DC public schools just reached a tentative agreement with the teachers union:

No teachers will be required to return to schools through January 2021

DC public schools were supposed to reopen November 9th
Teachers Union President:

"We didn’t get everything we wanted, but I’m okay with it. And we’ll wait to see how our members feel."
washingtonpost.com/local/educatio…
DC public schools spend over $30,000 per child per year

Every family should be able to take their children's education dollars elsewhere.
If a grocery store doesn't reopen families can take their money elsewhere

If a school doesn't reopen families should be able to take their children's education dollars elsewhere.
Even if a school reopens families should be able to take their children's education dollars elsewhere

Education funding is supposed to be meant for educating children - not for protecting a government monopoly.

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12 Nov
Biden's Policy Director: "Biden will make sure that we stop funding for charter schools that don’t provide results."

If charter schools aren't providing results then why are families choosing them?🤔
I wonder if he plans on pulling funding from underperforming district schools as well?🤔
Biden's Policy Director: "Biden will ban for-profit charter schools from receiving federal funding because [...] no one should be getting rich by taking advantage of our kids."

Giving families a choice isn't "taking advantage" of them.

Forcing them into a monopoly is.
Read 10 tweets
8 Nov
POLITICO reported that Biden's team is considering picking the former president of the nation's largest teachers union for education secretary.
"There is also a widespread expectation that he wants to put a union official or someone with union ties in his Cabinet.

Both of those factors have made Lily Garcia, an elementary school teacher and the immediate past president of the NEA, an early favorite for the position."
The current president of the 2nd largest teachers union is also being considered:

"Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, is also frequently mentioned as a contender although she would likely prompt strong Republican opposition"
Read 4 tweets
7 Nov
New data from England: "Since the start of the school year there is no evidence of difference in the positivity rate between teachers and other key workers."

Washington Post should correct their false claim.
The editor claimed that this sentence "makes clear that this is his subjective interpretation based in his own reading of obituaries, not a representation of scientific research."

That's not true.

"Disproportionate" is an objective statement.
Here is the editor's response.

"Disproportionate" is an objective claim without any evidence.

Washington Post should correct this false claim.
Read 4 tweets
7 Nov
New data from England: "Since the start of the school year there is no evidence of difference in the positivity rate between teachers and other key workers."
Office for National Statistics, Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey
"Teachers in England are no more likely to contract Covid-19 than other key workers, according to data that appears to bolster the government’s argument for keeping schools open."
theguardian.com/education/2020…
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2 Nov
DC public schools just canceled their plan to bring some students back next week.
"Teacher protests escalated Monday morning as the union encouraged educators to call in sick in opposition to the reopening plan."
washingtonpost.com/local/educatio…
If a grocery store doesn't reopen families can take their money elsewhere

If a school doesn't reopen families should similarly be able to take their children's education dollars elsewhere.
Read 5 tweets
2 Nov
Ohio is now partially funding some students with special needs directly.
Families can receive up to $1,500 to cover the costs of education services such as private tutoring.
This is a step in the right direction

But all families should have that choice.

And Ohio spends over $15,000 per child per year - why should students only get access to 10% of that?🤔

We should fund students instead of institutions.
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