Many thanks to these Tennesseans & more from across the Volunteer State:
-Betsy Henderson, Knox Co. School Board Chair
-Drew Middleton, Nashville parent
-Coi Morefield, Lab Schools of Memphis
-Kevin Cline & Zach Wishart, East TN school leaders
-Walter Blanks, Jr. of Middle TN
@ChrisDunkerLJS You appear to be missing the point. One of these things is transparent, one of these things is not. One of these things has been reported on and tweeted about repeatedly. One of these things has not.
Tuition inflation over the last decade was lower on average in states with school choice, according to a report by the Heritage Foundation.
Read more below:
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“The only way to break generational poverty is to access opportunities and to access education." @ValeriaGurr corrects the myth that school choice defunds public schools. https://t.co/7uMSEtXmMk
This is what Nebraska Opportunity Scholarships are all about 👉 "If supporters rise to the challenge, Florida won’t be the outlier for long and all parents will enjoy true freedom and the right to direct their child’s education."
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This art and culture exhibit showcases the fight of African Americans for education freedom in America. Get your
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"Every parent and child in Nebraska should have the right to pick a school they believe best suits their unique situation." Senator Murman agrees that taking away Opportunity Scholarships would be disastrous for Nebraska families. https://t.co/5Rfnb9LOmb
#KeepKidsFirst
We will fight until the end because students deserve a quality education. Together, we will ensure that students don’t lose access to the opportunity scholarship. Don’t sign anything from SOS. #neleg#SchoolChoice
"Teachers unions and paid petition gatherers, operating under the banner of Support Our Schools, have encountered an unexpected form of resistance: Young people like Roberts and Slade-Bowers, who have personally benefitted from education options."
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FLORIDA school choice trends:
- Jewish kindergarten enrollment is UP 45% from 2016-2021
- Catholic school enrollment is UP 4.4% (compared to DOWN 31% in New York and DOWN 18% in Texas) from 2013-2023
“I am angry to see how far the education establishment is willing to go to stop other students from having the chance I had,” said Jayleesha Cooper, a 19-year-old junior at the University of Chicago who is originally from Nebraska. She was able to attend a Catholic school through scholarships from private donors. She credits school choice with helping her to become the first in her family to avoid teen pregnancy and attend college. https://t.co/RL60XNpZcv #schoolchoice #neleg
All Nebraska students and parents deserve a choice in education, but petitioners with Support our Schools are doing everything they can to take that right away. Were you or someone you know misled by petitioners? Remove your name from the petition at: https://t.co/VmnEj5GRbK
Did Support Our Schools (SOS) petitioners mislead you? LB753 gives education options to Nebraska families who can't afford them, without cutting funds for public schools. Remove your name from the petition at: https://t.co/VmnEj5GRbK
#KeepKidsFirst#DeclinetoSign
"It catches us up with 48 other states in the country who have some kind of school choice." Senator Linehan discusses how the Opportunity Scholarship Act functions and how it benefits Nebraska families on @NewsChannelNE.
#KeepKidsFirst#DeclinetoSign
Does the Opportunity Scholarships Act take funding from public schools? Put Nebraska’s kids first and decline to sign! https://t.co/0tpITpcTu6
#KeepKidsFirst#DeclinetoSign
One-size-fits-all doesn't work for a child's education. Taking away Opportunity Scholarships would be catastrophic for parents and kids who need education options. Fight back at: https://t.co/BbqBCVWrtc
#KeepKidsFirst
Support our Schools, which is funded by the teachers’ union and some of the wealthiest people in Nebraska, is not only misleading the Hispanic community when they ask them to sign a petition without fully explaining to them what they are signing, but also bullying students who are to inform the community about what their signature would do. #neleg #schoolchoice