TxSER

TxSER is a group of parents, advocates, educators & service orgs, united to ensure the educational civil rights of kids w disabilities r enforced & implemented.

[TxSER @Tx4SPEDreform]

We'd say covering up nepotism, lying to stakeholders, firing a #whistleblower & breaking untold # of state & fed laws earns @teainfo an F. Audit also says they've had contracting issues since '13. That's 5 YEARS of failure. Sounds like it's our turn for a #hostiletakeover. #Karma

[Laura Isensee @lauraisensee]

In 2016 @HoustonChron revealed that Texas was systematically denying tens of thousands of children with disabilities access to #specialed ... Now @HoustonPubMedia has teamed up w/ the Chron to follow up and see how the state is doing to fix that crisis, years in the making 1/5

[Diego Bernal @DiegoBernalTX]

We should have a special session focused on reducing gun violence.

Any #txlege colleagues who agree chime in; let's get a crucial mass and get going.

[TxSER @Tx4SPEDreform]

@BenPatrickWill With the rollbacks on #FERPA, student privacy unfortunately died years ago. But we continue to fight nonetheless. #OurKidsOurData

[TxSER @Tx4SPEDreform]

Call or email your school district to ensure your child's confidential data wasn't breached. #OurKidsOurData

[Nicole Allen @txtbks]

This isn’t just about protecting student data. We need to question why publishers are collecting it in the first place, how much of it they retain, and what they plan to do with it. https://t.co/ZoMYiKOdJ1

[TxSER @Tx4SPEDreform]

👏🏽 👊🏻 🙌🏿
How the teacher movement against charter schools helped send Puerto Rico’s governor packing https://t.co/ONK8GPTyiR

[TxSER @Tx4SPEDreform]

Summary: for-profit💰charters = non-profit💰charters. Both make💰for the operators and both siphon💰from traditional public schools.

[Diego Bernal @DiegoBernalTX]

@janabean @Tx4SPEDreform You got it.

[TxSER @Tx4SPEDreform]

“Public schools are the center of our communities, & in many cases, the largest employers (...). If we allow corporate looters to take over (...) w their business models that reduce kids to data points & investment returns, we lose 1 of the basic tenets of our TX Constitution.”

[Lynn Davenport @lynnsdavenport]

'Midland on the Move'​ to Privatization ⁦⁦
@BrandiDAddison⁩ there’s a much bigger #IDEA in Midland https://t.co/VaUviUdIoK

[TxSER @Tx4SPEDreform]

"Takeovers remove local control, make a mockery of democracy, disproportionately harm Hispanic and African American communities and leave districts worse off. Takeovers can also last years longer than people expect."
School takeovers fail. Is Houston next? https://t.co/1UBeOV31I8

[TxSER @Tx4SPEDreform]

Houston....we (may) have a problem.

Trump Administration Cautioned Against Changing IDEA Policy https://t.co/qd0eLPEGLu

[TxSER @Tx4SPEDreform]

@lynnsdavenport @edwonkkimmy @janabean Really impressed w parents & students in that article. Didn’t take them long at all to figure out the scam.

[TxSER @Tx4SPEDreform]

Yep. We have too. Great article. Important read. Make the time. @palan57

[Jana McKelvey @janabean]

Been beating this drum for a long time now. ‘Personalized Learning’ is a catch-all for removing teachers (and their pensions) from the classroom. #edtech vultures aren’t concerned w educating students. It’s the data they’re after. #FollowTheMoney

[Lynn Davenport @lynnsdavenport]

@pat_huff @YouTube @AliceLinahan @Missbehavin1971 @TomAbrahams13 Thanks Pat. Isn’t it crazy the commission met for a year and never addressed the two biggest drains on the education budget? Charters and testing 🥴#windowdressing #txed #txlege

[Patrick Huff (Pat) @pat_huff]

Texas Mom Lynn Davenport says what no one else will #Txed https://t.co/UwpElLJZ6t via @YouTube Truth comes from public testimony. Not paid lobbyist. Who has the guts to confront tough issues. @lynnsdavenport @AliceLinahan @Missbehavin1971 @TomAbrahams13

[TxSER @Tx4SPEDreform]

Our friend & fellow advocate, @lynnsdavenport, lays out the facts re one of @teainfo’s cronies, Kitamba, that has already worked in other states to privatize pub ed & dismantle elected boards by allowing schools “autonomy” via the “portfolio” model. And now they’re in TX. Smh.

[TxSER @Tx4SPEDreform]

Wake up TX! @teainfo is spending our💰! Pay attention & know the facts!
“Texas is spending big bucks on the same Kitamba consultants exposed in the LAUSD strikes against philanthropist/private equity reformer & Supt Austin Beutner.” #WeKnow #WeWillExpose
https://t.co/eAOtV9wewH

[TxSER @Tx4SPEDreform]

Outstanding news! We too support this crucial bill that holds those responsible for abusing students at school accountable. #txlege

[The Arc of Texas @TheArcofTexas]

SB 712 passed out of the Senate Education Committee last night! Thanks again to @SenatorLucio for championing this important bill. Thanks to @SenLarryTaylor and the Senate Education Committee for supporting it. #TXlege

[TxSER @Tx4SPEDreform]

https://t.co/OB2KGY6ZsT

[TxSER @Tx4SPEDreform]

@GovAbbott➡️@teainfo @MikeMorath➡️privatizing billionaire cronies➡️SB 1882➡️System of Great Schools➡️portfolio model districts➡️ appointed district overseers➡️taxation wo representation➡️personalized learning➡️facilitators not teachers➡️data>kids=💰➡️compliant workforce➡️#WeKnow

[Sarah Becker @stbecker]

This is the actual harm being done by our present accountability system. #txed #HISD