Amanda Macune

Master’s Student at LBJ School of Public Affairs

[James Talarico @jamestalarico]

Governor Abbott just said he’ll arrest us if we don’t come back to pass his voter suppression bill.

My statement:

[Zack Cochran @ZackCochranTX]

Things are getting spicy on the 134th day.

[Samantha Bee @realsambee]

The most diverse part of the Republican side is their ties. #SOTU

[Amanda Macune @amacune]

@moodyforelpaso says we need to be very careful when discussing mental health in the context of school shootings as to not take away from the huge progess made surrounding #mentalhealth #TribFest18

[Amanda Macune @amacune]

@joanhuffman says she is willing to tap the rainy day fun to ensure schools are safe. #TribFest18

[Amanda Macune @amacune]

Attending my penultimate event of the weekend - Making Schools Safe #TribFest18

[Amanda Macune @amacune]

Luci Banes Johnson reflects on her experience as a woman, wife, and daughter in 1968. She spoke about spending sleepless nights worrying about her husband in Vietnam and her father as people chanted, hey hey LBJ how many boys have you killed today? #TribFest18

[Amanda Macune @amacune]

So excited to be sitting in on the 1968 panel with so many icons including Luci Banes Johnson, @HardballChris @DanRather and @Lawrence #TribFest18

[Amanda Macune @amacune]

Sitting in on a convo about Jennifer Palmieri’s book, Dear Madam President #TribFest18

[Sue McMillin @mcmillin_sue]

@DiegoBernalTX on school finance "What would we do if we weren't worried about getting re-elected?" #tribfest18 #txlege

[Jaclyn Le @JaclynHLe]

Panelists believe public-private partnerships are an important innovation in expanding early childhood and improving quality across Texas. Businesses have to get involved in local and state issues. #TribFest18 #LBJatTTF

[Philanthropy Advocates @TX_philanthropy]

@DiegoBernalTX at #TribFest18 says, “At the end of the day, the experience of the student is what matters most.” #txed #txlege #txedstrong

[Amanda Macune @amacune]

It’s near impossible to even tell how much school districts are actually spending on school expenditures says @KevenEllisDC and Scott Brister. But @nicolekConley says even the numbers that are all over the place are not sufficient based on inflation and increased COL #TribFest18

[Amanda Macune @amacune]

In Austin, our average schools buildings are 45-50 year olds. Environmental conditions impact students’ abilities to learn. We need to look at how we address our funding for building maintenance @nicolekConley #TribFest18

[Amanda Macune @amacune]

@DiegoBernalTX wants to separate politics from policy with regards to school finance #TribFest18

[Amanda Macune @amacune]

How do you rob Peter to pay Paul? Trade off decisions are all around - what funding we have doesn’t go far enough @nicolekConley #TribFest18

[Amanda Macune @amacune]

@nicolekConley says schools do not have enough money. Needs have greatly increased over time and funding has stayed flat. Schools districts have less to operate on. #TribFest18

[Amanda Macune @amacune]

“Is litigation the way we should drive school finance reform?” asks Scott Brister #TribFest18

[Amanda Macune @amacune]

Continuing the day at Will We Ever Get School Finance Right? panel #TribFest18

[Amanda Macune @amacune]

In public school, all means all and always, this isn’t true in charter schools says Steve Flores #TribFest18