Coalition for Equity in Public Education

Since our founding in 2017, CEPE works to uphold democratic community schools by evaluating and recommending best practice education policy.

[Coalition for Equity in Public Education @CoalitionEquity]

It’s poor policy/inequitable to require ISDs accept ALL kids then divert $ to prvt operated state contracted charter schools denying ALL comers. @dallasschools impact👇🏽Fix it 87th @txlege @DanHuberty @DiegoBernalTX @SenLarryTaylor @beverlypowelltx @pastors4txkids @Texans4E

[Lori Kirkpatrick @Lori4DISD]

@colemanhd89 @antraasa @GovAbbott @TXSBOE @teainfo @dallasschools And it is very tiring. Here’s the breakdown between DISD and charters. 4/4

[Matt Barnum @matt_barnum]

I can only aspire to grow up to be a major political columnist, the best part being I would no longer need to check my claims with specific facts or data. https://t.co/uxnCrzPYhG

[Coalition for Equity in Public Education @CoalitionEquity]

Especially this @teainfo @GovAbbott
tribunals in politically controlled state Ed agencies

[Josh Cowen @joshcowenMI]

Characteristically solid round-up from Matt.

I’d only add they’re all for nought if we can’t solve the larger problem that brought #teachers reporting hotlines, tribunals in politically controlled state Ed agencies, and long-term public school defunding strategies. #education

[David DeMatthews @DrDeMatt]

The governor is incapable of leading the state bc he falsely attacks the same public schools he has been in charge of since 2015. Just like he remains incapable of ensuring schools are safe from assault rifles. @MomsAGAbbott @TexasAFT @AFTunion @pastors4txkids @DianeRavitch

[Coalition for Equity in Public Education @CoalitionEquity]

Know this. Remember this. Contact your legislator with this!

[Josh Cowen @joshcowenMI]

“Data-proven” you say?

“Math scores” you say?

Let me introduce you to actual objective #schoolvouchers data, which show math scores falling at #COVID19 and Katrina rates when vouchers come to town. #txlege #TXed #schoolchoice

[Coalition for Equity in Public Education @CoalitionEquity]

This is good y’all. @DrMRinehart spells it out. 👏🏽

[Michelle Rinehart @DrMRinehart]

Real talk about #vOUCHers in #TxEd.

$500M is slated in the #TxLege budget for vouchers, pending legislative approval.

Q: How many Texas students will that $500M serve?

Take a guess before reading on...

A #FinanceFriday 🧵.

[Pastors for Children @pastors4txkids]

It’s not “school choice.”

It’s not “parent choice.”

It’s not “educational freedom.”

It’s not “parent empowerment.”

It’s vouchers.

It’s taking money from #txed school children to subsidize rich private schools.

And we’re NOT going to let you do it, @GregAbbott_TX.

#txlege

[Josh Cowen @joshcowenMI]

Mmm hmm. The last 4 statewide #schoolvouchers evaluations showed -0.50, -0.40, -0.18 and -0.15 standard deviation test score loss.

In perspective: #COVID19 drops equate roughly to -0.25 standard deviations.

Whatever else #NAEP means, vouchers are a “cure” worse than the disease

[Texas Tribune @TexasTribune]

Gov. Greg Abbott's veto of a bipartisan bill expanding vote-by-mail access for people with disabilities has disappointed advocates. https://t.co/8PaljSfmVD

[Coalition for Equity in Public Education @CoalitionEquity]

👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼

[Josh Cowen @joshcowenMI]

You sure showed those kids with their pronouns, tough guy 💪 #LGBTQIA

This dude speaks for all edu-Right bros when he wonders whether he’s more hero or martyr—and decides the answer is both 🙄

Climb down from the Cross fellas, it’s already been taken.

[Pastors for Children @pastors4txkids]

When you have lost the voucher debate in Texas, name-calling and lies are all you have left.

@BetsyDeVos @GregAbbott_TX

#txed #txlege

[Jim Boyle @JimGBoyle]

A number of rural pub school districts in TX are close to financial collapse. Abbott is talking about moving toward eliminating property taxes, finishing off many districts, with the final blow to many others delivered by ESA vouchers.

https://t.co/blb8grYxrX

[Texas Monthly @TexasMonthly]

Depositions in a recent lawsuit reveal that state rep Tom Craddick, his wife and son, and his daughter, Christi, who leads Texas’s oil and gas regulating agency, profit from industry deals not available to just anyone.

@russellgold reports: https://t.co/UUKgBEMzLn

[David DeMatthews @DrDeMatt]

Why on🌎are policymakers discussing property taxes & vouchers when $33,660 is the min. salary for 1st yr teachers? At 10 yrs exp, the min. pay is $45,630. This willful neglect is an attack on low-income rural communities! @TexasAFT @MomsAGAbbott @DianeRavitch @pastors4txkids

[Coalition for Equity in Public Education @CoalitionEquity]

You are exactly right. There was massive turnover of experienced teachers due to his heavy focus on test prep and micromanaging.

[Daniel Santos @mr_dsantos]

Under Mike Miles, there was no improvement in test scores in Dallas ISD.
#HISD

[Coalition for Equity in Public Education @CoalitionEquity]

Not missing a thing!

[David DeMatthews @DrDeMatt]

TEA commish said appointed @HoustonISD sup Mike Miles has "record of success improving outcomes for TX students." 4th/8th grade NAEP reading scores from his time in Dallas ISD suggest otherwise. What am I missing? @TexasAFT @MomsAGAbbott @brianlopeztx @HoustonChron @DianeRavitch

[Coalition for Equity in Public Education @CoalitionEquity]

He was bad for @dallasschools and even worse for #txed

[David DeMatthews @DrDeMatt]

Predictable Failure: A commissioner unable to get TX out of NEEDS ASSISTANCE for special ed, w/ no teaching/school/district exp, unable/unwilling to monitor charter fraud or his agency (see SpedEx), picks the founder of a charter network to lead @HISD. @TexasAFT @DianeRavitch