https://www.ltgov.state.tx.us
California Charter Schools Association – http://www.ccsa.org
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation – http://www.gatesfoundation.org/What-We-Do/US-Program/Washington-State/Education-Pathways
Center for Education Reform – https://www.edreform.com/issues/choice-charter-schools/
Eli Broad Family Foundation – http://www.broadeducation.org

Information on the Gülen Movement and its Schools

Fethullah Gülen Historical Timeline by Prof. Joshua Hendrick: http://www.wrs.vcu.edu/profiles/FethullahGulen.htm
Fetullah Gülen Movement (AFPC World Almanac of Islamism): http://almanac.afpc.org/fetullah-gülen-movement
Gülen Charter Schools Website (Anti-Gülen): http://gulencharterschools.weebly.com/index.html
Fethullah Gülen’s Official Website – http://www.herkul.org/this-week/
Harmony Public Schools (Texas) – http://harmonytx.org/default.aspx
Concept Schools (Ohio) – http://www.conceptschools.org
Magnolia Schools (California) – http://magnoliapublicschools.org