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we are students organizing a national grassroots movement on our campuses for @ewarren πŸ—³ | volunteer-driven account
Oct 21, 2019 β€’ 12 tweets β€’ 3 min read
Students know our public school system is broken. Schools are more segregated than they were 30 years ago, they are poorly funded, and they try to test their way to success. It is time to reinvest in our public schools. @ewarren has a plan for that and we break it down hereπŸ‘‡πŸ½ FUND SCHOOLS EQUITABLY (1/2)
πŸ’΅ Invest $450 billion in Title I funds for high poverty schools
πŸ‘¨πŸΏβ€πŸ« Work with public education leaders to ensure funds are equitably distributed
🏫 Condition extra Title I funds on states funding struggling schools more
Aug 20, 2019 β€’ 10 tweets β€’ 3 min read
THIS IS BIG. @ewarren just dropped a TWENTY-NINE page plan for comprehensive criminal justice reform. Our thread breaks it down below πŸ‘‡πŸ½ A NEW APPROACH:
🏫 BREAK the school-to-prison pipeline
πŸ™‚ DECRIMINALIZE mental health crises
🏠 END homelessness (spend $500 billion on new/rehabilitated housing)
πŸ›‘ INVEST in evidence-based interruption programs
β†ͺ️ INVEST in diversion programs for substance abuse disorder
Aug 16, 2019 β€’ 15 tweets β€’ 3 min read
.@ewarren just released a plan to Empower Tribal Nations and Indigenous Peoples. It is - BY FAR - her most comprehensive plan yet, because Warren will ALWAYS center the most marginalized members of our society. This is the Warren plan for Indigenous America. Thread below πŸ‘‡πŸ½ Recognizing Injustices:
- The US has systematically failed to fulfill its promises to Native Americans
- Tribal nations were robbed of their land
- Native languages, religions, and cultures were suppressed
- Native communities are still some of the most underserved and oppressed