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Advocate for equitable, quality public education š«. Ph.D in Educational Leadership & Policyš¤. Deputy Director of Policy @IDRAedu. She/her. All tweets my own.
Austin, TX
Joined September 2012
Excited for @IDRAedu #AlamoSTEM Youth Summit tmrw connecting 300+ students w industry, education & community leaders for hands-on STEM learning, college & career exploration. Strengthening local talent pipelines starts when youth can see possibilities. https://t.co/AFPMIZOKOM
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.@IDRAedu and @TxTLEEC members support students' rights to peacefully express themselves in defense of their futures, their friends and their families. #StudentWalkouts
šŖ§As students lead walkouts in defense of their neighbors, families & friends across Texas, these organizations that make up TLEEC stand with them in support of their right to peacefully protest against the violent atrocities being committed by ICE. https://t.co/uwKI5URjsc
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We are joining @OSODTexas & public education supporters across the state for a week of action from February 2 to February 6 to call on the state to put transparency first, protect taxpayer dollars, and ensure fairness for public school students. #txlege
https://t.co/lrRWad76FG
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This TN report on their school voucher program shows why data on these programs is so important for us to know what students participate, where they go and how they are learning. The TX program needs stronger data reporting rules to provide this type of transparency.
Tennesseeās Education Savings Account program was promoted as an option to help students from low-income families leave struggling public schools. A new report shows most kids getting ESA funding donāt match that description.
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āØ #BigGive2025 kicks off tomorrow at 6 PM, but early giving is already making change possible. At IDRA, impact starts in micro-moments: a student seen, a voice heard, a future sparked. š Give now: https://t.co/c5xicvxjgg
#StudentVoice #WhyIGive #SupportPublicSchools
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In addition to policy and community engagement, @IDRAedu leads in-school programs that offer leadership development, STEM training, and peer support. Pls consider giving for the #BigGive2025 to support these important programs and policy change!
Early giving for #BigGive2025 starts NOW! You can help students code, speak out, & stand strong for justice in their schools. Be part of the story. Lift a voice. Spark change. ā”ļø Join us: https://t.co/c5xicvxjgg
#IDRA #EducationJustice #StudentVoice #SupportEquity
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š¢ Unfortunately, Texas is moving forward with its first statewide private school voucher program, and the proposed rules are flawed and could discriminate against students. You have until September 20th to submit public comment! #txlege
https://t.co/YhX2Rtmz23
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šØ Chaos + confusion is spreading across TX campuses. Some students are being wrongly denied in-state tuitionāeven though theyāre lawfully present. š Students deserve the right to learn. š£ļø Webinar 8/28 @ 6:00PM CT ā https://t.co/CRghVg3Pk6
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Texas politicians just ended in-state tuition for undocumented studentsāa cruel repeal of the 24-year-old Texas Dream Act. Students deserve better. ššāØ š£ļø Join us 8/28 @ 6:00PM CT ā https://t.co/RggG3tyhGD
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āItās a scary future, because if you have been to rural communities, you understand how foundational the school system is to the community,ā said Bellsnyder. āAs we lose funding and our community schools arenāt as strong, then our communities will become weak as well.ā
texasmonthly.com
In Texas, rural schools are often the hubs of their communities. The stateās new program could compromise that.
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āInstead of providing this office with more capacity and more resources to do exactly what the executive order says ā to make sure that everybody speaks English ā they are doing the total opposite,ā Garibay said.
washingtonpost.com
The move is an acceleration of President Donald Trumpās executive order declaring English the countryās āofficial language.ā
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Hey Michigan, look to Arizona for the future that billionaires like Betsy DeVos want for our kids: A no-accountability school voucher scam where funding that used to go your neighborhood public school now goes to your neighborās underwear.
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Must read thread...
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NABE we ORGANIZED and made calls to our elected officials! We did it! Our English Leaner sts will receive Title III funds for FY25 @NABEorg We celebrate today and will keep ORGANIZING for the FY26 budget. #IdentifyEducateMobilize
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š£ REMINDER! Senate Redistricting Hearings have begun! š„ Watch live: https://t.co/CX0l0jRImR Ā Ā š“Happening now: š¹Regional focus: South and Central Texas including Bexar County, Travis County & the Rio Grande Valley regions š§µ #txlege #redistricting #Texas
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Special session update. Please join in person or watch live.
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"School budgets are already very tight, so withholding funds for required programs such as those 4 English learners will certainly place a burden on school systems," 2024 National TOY @Missytesterman , an English as a Second Language (ESL) instructor in TN
abcnews.com
President Donald Trump's administration is pausing over $6 billion of congressionally-appropriated federal funding for educational programs.
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UPDATE: I guess being a right-wing billionaire means never having to hear āno.ā Betsy DeVosās voucher scheme is back in the Senate bill after a few small tweaks to sneak through. This would ram vouchers into states that donāt want them.
Great news for public school familiesāthe Senate parliamentarian tossed Betsy DeVosās private school voucher scheme out of the ābig beautiful bill.ā Itās going to be far harder for her to use a billionaire tax shelter to ram vouchers into Michigan and other states that said no.
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