Education Action Group Foundation

Education Action Group Foundation

Founder	Kyle Olson [1]
Type	501(c)(3) nonprofit
Purpose	To advocate for educational choice
Location	Muskegon, Michigan
Region	United States
Revenue	$378,223 [2] (2014)
Expenses	$606,002 [2] (2014)
Website	eagnews.org

The Education Action Group Foundation (EAG) is a nonprofit organization located in Michigan with a mission focused on increasing educational choice and cutting what it perceives to be wasteful spending. ^{[3] [4]}

The organization, which is active nationwide, has a stated mission of "promoting sensible education reform and exposing those with a vested interest in maintaining the status quo...highlighting every day the need for a student-focused education system that is financially sustainable and will put us on a firm footing to compete globally in the future." ^[5]

EAG has encouraged public schools to cut waste. ^{[1] [6]} The group has used Freedom of Information Act requests to obtain spending records from public schools. ^[7]

References

1. Dudzik, Kelly (January 19, 2015). "13 BPS: Cosmetic Surgery Spending Up". Buffalo: WGRZ-TV . Retrieved March 10, 2015.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
2. "IRS Form 990 2013" (PDF). GuideStar. Internal Revenue Service. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
3. Murray, Dave (March 26, 2010). "Education Action Group Leader Blasted in Huffington Post for 'Fib' He Calls 'Regrettable'". MLive. Booth Newspapers . Retrieved March 10, 2015.
4. Brandt, Steve (May 3, 2012). "Group Takes Aim at Minneapolis Teacher Benefits". Star Tribune . Minneapolis. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
5. "Our Perspective". Education Action Group Foundation. Archived from the original on March 15, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
6. "Kyle Olson of Education Action Group Talks School Finance". Charlevoix Courier. April 21, 2009. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
7. Cole, Jeff (December 30, 2013). "FOX 29 Investigates Trenton School District Spending". Philadelphia: WTXF-TV. Archived from the original on March 20, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.