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Key terms, resources, and information about this data
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PFLAcronym for the "Partnership for the Future of Learning" - a powerful, well-coordinated, secretive network of non-profits, teachers unions, public officials, and radical activists aiming to transform and remodel society through the public education systemhttps://futureforlearning.org
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Education Illuminati
(aka EdIlluminati)		Website launched to expose the who, what, where, when, why, and how of the PFLhttps://edilluminati.com
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File Last Updated: 5/28/2026
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Details on each tab in this spreadsheet and its source data
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TabsDescription of tabsOther Info / Source Data Location
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PFL People and OrgsDetailed list of the 800+ people who are/were in the PFL. Includes other relevant information discovered (i.e. other past/current roles of interest, links to relevant websites, email addresses, location, and more.)The original list of names and other related data (org, title, date they joined PFL, etc.) came from multiple sources, all created by the PFL themselves, including the assembly lists below
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Org to EIN MappingsLists all PFL organizations with their Federal Tax ID (EIN)Multiple online sources
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Org to UEI Mappings[Work in Progress] Lists all PFL organizations with their Unique Entity Identifier(s) assigned by the System for Award Management (SAM.gov). Will be used to identify federal funding for each org (i.e. grants & contracts)https://SAM.gov
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Steering CommitteeThe steering committee of the PFL is like a board of directors, setting the strategic direction of their coalition, making key decisions, etc.Source data: 'PFL People and Orgs' tab in this file
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PFL People PivotShows count of people by organization, by state, and a simple list of people & titles by orgSource data: 'PFL People and Orgs' tab in this file
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PFL in Public AgenciesList of all people in the PFL and currently in a public body (i.e. Federal or State Department of Education, Public School District, Public University, City Council, etc.)Source data: 'PFL People and Orgs' tab in this file
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OGEOffice of Government Ethics materials on current and former PFL members who are or have been in public, federal roles requiring ethics disclosureshttps://oge.gov/
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Partners by CategoryAdditional views of the people & orgs, such as showing the number of partners by category (i.e. non-profit, colleges, political/organizing orgs, etc.)Source data: 'PFL People and Orgs' tab in this file
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FundersPivotTable showing a list of all Foundations (aka Funders) represented in the PFL, along with the names and current titles of those people representing them.Source data: 'PFL People and Orgs' tab in this file
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Funders DetailsLists all Foundations (aka Funders) with EIN (Tax ID), Gross Receipts ($), Total Assets ($), and more information.Source data: https://guidestar.org/
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RELList of the 10 Regional Education Laboratories (federally funded), the organizations who lead each one, and the other organizations who they partner withhttps://ies.ed.gov/ncee/rel/
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Biden-Harris Transition DeptEdList of the 20 people selected by Biden-Harris to review the U.S. Department of Education Agency as part of their transition effort (late 2020-January 2021). Shows the significant representation & influence this network had in that team, which itself had a big influence on Biden's strategy for the Dept of Edhttps://web.archive.org/web/20201110210913/https://buildbackbetter.com/the-transition/agency-review-teams/
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Assembly 2019 AttendeesAttendee list for the PFL's 2019 2-day Network Assembly event in Chicago, ILLink to source on https://edilluminati.com/
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Assembly 2023 AttendeesAttendee list of the PFL's 2023 2-day Network Assembly event in Baltimore, MDLink to source on https://edilluminati.com/
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Mobilize Report 2019-01-24List of all members of the Shared Story workgroup back in early 2019. The PFL tracked each member to see if they were actively viewing and sharing content they produced and distributed. Data is from the People tab of the source file linked in the next cell. Link to source on https://edilluminati.com/
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FSCS Legislators[Work in Progress] Attempt to identify all U.S. legislators that had been involved in Full-Service Community School legislation, including Senate Amendment 891 to the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021.Multiple online sources
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File Updates / Release Notes
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DateNotes / What Changed
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5/28/2026Multiple updates to PFL People and Orgs tab and minor cleanup in others.
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11/17/2024Minor updates to 'PFL People and Orgs' tab to update data for existing people
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7/18/20241. Cleaned up 'OGE' tab
2. Added 'Org to UEI Mappings' tab
3. Minor updates to 'PFL People and Orgs' tab to add/update data to existing people (i.e. added new relevant, URLs, updated org/title with latest info)
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7/11/2024Added 'OGE' tab and began collecting data
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6/23/2024Added a few new people and organizations from attendees in the PFL's 8-24-2022 internal Zoom meeting (see https://pflexposed.com/videos)
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6/19/2024Added new tab 'Mobilize Report 2019-01-24', which the PFL had created to track members of their Shared Story workgroup to determine if they were actively viewing and sharing the partnership's messaging. Found and added 22 additional PFL members not previously captured in the 'PFL People and Orgs' list.
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6/14/2024More minor typos/fixes, no material changes to data
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5/30/2024Fixed a couple of minor typos, no material changes
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5/26/20241. Adding 19 people to 'PFL People and Orgs' tab. Found in Feb 2017 PFL Policy Framework as co-authors or contributors to this core PFL document.
2. Made some adjustments to columns available in 'PFL People and Orgs' (removed a couple of unnecessary columns, added one to track involvement with PFL Policy Framework)
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5/19/20241. Added Steering Committee and Funders Details tabs
2. Minor updates to <10 people in PFL People and Orgs tabs
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5/15/2024Original posting of spreadsheet
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