We've obtained the 1023 filing of Parents Defending Education, the Koch-affiliated anti-Critical Race Theory dark money group. Here are some details 1/ 
"Edward Blum" is listed as director. This appears to be the same Edward Blum who is a right-wing zealot who has tried to overturn civil rights law for decades 2/
Blum has been the well-connected architect of a right-wing campaign to undo civil rights milestones, such as voting rights, affirmative action and more. He has ties to white nationalists due to his connections to Donors Trust. mediamatters.org/justice-civil-… 3/
One director is Karol Markowicz, a New York Post and Fox columnist (she's appeared at least 30 times on weekday Fox News in 2021) who rails about liberal schools while not disclosing her involvement with Parents Defending Education 4/
Another director, Ian Lindquist appears to be affiliated with right-wing think tank American Enterprise Institute 5/
The group's president is Nicole Neily, who appears to be a well-known Koch operative who shares lawyers with Blum – and former president Donald Trump masspoliticsprofs.org/2021/09/03/the… 6/6
TBC, Markowicz has disclosed the connection on twitter at least;
https://mobile.twitter.com/karol/status/1376981657379598336?lang=ca
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