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Thankfully, my āpublic educationā taught me that every private entity that accepts public dollars *on this list* has to meet standards for accountability before it can accept those public dollars.
Why do #SchoolChoice proponents reject standards for accountability?
#ncpol
Why do #SchoolChoice proponents reject standards for accountability?
#ncpol
ā¢ Pell Grants and GI Bill
Colleges and universities with accreditation standards
ā¢ Head Start and Pre-K
Centers that meet standard requirements
ā¢ SNAP and WIC
Food stores must meet product requirements
ā¢ Medicaid and Medicare
Doctors, Hospitals, Clinics are licensedā¦ twitter.com/i/web/status/1ā¦
Colleges and universities with accreditation standards
ā¢ Head Start and Pre-K
Centers that meet standard requirements
ā¢ SNAP and WIC
Food stores must meet product requirements
ā¢ Medicaid and Medicare
Doctors, Hospitals, Clinics are licensedā¦ twitter.com/i/web/status/1ā¦
Private schools that take public money should be subject to accreditation and standards just like colleges and universities that take Pell Grants and childcare centers that take Head Start.
STOP what you're doing and START watching this interview from 2001 with Charlotte Thomson Iserbyt (#CTI). She cannot be controlled or cancelled. She #AWAKENED in 1975 and her book on #education is a MUST. Would love to have met her. š§µ
"Textbook called 'World of Mankind': teacher takes the 1st grade through town and asks them to identify big houses & little houses. What do you think they eat in the big house, what do they eat in the little house? To create class system class warfare"
"The United States Dept. of Education does fund the National Education Association. So this has been going on for a long, long time." -#CTI
Here's the link to the thread:
twitter.com/NC_Governor/thā¦
It's worth noting that due to the Medicaid Expansion deal, NSJ was told by various sources the governor will sign whatever budget comes out of the #NCGA
nsjonline.com/article/2023/0ā¦
twitter.com/NC_Governor/thā¦
It's worth noting that due to the Medicaid Expansion deal, NSJ was told by various sources the governor will sign whatever budget comes out of the #NCGA
nsjonline.com/article/2023/0ā¦
Notably, the governor fails to mention the explosion in homeschooling, charter enrollment, and private school enrollment following his pandemic school closures.
These aren't wealthy folks, it's folks from all income levels.
These aren't wealthy folks, it's folks from all income levels.
No parent should be jailed for choosing a school that meets the needs of their kids.
When I was in HS, I too lied about where my parents lived to attend school - that was before AZ had open enrollment & #SchoolChoice
Thatās why Iām an advocate for families like these šš¼
When I was in HS, I too lied about where my parents lived to attend school - that was before AZ had open enrollment & #SchoolChoice
Thatās why Iām an advocate for families like these šš¼
For context, I did not live with my parents in HS, but state law reqād me to attend the school in their district, which was on the other side of town. If I didnāt lie, I had no way to get to school and would instead have ended up a HS dropout.
Many kids in my circumstances would have chosen the path of least resistance and dropped out. But I had bigger plans for my future. Not all kids have that kind of drive.
"Our administrators, teachers' unions, have ignored what they're there for, and that's to educate our children. They've gotten really political; they've had their ideologies that they want to push onto our kidsāparents are tired of this." @LauraZorc #ampFW ampfw.org/3KiSuxK
š Public schools in Florida spend nearly TRIPLE the amount of their private counterparts, around $21,000 a year compared to $8,000. Attribute the disparity to poor financial management on the part of the public institutions. @LauraZorc #ampFW @Newsweek ampfw.org/3TXjWEf
š "There's a lot of waste and there's a lot of overheads that goes into the public schools. [The new Florida law would mean] kids are going to receive just as high-quality education, or even better, than the public schools." @LauraZorc #ampFW ampfw.org/3TXjWEf
This is huge.
What I mean is that this court decision has huge implications for #schoolchoice. Whether private schools, religious or not, or #homeschool, every stitch removed from the seam that binds American children to public schools - an increasingly debased institution - is critical.
New York's regulatory attack on Jewish religious schools was instigated largely by self-exiled former hasidim lashing out at the school systems they blamed for their unhappiness. See this by @JaneBColeman: legalinsurrection.com/2022/09/ny-timā¦
RE: Idaho ESA Bill & Homeschooling!!!
There've been concerns raised about ID S 1038 & its potential impact on nonpublic schools & homeschooling. So I wanted to address these concerns...
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#idpol #idleg #SchoolChoice #IDFreedomCaucus
There've been concerns raised about ID S 1038 & its potential impact on nonpublic schools & homeschooling. So I wanted to address these concerns...
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#idpol #idleg #SchoolChoice #IDFreedomCaucus
S1038 expressly states that the program does not authorize state control of nonpublic schools (33-6604)... This means that no government agency can exercise control or supervision over any nonpublic school or homeschooling.
2/12
#idpol #idleg #SchoolChoice #IDFreedomCaucus
2/12
#idpol #idleg #SchoolChoice #IDFreedomCaucus
The Nebraska Freedom Coalition is once again on hand bringing you live updates from Hearing room 1525, where LB's 673, 374, and 71 will have live testimony given šÆ Stay tuned for updates from the hearing and what this overflowing crowd has to say! #nebraska #neleg #schoolchoice
LB673 description: "Provide grants to schools that adopt a policy to provide emergency response mapping data to law enforcement agencies and provide powers and duties for the State Department of Education and State Board of Education"
Some very salient support #testimony given š
Some very salient support #testimony given š
Recently elected to the Board of Regents, Kathy Wilmot provides testimony in support-
Important to note that Wilmot worked for KS Dept of Corrections @ Norton Correctional FacilityĀ for over 20 years. Later she served as Accreditation Manager
There are no opponents to this bill.
Important to note that Wilmot worked for KS Dept of Corrections @ Norton Correctional FacilityĀ for over 20 years. Later she served as Accreditation Manager
There are no opponents to this bill.
So, I asked ChatGPT to list some things that public schools are required to provide for students that private schools are not required to provide.
A #Thread š§µ
#ksleg #ksed "#schoolchoice" #vouchers #SegregationCoupons #FullyFundSPED
Public Schools are required to provide...
A #Thread š§µ
#ksleg #ksed "#schoolchoice" #vouchers #SegregationCoupons #FullyFundSPED
Public Schools are required to provide...
1) Free education to all students, regardless of family income or background.
2) Special education services to students with disabilities.
3) Compliance with state and federal laws, such as those prohibiting discrimination based on race, religion, and national origin.
2) Special education services to students with disabilities.
3) Compliance with state and federal laws, such as those prohibiting discrimination based on race, religion, and national origin.
4) Meals to students who are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
5) Transportation to and from school for eligible students.
6) Curriculum alignment with state standards
7) Graduation and dropout rate reporting to the state
5) Transportation to and from school for eligible students.
6) Curriculum alignment with state standards
7) Graduation and dropout rate reporting to the state
In Arlington, VA:
āŖļøa school has been closed all week due to lack of heat & power
āŖļøthe former teachers union president embezzled >$400,000
āŖļøtoo many students tested BELOW BASIC in math: 2nd grade (37.4%), 8th (34.6%), black students (56%) & Hispanic students (61.6%)
āŖļøa school has been closed all week due to lack of heat & power
āŖļøthe former teachers union president embezzled >$400,000
āŖļøtoo many students tested BELOW BASIC in math: 2nd grade (37.4%), 8th (34.6%), black students (56%) & Hispanic students (61.6%)
After 6yo shoots teacher in Newport News public school, parents are pissed. But theyāre pissed at schools, not guns
Moms & dads packed SB meeting, calling out SB for not disciplining out of control students. Threatening to pull kids out, threatening funding š°
Parents matterš§µ
Moms & dads packed SB meeting, calling out SB for not disciplining out of control students. Threatening to pull kids out, threatening funding š°
Parents matterš§µ
Newport News, VA mom of 4:
āParents are going to need to be involved more in their kids education in order to be able to help with these behavior issues [in our schools]ā
School discipline issues ignored
āHold the students and families accountableā
āParents are going to need to be involved more in their kids education in order to be able to help with these behavior issues [in our schools]ā
School discipline issues ignored
āHold the students and families accountableā
Former SB candidate in Newport News VA calls for fewer dollars on metal detectors and more SROs in schools - to great applause from parents
Highlights that teachers have no power to discipline & admin doesnāt back them up
1 NNPS school had majority of staff leave in one year!
Highlights that teachers have no power to discipline & admin doesnāt back them up
1 NNPS school had majority of staff leave in one year!
I am calling on the @HouseGOP @SpeakerMcCarthy and @SenateGOP plus the @GOPGovs to IMMEDIATELY get to work safeguarding private and homeschooled families from govt intrusion via #SchoolChoice 1/
2/Like any other parental rights advocate, I want parents to choose how their kids are educated, but if a state is going to keep taking tax $ for education from them, and then "give" some back to pay for education,
3/I don't want the state or federal govt using that "grant" or voucher as an excuse to tell private schools, and homeschooling parents what they must teach, and/or how they must teach it. That's precisely what parents are trying to escape!
Polls have shown that the public favors school choice, yet this support does not necessarily translate to votes for elected leaders who advocate for it.
Where is the disconnect?
[1] #SchoolChoice
thehill.com/opinion/congreā¦
Where is the disconnect?
[1] #SchoolChoice
thehill.com/opinion/congreā¦
Values-based issues ā such as the economy, social safety net, reproductive health, climate, and social justice ā motivate voters' choices.
But, school choice advocates ignore or discount these "other" issues because they lack answers for the complexities they represent.
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But, school choice advocates ignore or discount these "other" issues because they lack answers for the complexities they represent.
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Also, Americans say they're dissatisfied with public education, and they support school choice in theory, the majority of parents are satisfied with THEIR public schools.
These parents are probably more supportive of #PublicSchoolChoice than #PrivateSchoolChoice
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These parents are probably more supportive of #PublicSchoolChoice than #PrivateSchoolChoice
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I'm going to use this as a thread on "fun" stuff within the Omnibus appropriations bill. Where to begin?
First, this bill is 4,155 pages long & was released after #Midnight. It's disgusting how Swamp legislators will not even attempt to read the bill's details. 1/
First, this bill is 4,155 pages long & was released after #Midnight. It's disgusting how Swamp legislators will not even attempt to read the bill's details. 1/
Nancy Pelosi said it best: We have to pass the bill to find out what's in it.
But before the bill passes, I'm going to highlight some things I think are of note or that I think are interesting.
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But before the bill passes, I'm going to highlight some things I think are of note or that I think are interesting.
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Aš§µ on why the #KYed ruling last week against #schoolvouchers tax credit scheme matters @NPEaction @Network4pubEd @PV4PS @BadassTeachersA @edvoters
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First: a winās a win. Itās good to see #schoolvouchers stopped anywhere. The push to privatize is so relentless, so well-funded by such a narrow swath of backers, it can feel like swinging in the dark against it.
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But more concretely: the KY Court found that #schoolvouchers tax credit shell game was a budget commitment even though itās not a direct appropriation. Reducing revenue by $10 is the same as spending $10.
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šØA new front has opened up in the push to privatize #schools.šØ
At Fox News Jeb Bush explicitly cited #soldastory as a reason we need #AZEd #schoolvouchers. @edvoters @BadassTeachersA @Network4pubEd @PV4PS š
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foxnews.com/opinion/our-chā¦
At Fox News Jeb Bush explicitly cited #soldastory as a reason we need #AZEd #schoolvouchers. @edvoters @BadassTeachersA @Network4pubEd @PV4PS š
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foxnews.com/opinion/our-chā¦
#Reading is going to be the new wedge issue to pitch #schoolvouchers /ESAs to parents understandably frustrated at #scienceofreading issues but who were turned off by the voucher culture war pitch.
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Just days before writing this Fox column and citing #reading as a reason states need #azed style #schoolvouchers Bush was honoring voucher hero @DougDucey at the annual ExcelInEd meeting
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Before he was peddling #schoolchoice as a āsolutionā to woke:
Jay Greene/Heritage less than a year ago explicitly argued the Right should fuel culture wars to advance a fringe agendaāmainly #schoolvouchers
@Network4pubEd @NPEaction @PV4PS @pastors4txkids @BadassTeachersA
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Before he was peddling #schoolchoice as a āsolutionā to woke:
Jay Greene/Heritage less than a year ago explicitly argued the Right should fuel culture wars to advance a fringe agendaāmainly #schoolvouchers
@Network4pubEd @NPEaction @PV4PS @pastors4txkids @BadassTeachersA
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Greene also pushed pseudo-science arguing against health care for #LGBTQ+ kids.
Using as a flimsy an evidence base as the #schoolvouchers data heās flooded the zone with for 20+ years
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Using as a flimsy an evidence base as the #schoolvouchers data heās flooded the zone with for 20+ years
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Itās critically important to understand the links between shoddy #schoolvouchers research showing positive impacts, and these pseudo-studies.
Two sides of the same @BetsyDeVos -based agenda.
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Two sides of the same @BetsyDeVos -based agenda.
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NO the evidence for #schoolvouchers isnāt āmixed.ā
Voucher āempiricalā research showing positive academic effects are no less a political tactic than this piece of garbage hereāand by the same organizations.
#edchat
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NO the evidence for #schoolvouchers isnāt āmixed.ā
Voucher āempiricalā research showing positive academic effects are no less a political tactic than this piece of garbage hereāand by the same organizations.
#edchat
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Heritage, Goldwater, Cato and EdChoice form the entire favorable base of evidence for #schoolvouchers.
No reporter would consider a study like this a neutral āstudyā
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No reporter would consider a study like this a neutral āstudyā
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No reporter would consider this anything but a politically motivated āstudyā
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Thereās been a pattern of lies coming straight from @azbethlewis over the past 3 months. Her claim of nearly 142,000 signatures was just the latest. After a weekend of hard work at the Secretary of Stateās office, the petition count is final and itās only 8175 total. 1/
Through public disclosure requests, weāve sampled the petitions which average 10.2 signatures each, not the 13.9 claimed by @arizona_sos. Our estimate of their actual signature count is roughly 83,000, or less than 60% of what they claimed. 2/
Even if their 13.9 signatures per petition was correct, theyād have only 113,633 signatures. 5k less than required to put HB2853 to the ballot. Arizona voters truly have spoken, and theyāve rejected the disinformation peddled by @arizona_sos over the past 3 months. 3/
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1/ For those who havenāt been neck deep in #schoolchoice debates for two decades let me walk you through the evolution of this argument about outcomesāit was driven by #voucher research.
Early 1990s: #schoolchoice is a rising tide that lifts all academic boats!
1/ For those who havenāt been neck deep in #schoolchoice debates for two decades let me walk you through the evolution of this argument about outcomesāit was driven by #voucher research.
Early 1990s: #schoolchoice is a rising tide that lifts all academic boats!
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1990s contād: #vouchers seem to look pretty cool: Cecilia Rouseās dissertation finds positive test score effects in Milwaukeeās pilot program and so do Jay Greene and Paul Peterson (well, uh, no shock there š)
1990s contād: #vouchers seem to look pretty cool: Cecilia Rouseās dissertation finds positive test score effects in Milwaukeeās pilot program and so do Jay Greene and Paul Peterson (well, uh, no shock there š)
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2002-04: Maybe not. Peterson-led work finds + effects of a small privately #voucher program, but then Alan Krueger shows they were highly, ahem, sensitive to model/sample choice. (Who are *you* picking as your starting research QB: Peterson or Krueger?)
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117ā¦
2002-04: Maybe not. Peterson-led work finds + effects of a small privately #voucher program, but then Alan Krueger shows they were highly, ahem, sensitive to model/sample choice. (Who are *you* picking as your starting research QB: Peterson or Krueger?)
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117ā¦
The language of quant crit is in its infancy but the practice has a long legacy dating back to Du Bois and Wells-Barnett.
Let's use #QuantCritSyllabus to feature studies that use critical quantitative methodologies and frameworks. I'll start.
#AcademicTwitter #SocAF #QuantCrit
Let's use #QuantCritSyllabus to feature studies that use critical quantitative methodologies and frameworks. I'll start.
#AcademicTwitter #SocAF #QuantCrit
The Racism-Race Reification Process: A Mesolevel Political Economic Framework for Understanding Racial Health Disparities by @aasewell
#QuantCritSyllabus #HealthDisparities #MortgageMarkets
#MergedDatabases #Multilevel #GeneralizedLinearModels
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117ā¦
#QuantCritSyllabus #HealthDisparities #MortgageMarkets
#MergedDatabases #Multilevel #GeneralizedLinearModels
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117ā¦
Collateral Damage: The Health Effects of Invasive Police Encounters in New York City by @aasewell & Kevin Jefferson
#QuantCritSyllabus #Health #Policing
#NYC #CommunityHealthSurvey #StopQuestionandFrisk #MultilevelModels
link.springer.com/article/10.100ā¦
#QuantCritSyllabus #Health #Policing
#NYC #CommunityHealthSurvey #StopQuestionandFrisk #MultilevelModels
link.springer.com/article/10.100ā¦
A @jsonline story about the property tax cost of #SchoolChoice expansion is factually incorrect. The analysis only accounts for students who are in private schools. (1/3)
bit.ly/3JPAyYw
bit.ly/3JPAyYw
Students who switch from public schools to a voucher represent a savings to property tax payers in most of the state. We busted this myth in a blog post last week (2/3):
will-law.org/education-refoā¦
will-law.org/education-refoā¦
.@SchoolChoiceWI has a helpful map that shows the savings to property taxpayers when students switch to a voucher. It is no surprise that DPI is doing everything it can to defend the public school monopoly, but journalists need to tell the whole story.
schoolchoicewi.org/schoolfinance/
schoolchoicewi.org/schoolfinance/
In 3 days:
1000+ of the top liberty activists in America will be arriving at #Rev21;
Joining dozens of Hazlitt Coalition legislators from across the states;
Along with liberty heroes like @RonPaul, @Snowden, @ZubyMusic, and @ThomasEWoods.
#TheRevolutionIsYoursNow
1000+ of the top liberty activists in America will be arriving at #Rev21;
Joining dozens of Hazlitt Coalition legislators from across the states;
Along with liberty heroes like @RonPaul, @Snowden, @ZubyMusic, and @ThomasEWoods.
#TheRevolutionIsYoursNow
#TheRevolutionIsYoursNow.
And we are only the latest generation to carry it.
This revolution began in Lexington and was formally declared on the fourth of July:
"Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness!"
And we are only the latest generation to carry it.
This revolution began in Lexington and was formally declared on the fourth of July:
"Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness!"
#TheRevolutionIsYoursNow
Every generation has their time rally for the republic: This is your time.
This #COVID1984 regime will not stand.
There will be no more lockdowns.
There will be no more mandates.
We will have liberty restored and accept nothing less.
Every generation has their time rally for the republic: This is your time.
This #COVID1984 regime will not stand.
There will be no more lockdowns.
There will be no more mandates.
We will have liberty restored and accept nothing less.
Citizen David Lambertson honored for his volunteer work.
