JusticeWarrior

Human Justice activist; Jazz enthusiast

[Vouchers Hurt Ohio @VouchersHurtUs]

When we let vouchers drain funds from our public schools, our kids suffer.
Learn more: https://t.co/DI1wecjOGs

[Public Ed Partners @OhioPEP]

Private school vouchers are a $1 billion boondoggle siphoning our precious tax dollars away from public schools that are open to all children to private school …

Source: Vouchers Hurt Ohio https://t.co/bgNVkWMRFL

[JusticeWarrior @RealAnikaWhit]

@xjelliott Congratulations!🎉👊🏽🔥

[Schott Foundation for Public Education @SchottFound]

Great work from many of our partners on #PoliceFreeSchools! Wishing you all a safe and productive exchange 🎉✨ #RacialJustice #EdJustice

[Schott Foundation for Public Education @SchottFound]

Is philanthropy evolving at the same pace as the world around it? If not, what are some ways to ensure that philanthropic efforts adequately support grassroots movements?
Words by Schott President and CEO @DrJohnHJackson

[Schott Foundation for Public Education @SchottFound]

Schott OTL Director Michael Sio-Tatu Wotorson speaking to a receptive audience at @NAACP's Daisy Bates Conference on Education Innovation this morning - Building Relationships to Advance National Partnerships. Keep in touch for later and follow us here.

[JusticeWarrior @RealAnikaWhit]

@KARK4News @AP @democracynow @SarahHuckabee STOP using AR taxe$ to fund war and hate crimes as a way to create jobs and build AR’s economy. Invest in LOVE, PEACE, and Human Diplomacy! #CEASEFIRENOW #PEACEAndDIPLOMACY

[KARK 4 News @KARK4News]

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders to make job announcement Thursday morning https://t.co/lpnrP3ynrv

[JusticeWarrior @RealAnikaWhit]

@KARK4News @SarahHuckabee please STOP using our tax dollar$ to partner with companies that create weapons of war and hate crimes. Invest our taxe$ in humane diplomacy, PEACE and LOVE. Invest in jobs that invest in people not war.

[Erica N. Williams @AExquisitePearl]

** TONIGHT **

7PM ET

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[Youth Everywhere Rising and Resisting @yerr_power]

🛑✊🏿💥Now is the time to join Black and Brown youth nationwide in calling on President @JoeBiden, Congress, and local governments to create #PoliceFreeSchools and permanently end the school-to-prison-and-deportation pipeline.

⬇️ JOIN US!⬇️ https://t.co/A0WjRNpQRu

[JusticeWarrior @RealAnikaWhit]

@McclaneVeronica @ArkansasEd Hoping our @ArkansasEd will aim higher than failure and adequacy in our public schools. Excellence, Equity, and World Class public schools for all students should be the standard, not the exception.

[JusticeWarrior @RealAnikaWhit]

@SarahHuckabee it is required, not far or radical, to uphold justice. Equity in public schools & ed requires investments, not defunding. @GrassrootsAR @Network4pubEd @SchottFound @J4J_USA @UniteThePoor @justschools

[JusticeWarrior @RealAnikaWhit]

@Mr_McGarrah Thanks!

[Trevor McGarrah @Mr_McGarrah]

🚨🚨 Standardized Tests Measure Poverty! 🚨🚨

After news broke of the state takeover of Marvell-Elaine School District, I began to wonder how well Little Rock School District did while it was under state control.

As I looked at the data, it led me down a rabbit hold.

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[Trevor McGarrah @Mr_McGarrah]

P.S. I forgot to mention LRSD was under state control from 2015-19. Look back at the graph and you’ll see scores declined over that time period for all student groups. Things got worse overall.

Interestingly, Secretary Johnny Key (AR Dept of Ed at the time) had no Ed background.

[Trevor McGarrah @Mr_McGarrah]

If you want to examine any of the data yourself, you can access and download it from ADE's Database.

I don't think there is not an easy way to download the entire database at once. 😖

Public $$$ belong in public schools. Let's use it to fix them!

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[Trevor McGarrah @Mr_McGarrah]

And circling back to the question that started this whole investigation...

How well did the state take over of Little Rock School District work out for improving test scores?

IT DID NOTHING!
ZIP! ZERO! NADA!

They did nothing to narrow the race gap either. Oops!

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[Trevor McGarrah @Mr_McGarrah]

Stop pretending that standardized tests measure learning outcomes or the effectiveness of teachers.

The data is clear.

STANDARDIZED TESTS MEASURE POVERTY!

Using test scores in any punitive measure is plain wrong.

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[Trevor McGarrah @Mr_McGarrah]

How can we expect a child to be able to give 100% at school when they are often just surviving?

Hunger, family matters, unstable home life, parents always working, needing to take care of their own brothers/sisters, etc.

A school voucher won't fix any of those things.

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