[Jim Righeimer], [Frank Ury], and [Mark Bucher], are founders of an Orange County pro-school-voucher group called the Education Alliance, which focuses on electing conservative Christians to local school board positions. The alliance has received the majority of its funding from [Howard Ahmanson], a wealthy businessman who reportedly funnels millions to radical-right groups and is linked to the fundamentalist Colorado-based [Focus on the Family][#1].

! Sources and Articles
* [Paycheck Protection Racket|https://www.motherjones.com/politics/1998/05/paycheck-protection-racket/] (May/June 1998)
* [EDUCATION ALLIANCE BACK IN BATTLE FOR OUSD|http://greaterorange.blogspot.com/2006/09/election-watch-2006_19.html] (Sep 2006)
* [The Republican War on Public Education|http://theliberaloc.com/2010/04/12/the-republican-war-on-public-education/] (Apr 2010)

! Footnotes
[1] [Despite Hot Issues, School Races Stay Cool|https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-oct-26-me-36277-story.html] (Oct 1998)