Okay, I think it's important we push back on this regular talking point and show why the "funds should follow students, not schools" line sounds reasonable to those uninformed on education policy, but is actually fundamentally flawed (1/16) I've heard many variations of this. "If I want my kids to attend private schools, I should get to choose to send my tax dollars there." There's one fundamental problem with this: it is not YOUR tax dollars, it is the COMMUNITY'S tax dollars (2/16)

History will remember yesterday's vote in the Legislature as a Dred Scott level of infamy moment, not just because of the substance of the bill, but because of how they did it. #neleg Let me explain the parallels: (1/14) Dredd Scott v. Sandford (1857) is pretty widely known because it was a Supreme Court case that upheld the institution of slavery. But the connection here is less about the substance and more about the details of how they GOT to that decision. (2/14)

I want to talk about the importance of local journalism and how it connects to today's announcement that Millard will be providing on site rapid covid testing in our schools after Thanksgiving Break: Back in September the @JournalStarNews ran an article by @ChrisDunkerLJS about how some professors at UNL pitched a rapid testing scheme for the coming year (journalstar.com/news/local/edu…). While UNL rejected the proposal, I was very intrigued by the idea using spit based rapid tests.