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The Executive Director of the Network for Public Education, retired teacher & award-winning HS principal, & author of On the Same Track. Lover of democratically governed public schools and democracy.

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πŸ“’ Facts matter.

Watch the video below and check out PFPS's latest resource to learn the truth about the harmful federal voucher program.

04.03.2026 16:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Great women, through teaching and leading, have added so much value to our nation. Celebrate Women's History Month with @network4pubed.bsky.social. @dianeravitch.bsky.social

07.03.2026 12:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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NPE Action endorses Gina Hinojosa for Governor of Texas. NPE Action endorses Gina Hinojosa for Governor of Texas.

Gina @ginafortexas.bsky.social would make an extraordinary governor for the Lone Star State. Time 4 change. @anthonytcody.bsky.social @progresstexas.bsky.social @dianeravitch.bsky.social @tsta-nea.bsky.social @texasaft.org @texasaflcio.org @texaspublicradio.bsky.social npeaction.org/npe-action-e...

06.03.2026 22:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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NPE Action endorses Gina Hinojosa for Governor of Texas. NPE Action endorses Gina Hinojosa for Governor of Texas.

Gina @ginafortexas.bsky.social would make an extraordinary governor for the Lone Star State. Time 4 change. @anthonytcody.bsky.social @progresstexas.bsky.social @dianeravitch.bsky.social @tsta-nea.bsky.social @texasaft.org @texasaflcio.org @texaspublicradio.bsky.social npeaction.org/npe-action-e...

06.03.2026 22:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Seems like the media should at least express some curiosity about this.

open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...

03.03.2026 21:48 πŸ‘ 20393 πŸ” 8493 πŸ’¬ 2471 πŸ“Œ 1184

Minnesota is mourning the loss of Sergeant First Class Nicole M. Amor of White Bear Lake who was killed in Kuwait on Sunday.

She answered the call to serve and gave her life in service to our state and nation. Minnesotans are wrapping our arms around her loved ones.

04.03.2026 01:21 πŸ‘ 17415 πŸ” 3593 πŸ’¬ 658 πŸ“Œ 188
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WATCH β€” @senpeterwelch walks through a no-bid $143,000,000 contract that went to @KristiNoem’s spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin’s husband’s company that had just been formed.

She should be impeached for this outrageous scandal alone.

Yet it’s barely a blip in this corrupt regime.

04.03.2026 05:02 πŸ‘ 12279 πŸ” 4961 πŸ’¬ 555 πŸ“Œ 326
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Trump says β€˜401(k)s are way up’ β€” but workers are tapping them at record rates President Donald Trump touted rising 401(k) balances in his State of the Union speech. Here's where those retirement accounts stand.

He's terribly out of touch with Americans:

www.cnbc.com/2026/03/04/r...

04.03.2026 16:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Record Numbers of Workers Are Raiding Their 401(k) Savings A divergent economy has given people record retirement savings and more need to dig into them.

BREAKING: A record number of American workers are pulling money from their 401(k)s to cover financial emergencies.

04.03.2026 14:16 πŸ‘ 235 πŸ” 112 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 11
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A Backdoor School Voucher Scheme That Sidesteps Civil Rights and Undermines Public Oversight Modern school voucher programs are often framed as a response to declining academic achievement and a way to expand β€œparent choice” by enabling private

"Another consequence of turning public education dollars into private subsidies is that it creates a lucrative marketplace for the companies that manage these voucher systems." @edlawcenter.bsky.social @publiced412.bsky.social @pfpsorg.bsky.social @npeaction.bsky.social
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04.03.2026 04:07 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Hinojosa claimed victory early and now she’s expected to face Abbott in November Early results show Gina Hinojosa leading the Democratic field as Gov. Greg Abbott is projected to win his primary ahead of November.

You go girl!!
www.nbcdfw.com/news/politic...

04.03.2026 16:40 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Statement from Jasmine Crockett.

04.03.2026 13:16 πŸ‘ 30525 πŸ” 5847 πŸ’¬ 1863 πŸ“Œ 713
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BREAKING: New York City reports the lowest levels of shootings, shooting victims, and murders ever recorded for the first two months of a year. Major crime is down nearly 8% citywide, burglary hit a record low, and retail theft dropped 25%

04.03.2026 15:54 πŸ‘ 26292 πŸ” 5621 πŸ’¬ 695 πŸ“Œ 478
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To Reclaim School Choice, Invest in the Public Schools Families Choose Every Day For years, the national debate over β€œschool choice” has rested on a powerful but misleading premise: that American families are eager to abandon public

"If federal and state leaders truly want to honor family choice, they should invest where the evidence is strongest and where parents’ priorities are clearest, rather than subsidizing privatization schemes that benefit the already wealthy." @ilfps.bsky.social
tcf.org/content/comm...

04.03.2026 16:30 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Federal Voucher Myths The US. Department of Education released a "fact sheet" describing the federal voucher program. But "the facts" are just not true. Watch the…

Funny thing about facts. They are supposed to be true. When it comes to the federal voucher program, there is more hype than reality. Watch and see... @dianeravitch.bsky.social @chalkbeat.org @pfpsorg.bsky.social vimeo.com/1168556249?s...

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vimeo.com/1168556249?s...

26.02.2026 18:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sens. Warren and Sanders ask congressional watchdog to investigate dismantling Department of Education Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are petitioning the Government Accountability Office to investigate the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education.

Students and families deserve better. Sen. Warren and Sen. Sanders are calling for an investigation into efforts to weaken the Department of Education. The AFT stands with educators every day. abcnews.com/Politics/sen...

26.02.2026 18:33 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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It is Public Schools Week: Tell Your Representatives to Support Public Schools This Public Schools Week, make it clear to your representatives that you support REAL public schools, not privatized alternatives. Voucher programs, micro schools, online schools, homeschools, and t...

I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: It is Public Schools Week: Tell Your Representatives to Support Public Schools. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/it-i...

23.02.2026 11:46 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s officially Public Schools Week! πŸŽ‰

Public schools open their doors to every child, support families, and strengthen communities.

Drop a πŸ’™ in the comments to celebrate public schools!

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23.02.2026 02:28 πŸ‘ 8935 πŸ” 3558 πŸ’¬ 233 πŸ“Œ 101

Congratulations to the U.S. Men’s and Women’s hockey teams, Alysa Liu, Breezy Johnson, Mikaela Shiffrin and all the amazing Olympic athletes representing Team USA.

22.02.2026 22:05 πŸ‘ 18005 πŸ” 2325 πŸ’¬ 371 πŸ“Œ 109

Good Lord. The Frat Boys are in charge. What a disgrace.

23.02.2026 11:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It is Public Schools Week: Tell Your Representatives to Support Public Schools This Public Schools Week, make it clear to your representatives that you support REAL public schools, not privatized alternatives. Voucher programs, micro schools, online schools, homeschools, and t...

I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: It is Public Schools Week: Tell Your Representatives to Support Public Schools. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/it-i...

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Neal Katyal: "In America, the chief justice said only Congress can impose taxes on the American people, and that's what tariffs are. Tariffs are taxes."

20.02.2026 15:34 πŸ‘ 21524 πŸ” 6308 πŸ’¬ 897 πŸ“Œ 389

Don't congratulate John Roberts or the Supreme Court.

Congratulate Rick Woldenberg, the Chicago-area leader of Learning Resources, an educadtional toy company that had the courage to sue the president of the United States to save his family business.

As well as everyone else who stepped up.

20.02.2026 15:14 πŸ‘ 28302 πŸ” 6843 πŸ’¬ 345 πŸ“Œ 260
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TN bill would allow death penalty for women who have an abortion SBC President Clint Pressley endorsed the effort saying it would β€œprovide preborn children with equal protection of the laws.”

Two Tennessee Republican lawmakers have proposed a bill to allow the death penalty for women who have abortions. www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...

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Kentucky Supreme Court Rejects Charter Schools "We cannot sell people a mule and call it a horse"

Kentucky Supreme Court gets it …. theeducationreport.substack.com/p/kentucky-s...

20.02.2026 19:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Regulations are what keeps ordinary Americans healthy and, often, alive.

It took spoiled meat and rodent droppings out of our food. It took harmful lead out of our gasoline and paint. It took poison out of our water.

Deregulation only achieves one goal: making rich corporations richer.

13.02.2026 00:57 πŸ‘ 10332 πŸ” 4132 πŸ’¬ 622 πŸ“Œ 281
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cool, cool. so we are sort of like citizens, but not really?

12.02.2026 21:09 πŸ‘ 5939 πŸ” 1779 πŸ’¬ 663 πŸ“Œ 324
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This is so embarrassing.

The cartel drones Pam Bondi was sounding the alarm about during the hearing turned out to be… party balloons.

This administration is so incompetent.

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