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AšŸ§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 winā€™s a win. Itā€™s 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 itā€™s not a direct appropriation. Reducing revenue by $10 is the same as spending $10.

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The push for #education privatization #schoolvouchers is now a cruel update to longer efforts to separate single out and separate children. @carolburris @Network4pubEd @NPEaction

Heritage announced its #EducationFreedom strategy early in 2022:
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heritage.org/education/repoā€¦
And Heritage has been branching out on this tactic by adopting itself as a pseudo sex-science shop

The goal here is to underscore differences as ā€œchoiceā€ and ā€œvaluesā€ #lgbtqia #LGBTQ
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heritage.org/gender/event/tā€¦
With longstanding antipathy to #DEI baked into an #EducationFreedom agenda that in their telling is good for kids of color

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heritage.org/educationreporā€¦
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Imploring #edchat journalists to ask these data questions of current/proposed #SchoolVouchers schemes.

Itā€™s how we know the so-called #COVID19 exodus for private/#homeschool will come back.

5-year voucher exit rates *before* COVID were near šŸ’Æ

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dianeravitch.net/2022/12/12/josā€¦
There are 3 groups of #schoolvouchers usersā€”each giving lie to #EducationFreedom:

šŸ¤‘ long-standing #privateschool parents cashing inā€”far the largest group

šŸ¤” voucher-curious kids leaving soon after (most of the rest)

šŸ˜µā€šŸ’« some stray sortersā€”often susceptible to recruiting

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There is NO evidence that #schoolvouchers give long-term ā€œlifelinesā€ out of so-called failing schools. Theyā€™re a tax-giveaway to parents already sending kids privateā€¦

ā€¦and for the rest a crypto-like short-term gamble that they usually back out of soon after enrolling.

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To ā€œMake the Economy Strong,ā€ we must COMMIT to 1) balance the budget in 10 yrs & appropriate to it (stop spending $ we donā€™t have); 2) unapologetically expand reliable nuclear & gas energy by opening federal lands & permittingā€¦ (1/13) #StandUpForAmerica #CommitmentToAmerica
To ā€œMake the Economy Strong,ā€ we must COMMIT toā€¦ 3) end subsidies distorting toward unreliable energy; 4) use federal investment power & SEC regulatory power to end the anti-free enterprise woke ā€œESGā€ constraint on capital. (2/13) #StandUpForAmerica #CommitmentToAmerica
To ā€œMake the Nation Safe,ā€ we must COMMIT to secure our border NOW by 1) using the purse power to require turn away or full detention, no exceptions, 2) tightening asylum & eliminating loopholes, & 3) building the wall / roadsā€¦ (3/13) #StandUpForAmerica #CommitmentToAmerica
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Thereā€™s 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 Stateā€™s office, the petition count is final and itā€™s only 8175 total. 1/
Through public disclosure requests, weā€™ve 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, theyā€™d have only 113,633 signatures. 5k less than required to put HB2853 to the ballot. Arizona voters truly have spoken, and theyā€™ve rejected the disinformation peddled by @arizona_sos over the past 3 months. 3/
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During National School Choice Week we celebrate students, parents, and teachers in #TX21, across Texas, and across America, and the diverse schooling options that provide the freedom, opportunity, and high-quality education they ALL deserve.
As Big Education tries to push parents out of schools, indoctrinate our children, and do corrupt unionsā€™ bidding, we need to keep up the fight for school choice and our studentsā€™ future. Parents in Texas, Virginia, and other states are waking up ā€” we can never go back.
School choice is now more important than ever, that's why Rep. Roy is fighting to defund the bureaucrats trying to take away #EducationFreedom and re-empower American parents by putting them back in charge of their kids' education.
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.@POTUSā€™s FY 2021 Budget Request is a transformative, student-first budget that dramatically reduces the Federal role in education & returns control over education decisions to whom it belongsā€”State leaders, local educators, teachers, and parents. THREAD 1/8 ā¬‡ļø
@POTUS This budget proposal for @usedgov is about one thingā€”putting students and their needs above all else. It would restore the proper role of states, communities, and families in educationā€”so those closest to students and students themselves are in control. Hereā€™s how: 2/8
.@POTUS is calling on Congress to pass the #EducationFreedom Scholarships proposal. EFS creates a $5 billion annual tax credit for donations to state-based, locally-controlled scholarships and will help more than 1 million students across the country find their fit. 3/8
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Today, Iā€™m testifying to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, & Human Services on @POTUSā€™s FY 2020 Budget ā€“ a budget that puts the needs of students, parents, teachers & local leaders first. Watch live here:
Doing the same thingā€”and more of itā€”wonā€™t bring about new results. I propose a different approach: freedom.


This budget focuses on freedom for teachers. Freedom for parents. And freedom for all students.
This budget increases access to school choice. This includes #EducationFreedom Scholarships and increased funding for Charter Schools, the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program, and Magnet School Programs.
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