Vouchers are welfare for the well-off. Claims they are about helping poor kids are just the way to get them passed. Then they get expanded so that the majority of students using them never attended public schools. Watch this video from Texas, where rural Republicans are voting with Democrats to reject vouchers: https://www.facebook.com/RepTalarico/videos/872786284150699 Originally posted on Facebook on Nov. 18, 2023....
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Top Republican refuses to hold Special Education Task Force meeting, despite mandate
There are two reasons to convene the task force. First is to demonstrate the need for adequate SPED funding. The second is to vet any plans to change it. Rep. Williams has made clear she would prefer to count the funding differently and/or change the formula. She should not be able to do this in the legislative session unless she vets it in this task force of people who are more knowledgeable than legislative committee members. The unwillingness to convene the task force once it became apparent she would not control the agenda is damning. We have repeatedly...
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Leave a Comment Blue Valley Schools are entering the third year of zero suicides with help from grieving parents
This story should be required reading for anyone questioning the importance and appropriateness of social emotional learning: https://bluevalleypost.com/2023/11/08/blue-valley-parents-give-hope-161601/?fbclid=IwAR2yPU1nQEWeYnQkyvDDKa0JG5d0nG48dL21BK_9A4YmJduAqYxLHoo7ObM Originally posted on Facebook on Nov. 12th, 2023....
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Leave a Comment Voters reject extremists in statewide school board elections
Game On team, thank you for getting in the game for the 2023 school board elections! Notably, the 1776 Project PAC candidates were successful in 2 of the 13 seats they sought (including one in a district where there were 5 traditional candidates running for 4 seats and split the vote). The 1776ers got 0 seats in Blue Valley, which they claimed was their top priority in the country. None of the candidates JOCO Moms for Liberty supported won their elections. At least a couple districts have taken their boards back from extremists. Originally posted on Facebook on...
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