1/ In June 2022, SC lawmakers banned @MUSCHealth from using state funds to provide gender-affirming care to youth under 16. MUSC initially said internally that the ban wouldn’t impact care.
Then @ElonMusk tweeted.
We got emails showing what happened behind the scenes.
2/ The emails show @muschealth leaders painstakingly attempting to avoid the appearance of support for transgender people or LGBTQ causes on social media, concerned about garnering political backlash.
Woolwine didn't respond to our questions.
Mar 19, 2023 • 16 tweets • 4 min read
1/ When Sgt. Anna Lange asked Houston County, GA, to change its health plan to cover her gender-affirming surgery, officials said it was too expensive.
The county then spent more than $1M on private lawyers fighting her in federal court. 🧵 propublica.org/article/georgi…2/ Since at least 1998, the county’s health plan has excluded coverage for “services and supplies for a sex change,” an outdated term to refer to gender transition.
Major medical associations recognize this care is medically necessary for transgender people.
Sep 12, 2022 • 11 tweets • 5 min read
Olivia Coley-Pearson has spent decades helping South Georgia voters who struggle to read. Over the last decade, her efforts have landed her handcuffed in the local jail and on trial for multiple felonies.
propublica.org/article/litera…2/ Across the country, 1 in 5 adults struggles to read at a basic level, making tasks like voting challenging. @AnnieWaldman and I spent months reporting in Coffee County, GA, where one third of adults struggles to read and voter turnout is low. propublica.org/article/litera…
Oct 23, 2020 • 13 tweets • 4 min read
1/ The first report cards of the fall are here, and they show higher rates of students failing at least one, if not two or more, classes.
Students are turning in assignments late, skipping weeks of virtual school and falling behind in reading. texastribune.org/2020/10/23/tex…2/ This summer’s debate on school reopening was largely dominated by conversations about the health risks. Now, administrators believe the failing grades are the result of too many students learning from home.
More than 3 million Texas children are learning remotely.
Nov 30, 2018 • 22 tweets • 20 min read
Texas School Finance Commission chair Scott Brister as meeting starts: "We have one more month before we turn into a pumpkin."
Commission is supposed to come out with recommendations by end of Dec. #txlege#txed
Brister: No quorum for next week bc of "holiday season" absences. School finance commission will have "several meetings" in mid-Dec and report is due Dec. 31.
Proposes having a small group put reports from all three workgroups together. #txlege#txed
