BREAKING: Idaho legislators just introduced a bill to fund students instead of systems.
Families would be able to take their children's education dollars to the education provider of their choosing:

• Private school
• Instructional materials
• Testing materials
• Special needs therapies
• Any other approved education expenses
House Bill 215: "Strong Students Scholarship Program"
legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/20…
Lead bill sponsors:

@lori_denhartog (R)
@wendyhorman (R)

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21 Feb
Four studies have found that places with stronger teachers unions are substantially less likely to reopen schools in person.
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The entire Oakley California school board resigned after mocking parents on a public meeting's livestream they didn't realize had already started.
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“B****, if you’re going to call me out, I’m going to f*** you up!”

“They want their babysitters back.”
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20 Feb
The Baltimore Sun editorial board:
Their piece is in response to a bill in Maryland that would allow families to take their children's education dollars elsewhere if their school doesn't reopen in person:
baltimoresun.com/opinion/editor…
Here is the proposal to fund students directly if their schools don't reopen in person:

House Bill 939: "Student Education Grant Program" mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Leg…
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19 Feb
"On Jan. 26 the science was made clear: Schools can reopen with appropriate safeguards.

Then the teachers unions got involved and the CDC changed its tune."
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"The CDC is being used as a political tool, flip-flopping on the science under pressure from the national unions and their Biden administration allies."
wsj.com/articles/follo…
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19 Feb
BREAKING: New Mexico legislators just introduced a bill to fund students instead of systems.
Families would be able to take their children's education dollars to the provider of their choosing:

• Private school
• Tutoring
• Instructional materials
• Testing materials
• Special needs therapies
• Any other approved education expenses
House Bill 292: "Education Freedom Account Act"
nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Le…
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18 Feb
BREAKING: West Virginia full House just passed a bill to fund students instead of systems.
The vote was 60 to 29 with 1 absent

The bill to fund students instead of systems will now move to the West Virginia Senate.
Families would be able to take their children's education dollars to the education provider of their choosing:

• Private school
• Tutoring
• Testing / Instructional materials
• Special needs therapies
• Any other approved education expenses
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