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Eric Robinson, as all the green committees
are).
The Herald-Tribune reported in 2016 that
Sarasota Citizens for Our Schools funded an
attack ad against incumbent Caroline Zucker,
who was running for re-election. Eric Robinson
was running unopposed for the School Board
at the time. The ad against Zucker criticized
her for accepting developer donations.
Who is donor Gary Chartrand? Gary Chartrand
served on the state of Florida's Board of
Education from 2011 to 2018. He is a leading
proponent of corporate charter schools and
was instrumental in bringing corporate charter
schools to the state of Florida. Chartrand
serves on the board of Kipp charter schools in
Jacksonville, Duval County,
Notably, a 2016 report indicates Duval County
has not seen the promised improvement in
education outcomes from corporate charter
