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AKingsburyWithout exception, every single person I've ever met who both understood and supported <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/qualifiedimmunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#qualifiedimmunity</a> was someone to whom it applies. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#police</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/teachers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#teachers</a>, everyone who knows what it is and supports it stands to benefit from it.It's one of the reasons I support <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/schoolchoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#schoolchoice</a>; teachers in private school stand to be held accountable if they violate the civil rights of your children. Government teachers do not.

AKingsburyIn 2022, about 5.7 million people under the age of 18 were enrolled in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/school" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#school</a> of some kind the the US (<a href="https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2022/demo/school-enrollment/2022-cps.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2022/demo/school-enrollment/2022-cps.html</a>)The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Federal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Federal</a> Department of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Education</a>, spent a hair over $614 BILLION that year (<a href="https://www.usaspending.gov/agency/department-of-education?fy=2022" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.usaspending.gov/agency/department-of-education?fy=2022</a>).Assuming fully half that goes to programs for those over 17...does anyone seriously think that, if we just took the $50K+ PER PUPIL that that amounts to for K-12 and just gave it to families to spend on education, that our outcomes would be worse? <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/schoolchoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#schoolchoice</a>

Larry Sharpe (@LarrySharpe)No. 583! Should We End the Department of Education? 🎓🔥 President Trump has called the Federal Department of Education a disaster, pointing out that the U.S. ranks low in education worldwide despite spending more money than almost any other country. Is he right? Would America be better off eliminating the DOE and letting states handle education? Could they?<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EducationReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EducationReform</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SchoolChoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SchoolChoice</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JimmyDore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JimmyDore</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BreakingPoints" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BreakingPoints</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TYT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TYT</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR60dWpys_o" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR60dWpys_o</a>

FlipboardSchool vouchers sure are good for someone — but it’s not necessarily kids. Here’s <a href="https://texasobserver.social/@TexasObserver" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@TexasObserver</a> on how in the Lone Star state, the push for school choice could provide a huge payday for private contractors. These certified educational assistance organizations (CEAO) will act as middlemen between the state, parents and private schools — for a fee, of course. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/school-vouchers-vendors-millions-legislature/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/school-vouchers-vendors-millions-legislature/</a><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SchoolChoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SchoolChoice</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SchoolVouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SchoolVouchers</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Education</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Newstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Newstodon</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NewstodonFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewstodonFriday</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FollowFriday</a>

Black White Blue in the SouthIn Episode 51, Bill & Jumelle are joined by Michael Layer to discuss the cash grab known as "school choice".Subscribe, download and listen today! <a href="https://linktr.ee/bwabits" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/bwabits</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SouthCarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SouthCarolina</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SCPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SCPol</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SCPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SCPolitics</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SchoolVouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SchoolVouchers</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PublicSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicSchools</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SchoolChoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SchoolChoice</a><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/SbLpyIX0LPw" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/shorts/SbLpyIX0LPw</a>

legraLeGra<a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/nyc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nyc</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/HighSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HighSchool</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/NYCDoe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NYCDoe</a> offers came out today for my younger kid.We have " <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/SchoolChoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SchoolChoice</a> " / aka publicly-sourced segregating.I feel extremely proud of my kiddo who worked HARD to do well on the entry tests.I feel relief that for the first (and yet, ONLY ) time in either of my kids experiences with this system, this kid actually has pretty good choices.Its blended with a sense of guilt - because most kids don't get this experience.If you know anything of high schools in NYC, how would you compare :Fordham Prep Columbia Secondary HSAS Lehman At least this typically MOST stressful activity for parents and families of 13-year-olds in NYC is nearly over. And now, it can provide a welcome distraction of something else for my family to obsess about for the next couple of weeks anyhow.

The Conversation U.S.One of Trump's executive orders boosts school choice by allowing public funds to go to private schools. But law professors warn vouchers drain public school budgets, especially in rural areas, and make hiring qualified teachers harder. And don’t improve student outcomes. <a href="https://theconversation.com/trump-order-boosts-school-choice-but-theres-little-evidence-vouchers-lead-to-smarter-students-or-better-educational-outcomes-249138" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/trump-order-boosts-school-choice-but-theres-little-evidence-vouchers-lead-to-smarter-students-or-better-educational-outcomes-249138</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SchoolChoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SchoolChoice</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SchoolVouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SchoolVouchers</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#education</a>

Radiojane" I always thought that a story about a Manitoba Government Cabinet Minister, Ted Cruz, a German Neo-Nazi and Russian Oligarchs might ignite a bit more interest. "<a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/dougaldlamont/p/ted-cruz-afd-a-russian-oligarch-and?r=5p989&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://open.substack.com/pub/dougaldlamont/p/ted-cruz-afd-a-russian-oligarch-and?r=5p989&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false</a><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cdnpoli</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/manpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#manpoli</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Covid19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Covid19</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/SchoolChoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SchoolChoice</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ForeignInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ForeignInterference</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/PierrePolievre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PierrePolievre</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/AfD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AfD</a>

Houston Public MediaThe Texas House’s priority proposal that would let families use public funds for their children’s private schooling diverges from the Senate plan, setting the stage for one of the legislative session’s biggest clashes this year.<a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2025/02/24/514550/under-texas-house-bill-value-of-education-savings-accounts-would-be-tied-to-public-school-funding/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2025/02/24/514550/under-texas-house-bill-value-of-education-savings-accounts-would-be-tied-to-public-school-funding/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Education</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EducationNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EducationNews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2025TexasLegislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#2025TexasLegislature</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EducationSavingsAccounts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EducationSavingsAccounts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SchoolChoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SchoolChoice</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TexasHouse</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasSchoolVouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TexasSchoolVouchers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasSenate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TexasSenate</a>

AKingsburyInteresting; if you are a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/teacher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#teacher</a> in the Bay City <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#schools</a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Michigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Michigan</a>, you can show up to work DRUNK several times and not be fired. You can also get high, at work, and not be fired. You can SELL DRUGS at work and not be fired for it.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/z_W5lCWIfxM" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/shorts/z_W5lCWIfxM</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/libertarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#libertarian</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SchoolChoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SchoolChoice</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democrat</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#republican</a>

Bytes EuropeTexas House bill ties school vouchers to state, local funding <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/765047/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.byteseu.com/765047/</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#America</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PublicEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicEducation</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SchoolChoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SchoolChoice</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SchoolVouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SchoolVouchers</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/StateGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StateGovernment</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TexasGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TexasGovernment</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TexasLegislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TexasLegislature</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TexasNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TexasNews</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TexasPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TexasPolicy</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TexasPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TexasPolitics</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedStatesOfAmerica</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USNews</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USANews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USANews</a>

bs2> School Choice Week is upon us, and once again, parents will be subjected to the best PR campaign that wealthy businessmen and our own tax dollars can buy... Think about the ad campaign for diamonds: a colorless stone that isn’t actually that rare... <a href="https://penncapital-star.com/commentary/its-school-choice-week-in-pa-dont-buy-what-its-advocates-theyre-selling-opinion/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://penncapital-star.com/commentary/its-school-choice-week-in-pa-dont-buy-what-its-advocates-theyre-selling-opinion/</a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/SchoolChoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SchoolChoice</a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/CharterSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CharterSchools</a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/Philadelphia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Philadelphia</a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/PhiladelphiaPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhiladelphiaPA</a>

Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Texas Three-Step: Defund/Demonize/Privatize Public Schools <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-defund-demonize-privatize-public-schools" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-defund-demonize-privatize-public-schools</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_two-step_bankruptcy" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_two-step_bankruptcy</a>Who Really Benefits f. School Vouchers <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-legislature-private-schools-vouchers" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-legislature-private-schools-vouchers</a><a href="https://persagen.org/docs/hillsdale_college.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://persagen.org/docs/hillsdale_college.html</a> <a href="https://www.salon.com/2022/03/16/salon-investigates-the-on-public-schools-is-being-fought-from-hillsdale-college" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.salon.com/2022/03/16/salon-investigates-the-on-public-schools-is-being-fought-from-hillsdale-college</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GregAbbott</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/evangelicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#evangelicals</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KenPaxton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KenPaxton</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GOP</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fascism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Project2025</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicEducation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SchoolChoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SchoolChoice</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SchoolVouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SchoolVouchers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PrivateSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PrivateSchools</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CharterSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CharterSchools</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HillsdaleCollege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HillsdaleCollege</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristianRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChristianRight</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antiLGBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#antiLGBT</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chistofascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Chistofascism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transgenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#transgenocide</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#billionaires</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BetsyDeVos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BetsyDeVos</a>

John Refior"In Virginia, Gov. Thomas B. Stanley proposed the Stanley Plan, which was enacted in 1956. It allowed the governor to close any school under a segregation order, gave the state the ability to keep funding from desegregated schools, and gave grants and tuition subsidies to students in order to keep districts segregated. It was part of the Massive Resistance, a strategy used by Virginia Sen. Harry Byrd and other Virginia political figures to oppose school integration efforts."In the mid-60s, Massive Resistance was on its last breath since the U.S. Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional, but tax-funded tuition grants for students who wanted to leave public schools to attend private schools helped to maintain segregation." <a href="https://archive.thinkprogress.org/why-the-racist-history-of-school-vouchers-matters-today-c972bec8a257/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archive.thinkprogress.org/why-the-racist-history-of-school-vouchers-matters-today-c972bec8a257/</a> — <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/vouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vouchers</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/SchoolChoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SchoolChoice</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/segregation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#segregation</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/apartheid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#apartheid</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#texas</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/virginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#virginia</a>

Desert TrailFor <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/newmexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#newmexico</a>, block grants instead of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/title1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#title1</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/title2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#title2</a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/title3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#title3</a> funding would cripple our state’s ability to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/educate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#educate</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/students" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#students</a> with the highest needs - indeed any New Mexican child. Rich states get richer, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#poor</a> states get poorer. If <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/schoolchoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#schoolchoice</a> really was about what’s best for kids, why is there never talk of negotiating <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privateschool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privateschool</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tuition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tuition</a> down from being at least 3x the per capita allocation of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publicschool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#publicschool</a>? <a href="https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/a-bill-to-kill-the-education-department-is-already-filed-heres-what-it-says/2024/11" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/a-bill-to-kill-the-education-department-is-already-filed-heres-what-it-says/2024/11</a>

Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️SCOTUS to decide public funding of religious charter schools <a href="https://apnews.com/article/public-religious-catholic-charter-school-unconstitutional-oklahoma-e4ef414605094313331a39cc645ede8a" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://apnews.com/article/public-religious-catholic-charter-school-unconstitutional-oklahoma-e4ef414605094313331a39cc645ede8a</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-religious-charter-school-oklahoma-a4a31ba7ffc35811ad94a401cb85502f" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-religious-charter-school-oklahoma-a4a31ba7ffc35811ad94a401cb85502f</a>* Oklahoma Supreme Court invalidated state board approval of application by Catholic Church to open charter school<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USlaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USlaw</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GOP</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fascism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Project2025</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SCOTUS</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TitleIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TitleIX</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicEducation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SchoolChoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SchoolChoice</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SchoolVouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SchoolVouchers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PrivateSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PrivateSchools</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CharterSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CharterSchools</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HillsdaleCollege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HillsdaleCollege</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristianRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChristianRight</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Catholicism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Catholicism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antiLGBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#antiLGBT</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#theocracy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chistofascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Chistofascism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transgenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#transgenocide</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/misogyny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#misogyny</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WomensRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WomensRights</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sexism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sexism</a>

Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Charter Schools Push Right-Wing Indoctrination at Taxpayer Expense <a href="https://truthout.org/articles/charter-schools-push-right-wing-indoctrination-at-taxpayer-expense" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://truthout.org/articles/charter-schools-push-right-wing-indoctrination-at-taxpayer-expense</a>* spread conservative ideology, Christian nationalism * fast-growing sector of charter school industry engaged in indoctrination * schools instructing children in white, conservative ideology<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GOP</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fascism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Project2025</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#billionaires</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicEducation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SchoolChoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SchoolChoice</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SchoolVouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SchoolVouchers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PrivateSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PrivateSchools</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CharterSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CharterSchools</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HillsdaleCollege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HillsdaleCollege</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristianRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChristianRight</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antiLGBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#antiLGBT</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chistofascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Chistofascism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transgenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#transgenocide</a>

Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️U.S. lawmakers want Christianity in classrooms <a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-religion-school-ten-commandments-9159f412c4f47ad421551885093a4a22" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://apnews.com/article/trump-religion-school-ten-commandments-9159f412c4f47ad421551885093a4a22</a>* Trump/GOP support school choice * expand taxpayer-funded vouchers for parents to send children to religious schoolsCharter schools <a href="https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110608529417350253" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110608529417350253</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113153575049972534" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113153575049972534</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GOP</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fascism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Project2025</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#billionaires</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BetsyDeVos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BetsyDeVos</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicEducation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SchoolChoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SchoolChoice</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SchoolVouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SchoolVouchers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PrivateSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PrivateSchools</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CharterSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CharterSchools</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HillsdaleCollege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HillsdaleCollege</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristianRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChristianRight</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antiLGBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#antiLGBT</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chistofascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Chistofascism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transgenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#transgenocide</a>

AKingsburySo I guess <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewJersey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewJersey</a> is joining <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewYork</a> in dumping the requirement for their teachers to pass even basic literacy and math tests.Apparently, the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NEA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NEA</a>, one of the biggest <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/teacher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#teacher</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#unions</a> out there, pushed pretty hard to have this requirement revoked.To be clear; a union of public school <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/teachers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#teachers</a> pushed hard to REMOVE the requirement for TEACHERS to pass a basic literacy test.And people wonder why <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SchoolChoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SchoolChoice</a> is getting so much traction.<a href="https://www.campussafetymagazine.com/news/new-jersey-teachers-no-longer-required-to-pass-basic-literacy-test/165479/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.campussafetymagazine.com/news/new-jersey-teachers-no-longer-required-to-pass-basic-literacy-test/165479/</a>

🌲-alistAbsolutely it is. And fixing schools is the conversation that should be happening, rather than "how do we allow corporations to import cheaper talent?" <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.fbxl.net/tag/schoolchoice" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#schoolchoice</a>

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