Parents for Transparency

10/08/2026

Found this sitting in the dumpster with the books they were throwing away.

Figured I’d make a reel. 😘

To clear it up, for anyone confused, we’re not here for political change. We’re here for world change.

They must’ve missed our announcement on this when they were rewriting the definition of transparency to include non-profit. Idk, i just work here.

Ethical people + for profit status = how we take the dollars back from the people doing the bad things and find a future where we vote with our dollar.

www.parentsfortransparency.com/membership to fund an org with a leadership team you can trust, sitting directly in the trenches, to bring change to our community.

10/08/2026

Yesterday Ali and I sat down for a long podcast recording episode (will launch soon), and we decided to change the course of what we discussed.

We've burned out hard on the merry-go-round that the School District of Lee County has put you guys on. We can keep reporting the same things over and over again (and believe me, we'll always expose what's happening as far as spending and the priorities and stories that matter to you)

But, I'm gonna be honest, I'm not sure how you've been riding it for so long, and all your DMs about how its the worst it has ever been and the retaliation and layoffs and the lack of care... it gets hard to hold all of that.

Especially when you're the type of people that prefer solutions-oriented discussions. There's a lot happening with education - and I like to think long term. I like to think - where is this going and what exactly do we need to get in front of it?

You need better access to resources.
You need to be able to speak intelligently in your meetings.
You need to know your rights... because, yes, TALC will stand with you, but not in EVERY case... and especially for parents, and these IEPs and the way that they're handling things at the Federal level. You need quick access to a directory of advocates AND attorneys.

It took me awhile to put this together, and it's not even close to complete, it's only what I was able to find in Google Search and through AI.

But here it is - a free-to-register (a premium upgrade is available, because we do look to help subsidize our work however possible) and free to view forever directory of advocates and attorneys.

You can find this under the resources tab on our website.
Please note this is a NATIONWIDE REGISTRY. Feel free to share anywhere you'd like.

Directory: https://parentsfortransparency.com/education-advocates-and-attorneys

Register for the Directory as an attorney or advocate: https://parentsfortransparency.com/advocate-directory/register

These resources aren't cheap to create or maintain.
You can support our efforts by becoming a member for as little as $8/month: www.parentsfortransparency.com/membership

10/07/2026

10/07/2026

Relatable, lol.

10/07/2026

In general, we take everything the School District says with a grain of salt - particularly their cherry-picked budgetary numbers.

Ali dug into the numbers for the district's budget cuts - and things don't line up.

Read the full article: https://parentsfortransparency.com/op-eds/take-the-districts-word

10/07/2026

With budget issues all over the School district, why is School District of Lee County locking in Physical Education vendors for years at prices that are barely below retail?

Check out our most recent op-ed about Private Equity and Corporate vendors in Physical Education in Lee County: https://parentsfortransparency.com/op-eds/three-years-31-vendors-no-way-in

10/06/2026

$1211 for a PRR and a charge of $75 per hour?!?

10/06/2026

We have received reports that Diplomat Elementary and Diplomat Middle were without A/C yesterday!

10/06/2026

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