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The push to close Denver schools by the board is creating anxiety and concern among families and citizens. Why is this happening? @FLBaloney @uncharteredco @DenverTeachers @NPEaction @electrobrogers @DianeRavitch @TrusteeFord @4publicedva
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Good read about the Federal Tax Credit Scholarship: "Despite this administration’s emphasis on “
'returning education to the states,' state leaders have virtually no control over this program after deciding whether they will participate." brookings.edu/articles/title…
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As Public Schools Struggle, Private Schools That Once Fought Integration Poised for Taxpayer-Funded Windfall theemancipator.org/2026/10/1…
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Americans love to claim education is the great equalizer, a game changer, but the reality is the best way out of poverty is ... money
Race, social class at birth, and gender are HUGE factors that education impacts but does not overcome
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"A Pivotal Moment for American Public Education: Social Justice Leaders Discuss the Dangerous Federal Voucher Program" @propublica @palan57 @deutsch29blog @OhioPEP @4publicedva @pfpsorg @il_fps @DianeRavitch @leoniehaimson @lynnsdavenport @EdLawCenter
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NOT EXACTLY: NYC charter schools have no secret sauce. With longer days/years + rigid discipline they cherrypick the best test-takers in violation of the 1998 law that created them. They do this through admissions hurdles, suspensions/holdovers + pushouts:
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Erika Donalds says parents should choose their children's education and then “live with the consequences.”
But what happens when that choice fails?
Parents make the decisions. Taxpayers pay the bills. Children live with the consequences.
My latest:
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The Federal Voucher SCAM is finally revealed:
"Treasury’s proposed regulations give states an all-or-nothing choice on the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC), with little control over what happens if they opt in."
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"Tell the Governor: NO Vouchers in Colorado:
The Treasury regs for federal tax vouchers raise significant questions about public accountability, civil rights protections, and the use of public tax expenditures to support private and religious education."
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“Their purpose is to provide scholarships for students to attend private schools,” said Eric Duncan, director of K-12 policy with EdTrust, a progressive education advocacy group. “This is really to drive students from public schools into private schools.”
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🗳️ Midterm Elections Are Here
Colorado’s 2026 general-election ballots are being mailed now. Colorado voters will also decide 14 statewide ballot measures — the most in a presidential-election off year in decades.
A4PEP’s recommendations on five ballot measures:
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"Governors should reject the harmful federal voucher scheme by choosing not to participate in 2027, and each year the program remains in place." @4publicedva @palan57 @propublica @pastors4kids @deutsch29blog @FLBaloney @lynnsdavenport @DeepNotShallow
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"The federal private school voucher scheme will create a two-tiered education system-one that serves all, guarantees students’ civil rights...and one that is...exclusionary, and hoards more resources for the wealthy few—both underwritten by the taxpayer.”
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The new federal school voucher program (EFTC) shifts education dollars to billionaire-funded SGO's. It expands pathways to private and religious schools. This scam is another step toward privatizing education rather than strengthening public schools. docs.google.com/presentation…
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The Heritage Foundation promotes K-12 “classical schools” to parents. Civil Defense Institute found that more than 300 of them are affiliated with an association founded by Doug Wilson—a self-described Christian nationalist with extreme views. Read more: civildefenseinstitute.org/fe…
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The TECH BILLIONAIRES have been DESTROYING PUBLIC EDUCATION for over a decade! NO gains in learning and RESEARCH shows more HARM in brain development. WHY? for PROFIT and CONTROL! BILLIONS could have gone to teachers and lower class size.
nytimes.com/2026/08/23/busin…