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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.

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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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The Confederacy: You have a choice

Reblogged from Jim Golden, an AP US History teacher: If you are confused as to why so many Americans are defending the confederate flag, monuments, and statues right now, I put together a quick Q&A, with questions from a hypothetical person with misconceptions and answers from my perspective as an AP U.S. History Teacher: Q: […]

NAACP Education and Civil Rights Initiative’s Critical Race Theory Webinar

Before all the Critical Race Theory (CRT) state legislative filings, the NAACP Education and Civil Rights Initiative at the University of Kentucky College of Education held a webinar on CRT and Ethnic Studies back in April. The webinar featured appearances from Lynn, Matias, Vincent, Martinez and others… Check it out here: https://uky.zoom.us/rec/share/-KjTb0W1NqRzAqS1ZZYqDhZB1YapI-P02rxege7ufcGUeGRTxLUG_4ftyP8MOFK0.MnEwPUN5hzducxOz Wouldn’t it be […]

How Charter Schools Select Their Students

Wagma Mommandi and Kevin Welner write in The Progressive about the ways that charter schools select and remove students. These practices are not permitted in real public schools. Some make it difficult to apply, like the charter in Philadelphia that required parents to travel to a private golf club in the suburbs to seek admission. […]

Bruce Baker: How to Make Charter Schools More Accountable and Transparent

Bruce Baker is a school finance expert at Rutgers. For years, he has been concerned about the lack of transparency and accountability in the charter industry. In this post, he foresees the possibility or likelihood that recent Supreme Court decisions pave the way for charter schools to become religious schools and he suggests a model […]