February 2019 – Time Out For Charters

What YOU need to know about charter schools

5 Feb,2019 Macey ErhardtLeave a comment

From Center for Public Policy Priorities:For more information on Charter School Funding: Charter School Funding: A Misguided Growing State ResponsibilityFor …

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Young Conservatives of Texas @yct·

29 Aug 2019

Including S.B. 18, the campus free speech bill! Can't wait to see how our favorite public universities adjust their policies in the next couple of days to be in line with it! #txlege

Texas Tribune@TexasTribune

In tomorrow’s newsletter: 820 bills passed during the 2019 session of the Texas Legislature will go into effect on Sept. 1.

To learn more, sign up for The Brief to get a recap in your inbox tomorrow morning: https://t.co/NueWkjO4FN

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James Quintero @JamesQuinteroTX·

29 Aug 2019

.@ChuckDeVore: "The 4 strongest large metropolitan areas for job seekers, with nonfarm employment up by at least 3% in the 12 months ending in July are Orlando, Florida; Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas; Seattle, Washington, and; Houston, #Texas."

#txlege @TPPF https://t.co/4oqd3gULNu

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VotingFemale @VotingFemaIe·

29 Aug 2019

Deep State Organizational Chart Of The Swamp

#MAGA 🇺🇸 #Trump #NRA #MdPolitics #txlege #txpol #ohpol #ohleg

Jasa@indyjasa

@VotingFemaIe @PennyHicks13 here's the break down👇

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Dr. Mary E. Gonzalez@RepMaryGonzalez·

29 Aug 2019

I've been honored to represent our home. We have accomplished so much together. Today I announced that I am running for re-election, bc there is still work to do. So grateful for the El Paso Delegation who wanted to be part of this special moment. #txlege https://t.co/CherCYiWRA

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Ed Thompson @RepEdThompson·

29 Aug 2019

This morning, Brazoria County United Front Coalition met with organizations to speak about Human Trafficking. I’m grateful to everyone that attended today’s event to hear how the 86th Legislative Session fought this important issue. #txlege #hd29

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Community-Based Organizations Make Their Picks for Secretary of Education to Replace Betsy DeVos

Yesterday national community-based, grassroots education organizations made their short list for US Secretary of Education public. Here is their open letter to President-elect Biden. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:November 23, 2020Contact Jitu Brown (773) 317-6343 Letter to President-elect Joe Biden President-elect Joseph Biden1401 Constitution Ave., NWWashington, DC 20230 Dear President-elect Biden, On behalf of the parents, students and community […]

NPE and Grassroots Groups Weigh in on US Secretary of Education and agenda

The @Network4pubEd leads a coalition of more than 50!! grassroots organizations calling for 5 principles that should be acknowledged in the selection of the next US Secretary of Education. I am honored to have served as a founding board member of NPE since 2013. Read more here. Please Facebook Like, Tweet, etc below and/or reblog to […]

Marco Rubio Says He Will Oppose Biden’s Cabinet Choices

This afternoon, President-Elect Biden introduced his first Cabinet picks, all of whom are highly qualified and experienced. None is remotely controversial. Senator Marco Rubio tweeted that he would oppose them all. One reason he gave was that they had Ivy League educations. On Twitter, one of the many responses was a list of Trump Cabinet […]

Kevin Welner: The Urgent De-Vos-Ing of the Department of Education

I recently had the pleasure of reading Kevin Welner’s terrific new Onion-like book, “Potential Grizzlies: Making the Nonsense Bearable.” In tweets, I described Kevin as the Stephen Colbert and Groucho Marx of American education. Kevin and I had fun discussing the book on a Zoom sponsored by the Network for Public Education. (WATCH: Diane Ravitch […]

Month: February 2019