At the moment, Republicans Greg Abbott, Ted Cruz, and Donald Trump are scheduled to speak at the NRA's annual meeting in Houston in three days. Houston is only a few hundred miles away from Uvalde.
"What are we doing?” | Sen. Chris Murphy delivered an emotional plea for action on the Senate floor following the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, that left 14 students and a teacher dead. https://t.co/HTxSIjqgSQ
For those Education Advocates and friends that follow me here, please follow me on my personal account @shaleahxrose. I am retiring after 32 years. I will be closing this account. Get out there and vote for Public Ed!
Teachers, get out and vote! Check out Texans for Public Education and print out your easy cheat sheet to take with you. There are cheat sheets for both parties. Stay away from any candidate promoting the false narratives about our schools. Primary elections are vital! #blockvote
Public Education Spending in Texas
Texas K-12 schools rank 44th in spending and 36th in funding. K-12 schools spend $9,613 per pupil compared to the national average of $14,445 per pupil. We need leadership that will fix this huge discrepancy. @pastors4txkids@Faith_Commons
Submitted my resignation today to retire. 32 years, 2xTOY, and finalist. Still love my job, but looking to work to help Public Schools in an advocacy position or other capacity. The propaganda push against Texas Public Schools has got to stop. #TruthMatters#txed#txlege
“73 percent of parents of school-aged children say they are satisfied with the quality of education their oldest child is receiving.” @Gallup
People driving the negative feelings toward #txed schools often do not have children attending them. https://t.co/POJk7D5mrc #txlege
It should not surprise any of us that educators are leaving the profession, and we don't need a taskforce to tell us what we already know:
For two decades, the Texas GOP have treated teachers with contempt.
Dan Patrick and Greg Abbott need only look in the mirror.
The Texas Education Agency, under the direction of the governor, recently formed a task force to address teacher retention. About the announcement, Texas PTA President Suzi Kennon commented. @teainfo
Last night, at Open House, I had parents from last year pop in my room to meet me. Covid never allowed us to meet. They said, “We just wanted to meet the one that made our son love reading for the first time.” ❤️❤️❤️