No Takeover of MPS!

Fighting for the future of Milwaukee's children #noMPStakeover

[MTEA @MTEAunion]

ALBA & Pulaski students, parents, & staff have packed the school board meeting to demand co-location of a private charter be ended in their buildings. The occupation hurts students & is preventing both schools from expanding successful programs. #EndMPScolocations #GoPublic

[Joseph Brusky @JosephBrusky]

For yrs, ALBA/Pulaski have been forced to turn away 100s of students/families who want to enroll because of a forced co-location w/ a private charter. It has pushed classes into hallways, forced 4 counselors in 1 office, denying students dignity/privacy... https://t.co/ycYhmwHTy9

[MTEA @MTEAunion]

"They're out of room," Zombor said. "They're not only turning away students, they're scrunched into spaces that are just not adequate for the number of students."

[MTEA @MTEAunion]

@MissyZomborMKE said she has heard about overcrowding from family & staff at the MPS schools. She said students at ALBA are using the auditorium balcony & cafeteria for music lessons."

https://t.co/KOqe6E22G2

[MTEA @MTEAunion]

I just signed a @theactionnet petition: Demand MPS Give ALBA and Pulaski Students Room to Learn.

Sign here: https://t.co/z4eb3kD8Eg

[MTEA @MTEAunion]

The Carmen occupation has pushed our students to learn in hallways, has forced four school counselors in one office, denying students dignity & privacy, & has denied students w/ special ed needs dedicated space to meet with special education teachers & fulfill IEP services.

[MTEA @MTEAunion]

Demand for seats has consistently grown at ALBA & Pulaski in recent years....

[MTEA @MTEAunion]

Over the past decade former supt. & school boards advanced a privatization scheme to forcibly shrink/eliminate Pulaski by allowing a private charter to occupy Pulaski & ALBA. These forced co-locations rob students/families of the opportunities they deserve https://t.co/UMLqZVZCY1

[Pastors for Children @pastors4txkids]

Vouchers aren’t for poor kids in bad schools in poverty zip codes.

Vouchers are tax breaks for affluent who already have their kids in private schools.

Vouchers hurt poor kids.

We can fix their #txed schools by properly funding them! #txlege.

Vote NO to @DanPatrick vouchers!

[Josh Cowen @joshcowenMI]

75% of #SchoolVouchers users were already in private school.

It’s not about “education freedom” it’s about conning taxpayers to foot the bill. #election2022 #txed #oklaed #miched #paed @pastors4txkids @Network4pubEd @BadassTeachersA @AASAdvocacy @NewsHourExtra

[No Takeover of MPS! @NoMPSTakeover]

USA TODAY investigation found 1,100+ US charter schools had those loans forgiven, but 93% may not have needed $ because they were in states that continued to fund their operations at same level as before pandemic, or at even higher levels in some cases.
https://t.co/J3C6MOog3t

[Amy Frogge @AmyFrogge]

Can you tell this is all a grift? It’s NOT about improving outcomes for students. It’s about profit at the expense of children. Wake up, Tennessee!

[Amy Frogge @AmyFrogge]

There’s no such thing as a “non-profit” charter school. They make money through lucrative real estate deals, tax credits, management companies and more.

[Amy Frogge @AmyFrogge]

The Governor wants to increase per pupil funding for charter school students. In Nashville, charter schools serve 15% of students and in several years over the last decade have absorbed ALL new revenue for the district. Essentially, we’re starving 85% of students to feed 15%.

[Amy Frogge @AmyFrogge]

Yet, even with ALL these advantages, charter schools perform no better than traditional public schools. In Tennessee, only five charter schools have a success rate of over 20%, according to the state Report Card.

[Amy Frogge @AmyFrogge]

Charter schools spell death by a thousand cuts to public education. This is the goal for school privatizers, who want to turn public schools and children into private profit.

[Amy Frogge @AmyFrogge]

As a result of charter school growth, Nashville closed three neighborhood schools. This has happened in city after city across the nation. For eg, NYC and Chicago faced massive school closures (and community protests) as charter schools grew.

[Amy Frogge @AmyFrogge]

As charter schools cause neighborhood schools to become both under-enrolled and underfunded, districts must close neighborhood schools. During a difficult budget year, Nashville was required to pay charters an additional $6.6 million while cutting costs in all other schools.

[Amy Frogge @AmyFrogge]

As charter schools grow, districts are faced with the difficult decision of cutting programs or closing public schools to accommodate the charter sector. Public schools lose arts programs, school nurses, sports programs, counselors, social workers, etc., because of charters.

[Amy Frogge @AmyFrogge]

Cherry-picking students gives charter schools a further advantage in the test score game and ensures $ keeps flowing in the form of students. All of this leaves traditional schools serving more costly students with reduced resources - a recipe for failure.