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| Cosmos Foundation, Inc. (Texas) - Queries for Karen Hughes & Burson-Marsteller |
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The 13 states who have stood up
to the feds and declined to apply
for Phase II of Race to the Top:
to the feds and declined to apply
for Phase II of Race to the Top:
13
- Alaska
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Minnesota
- North Dakota
- Oregon
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Vermont
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
| About the "Don't Tread on Me" Gadsden flag: "it was in the fall of 1775 when the United States Navy was established. Their main job was to intercept British ships who were attempting to deliver supplies to the British troups in the colonies. To support the Navy, five companies of Marines were mustered to accompany them on their first mission. These first Marines originated from Philadelphia and carried drums painted yellow with a coiled rattlesnake with thirteen rattles. These thirteen rattles represented the original thirteen colonies. The motto painted on these drums was "Don't Tread On Me". This is the first recorded telling of what the future Gadsden flag would symbolize. This flag was designed and named after American patriot Christopher Gadsden." (SOURCE) |
| April 2011 |
| ONER U CELEPCIKAY |
| MUSTAFA ATIK |
| KADIR ALMUS |
| ELLEN A MACDONAL |
| DR. SONER TARIM |
| BILAL AKIN |
| CENGIZHAN KESKIN |
| DR. IBRAHIM SEL |
Email at
University
of Houston
University
of Houston
| Joe Straus |
| Ken Paxton |
actual
expenditures, all
funds
expenditures, all
funds
| Wendy Davis (SD # 10) |
Aledo ISD
Arlington ISD
Birdville ISD
Burleson ISD
Carroll ISD
Castleberry ISD
Crowley ISD
Eagle MtSaginaw
ISD
Everman ISD
Fort Worth ISD
Godley ISD
Grapevine-Colleyville
ISD
Hurst-Euless-Bedford
ISD
Keller ISD
Kennedale ISD
Lake Worth
ISD
Mansfield ISD
White Settlement ISD
Arlington ISD
Birdville ISD
Burleson ISD
Carroll ISD
Castleberry ISD
Crowley ISD
Eagle MtSaginaw
ISD
Everman ISD
Fort Worth ISD
Godley ISD
Grapevine-Colleyville
ISD
Hurst-Euless-Bedford
ISD
Keller ISD
Kennedale ISD
Lake Worth
ISD
Mansfield ISD
White Settlement ISD
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| SUBJECT: Karen, do you and/or your firm rep Soner Tarim/Cosmos Fndtn.? DATE: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 FROM: "Peyton Wolcott" TO: Karen.Hughes@bm.com HARD DEAD (RE YES/NO) TONIGHT 6 PM CST I was told this was true last week by a state official who has been an impeccable source and I wanted to confirm with you and give you this opportunity to make a statement. In the event this is true and BM is representing Soner and/or Cosmos, could you give me an idea of the rates you charge? Hourly/monthly, etc.? Thank you for your help on this. Peyton Wolcott Publisher, Public Ed Commentary / Founder, National Grassroots School Check Register Movement P.O. Box 9068, Horseshoe Bay, Texas 78657 www.peytonwolcott.com |
| Query #1 to Karen Hughes 03.16.11 |
| Query #2 to Karen Hughes 03.16.11 |
| NOTE: Both queries have been sent to Burson-Marsteller's press guy Paul Cordasco, twice |
| SUBJECT: Karen, info pls. re Harmony's (Cosmos) national operation DATE: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 FROM: "Peyton Wolcott" TO: "Karen Hughes" <Karen.Hughes@bm.com> At your paid February 2011 talk on behalf of Harmony schools you stated, "I AM HERE TO WELCOME YOU ON BEHALF OF HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS... HARMONY IS TRULY A LEADER AND AN INNOVATOR NOT ONLY HERE IN TEXAS BUT ALSO NATIONALLY AMONG CHARTER SCHOOLS." Were you referring to Harmony as a leader nationally or Hamony's national operation as the operator of a chain of charter schools? Also, were you referring to Harmony charter schools or the Cosmos Foundation with its board (Oner Celepcikay, president; Mustafa Atik, treasurer; Kadir Almus, chief academic officer; Ibrahim Sel, associate superintendent, Soner Tarim, superintendent and Cengizhan Kesin, vice president, according to their most recently available public charity IRS form 990); according to Costmos' statement to the Internal Revenue Service, Cosmos has as its mission "to operate charter schools." Thank you for your help in clearing this up. Peyton Wolcott Publisher, Public Ed Commentary / Founder, National Grassroots School Check Register Movement P.O. Box 9068, Horseshoe Bay, Texas 78657 www.peytonwolcott.com |
