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It’s going down, I’m yelling “federal investigation!”

In a new campaign video, Jeb Bush tried to emphasize his “education governor” credibility by visiting school classrooms. Eagle-eyed reporting by Buzzfeed noted that “[a]lmost all of the classrooms have something in common: they are operated by Academica, the state’s largest for-profit charter school management company.”

Academica is under federal investigation (little help, JB?). Academica has at least two Florida legislators on its payroll, as well as one in the CEO’s family. Academica controls more than $115 million in South Florida real estate and charges its schools steep rental fees.

Wouldn’t a candidate for president want to steer away this kind of controversy? Apparently, Academica’s record of cashing in on kids and buying political influence dovetails nicely with Bush’s vision for “public” education in the USA.

Also, Bush was probably eager to trade more jokes with rapper, charter booster, and recipient of an honorary degree from Academica’s unaccredited college, Pitbull, in the video shoot’s green room.