ValeriaGurr Profile Banner
Valeria Gurr, PhD 🐯 Profile
Valeria Gurr, PhD 🐯

@ValeriaGurr

Followers
6K
Following
21K
Media
2K
Statuses
15K

I am a Senior Fellow at @SchoolChoiceNow and the founder of @oescolares. Education, policy, and School Choice.

Joined September 2011
Don't wanna be here? Send us removal request.
@ValeriaGurr
Valeria Gurr, PhD 🐯
6 months
Opportunity Scholarship students deserve better. The current funding cap is far too low. #nvleg give families more choices, not fewer. 📣 Families: Contact your representatives today and demand action. Time is running out! #SchoolChoice #nvleg
1
9
22
@VictorJoecks
Victor Joecks
4 hours
And @ValeriaGurr deserves praise for reminding conservatives that they should be fighting hardest for school choice, not handouts to out-of-state corporations.
@VictorJoecks
Victor Joecks
4 hours
A lot of grassroots conservatives courageously stood up and opposed Hollywood handouts even when the fight didn't look winnable. A non-exhaustive list starts with: @KeystoneNevada, @NevadaPolicyRI, @ChuckMuth @whatsrightsam, @crismersch and @RealWashoeGOP. (I encourage you to
1
8
16
@afcpress
Brian Jodice
7 hours
It's telling when an organization like @MtnStatesPolicy hosts a series of information sessions about Idaho's new parental choice tax credit program and a group of nay-sayers shows up looking for a debate. It was clear these sessions were designed to provide families with
@MtnStatesPolicy
Mountain States Policy Center
6 days
Angry agitators are trying to intimidate Idaho parents and prevent them from participating in the state's new parental choice tax credit program. The rest of Idaho shouldn't let them. https://t.co/Yjgz3bDBhk
0
3
2
@VictorJoecks
Victor Joecks
6 hours
For 15+ years, too many Rs in #nvleg have capitulated, instead of insisting on compromise. Glad to see that changing.
2
6
21
@afcpress
Brian Jodice
1 day
"How often does anyone in Washington acknowledge that a bureaucracy has failed and take appropriate steps to try to protect Americans from further damage? Kudos to Linda McMahon for working to send power over education back to local communities where it belongs." - @FreemanWSJ
@FreemanWSJ
James Freeman
2 days
Cabinet Secretary of the Year https://t.co/jnz4CKfhch via @WSJopinion
2
14
61
@Tommy_USA
Tommy Schultz 🇺🇸
1 day
It’s a rescue mission
@politicalmath
PoIiMath
2 days
Highly recommend @KelseyTuoc's piece on the UCSD remedial math scandal She focuses on the fact that most of these students were getting good grades in math in high school. This is large-scale educational fraud and the kids are the ones paying for it. https://t.co/ctVK1cHjEp
1
2
6
@ChuckMuth
Chuck Muth
1 day
I'm attending a conservative state leaders conference in Palm Springs today & tomorrow. Discussion today on school choice. There are SO many options for Republican legislators to embrace...if only they had the foresight and backbone. Oh, and they LOVE @ValeriaGurr here!
0
2
7
@afcpress
Brian Jodice
3 days
Meanwhile, only 30% of Chicago public school students (3rd and 8th grades) were proficient in reading, with only 18% proficient in math. It's even worse for high school students, only 22% were proficient in reading. Those scores are well below pre-pandemic levels. Are you
0
6
7
@Tommy_USA
Tommy Schultz 🇺🇸
3 days
Chicago public school administrators spent $7 million in one year on travel to places like Egypt, Finland, Hawaii, and a safari. Make them pay back every penny.
9
57
206
@shakamitchell
Shaka Mitchell
2 days
#Schoolchoice is really education choice because it’s not just about the building anymore. It’s how to match the student with the education that’s the best fit, regardless of the system it’s in. We'll be talking about this at #EIE25 this week. @matthewgburgess @Kerry_edu
0
1
6
@crismersch
Cristiane Mersch
3 days
If there’s ever a time to use leverage, it’s now. Republicans who ran on school choice—including the governor—must push for Opportunity Scholarships to be matched dollar for dollar. #NVleg #schoolchoicenow
2
7
17
@ValeriaGurr
Valeria Gurr, PhD 🐯
3 days
Idaho Press: Trent Clark: Opinion: The tsunami under the calm https://t.co/As1MI2oFGP In Idaho Falls, he joined other HB 93 advocates, including Valeria Gurr of the American Federation for Children. Valeria has worked feverishly to prove naysayers wrong, reaching out to poor
0
0
1
@VictorJoecks
Victor Joecks
3 days
No R in #nvleg ran on Hollywood handouts. Most, if not all, ran on school choice. R voters want electeds who fight for their priorities, not give $1.5+ billion to money-losing economic development project.
3
13
47
@afcpress
Brian Jodice
3 days
The latest podcast conversation on school choice with @SchoolChoiceNow's @shakamitchell is with @dvs1970 on The Hangout Podcast: ▶️ https://t.co/Xj1BZEfXYP 🍎 https://t.co/3g1PtvSaVY 🟢 https://t.co/EJ9ZU4NvH9
0
2
5
@crismersch
Cristiane Mersch
4 days
AB5, the Hollywood handout bill , passed the Assembly this afternoon by a razor-thin 22–20 vote. The bill is now at Senate — and they could still stop it, but only if they hear from Nevadans right away. Email your senators and urge them to oppose AB5:
Tweet card summary image
nevadapolicy.org
Nevada Policy
0
9
12
@VictorJoecks
Victor Joecks
5 days
Hollywood handout supporters have already doled out lots of goodies in an attempt to win support. Time to propose a dollar-for-dollar match for Opportunity Scholarships.
@VictorJoecks
Victor Joecks
5 days
Rs only passed universal school choice in 2015 because @PatHickeyNevada stood up to Sandoval and demanded something exchange for his vote to hike taxes. @PKONeillNV now is your chance to help children.
0
3
13
@pointsnfigures1
pointsnfigures
5 days
@ChuckMuth @ValeriaGurr Republicans will stay home in the midterms if this passes, and they don't fight for school choice.
1
3
4
@VictorJoecks
Victor Joecks
5 days
We are now into the voting buying portion of the Hollywood handout bill. Rs shouldn’t support this, but if they do — they should demand a dollar-for-dollar match for Opportunity Scholarships.
5
8
19
@crismersch
Cristiane Mersch
5 days
Republicans don’t compromise or give away Nevada’s interests. Our kids are always the best investment. If Republicans are expected to vote for a Hollywood handout bill, then they should at least demand dollar-for-dollar Opportunity Scholarships in return. #Schoolchoicenow
@ChuckMuth
Chuck Muth
5 days
Overheard in Carson City: "I wish these damn Republicans would fight as hard for our kids and school choice as they are for this welfare program for Hollywood liberals." Couldn't have said it better myself.
2
5
7
@ChuckMuth
Chuck Muth
5 days
@ValeriaGurr I'm hearing the same thing. The intensity is right up there w/the anger at Republicans for voting for the largest tax hike in state history in 2015. And many of those Republicans ended up being forced out of office or were defeated in the 2016 elections. I see primaries coming!
2
7
19