We are a group of St. Louis City residents working to support, defend, and help improve our #STL Public Schools @slps_info #StandWithSLPS
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Feb 15, 2021 • 34 tweets • 9 min read
In our conversations with #STL folks about public education, we've been getting questions about what can be done at different levels of government. To help address some of those, we're doing a new #StandWithSLPS thread! So here it is:
Local 🌆vs.🏛️ State - A Thread🧵
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For starters, we should clarify that we are focused on our 3 current asks:
1. Support for a new schools moratorium 2. Creation of a citywide comprehensive plan for schools 3. Curbing of tax incentive abuse
This thread will largely be focused on the above. But first!
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Feb 10, 2021 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
🚨MUST READ 🚨
"Educators Beware: The City Fund and Its Many Tentacles of Privatization"
Thank you to Dr. @traceemiller, her co-authors, & the renowned @DianeRavitch for this piece exposing The City Fund & groups like Opportunity Trust.
Read on🧵
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"The City Fund is led by experienced privatizeers who have tried their hand in places like TN & New Orleans, where the PR was great but the results were not. They are undermining public schools & democracy at the same time. They should hang their heads in shame. They won’t"
