I’m sure we’ve all seen the recent television ads with Gov. Ayotte promoting her “all in” support for education freedom accounts, better known as the hated “school vouchers.” These ads come from a fairly new organization called yes. every kid.
Now we need to connect the dots as there are quite a few.
Yes. Every kid. was founded in 2019 by Andrew Clark, who hails from the Stand Together community, a philanthropic organization founded by Charles Koch. Koch and his late brother, David brought us Americans for Prosperity and yes there is a chapter here in Windham, New Hampshire. Koch has also supported and donated to the Heritage Foundation, who are the authors of the conservative playbook Project 2025. Lest we forget, the playbook calls for eliminating the Dept. of Education.
Craig Hulse is the Executive Director who previously managed policy and government affairs at Tesla and public policy and public affairs at Uber. He also served as the Chief of Staff for the Nevada Speaker, helping to bring in education reforms, including universal education savings accounts, tax credit scholarships for private schools, and the creation of an achievement school district.
Erica Jedynak is the Chief Operating Officer whose background includes Director of Economic Opportunity for Stand Together.
Matt Frendeway is Vice President of Strategy bringing with him more than two decades of experience in strategic communications, including working as a senior advisor to the US Secy. of Education Betsy DeVos, and Gov. Jeb Bush at Foundation for Excellence in Education.
Alexander Graff is a legislative analyst, having interned with Koch Internship Program and the Independence Institute.
These are just several of the people behind Yes. Every kid. Think about that the next time you see one of those TV ads.