White Hat charters involved in illegal political contributions.
2008 April 5
David Brennan’s hat is not as white as he claims.
My friend Philip Hayes over at the Columbus Education Association blog continues to publish the dirt on the White Hat charter shenanigans.
Ohio campaign laws limit PAC contributions by individuals and corporations to $10,000 per year, but since the group was raising its money in Virginia where individual and corporate contributions are unlimited, Brennan was able to donate in increments of $50,000 and had no legislatively mandated ceiling on his contributions. White Hat operates the largest number of privately managed charter schools in Ohio, which include the Hope Academy and Life Skills Center chains.
