DC BATs

The BadAss Teachers' Association, Washington, DC branch!

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

As Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans praise the legacy of John Lewis, remember that they’ve been actively blocking voting rights legislation for 237 days.

[Chuck Schumer @SenSchumer]

Here’s what Senate Republicans have blocked this week:

Rental assistance: BLOCKED
Food assistance: BLOCKED
Resources for schools and nursing homes: BLOCKED
Resources for state and local governments and tribes: BLOCKED
Resources for elections: BLOCKED

[Mansoor Shams @mansoortshams]

Hey @realDonaldTrump I immigrated from Pakistan at the age of 6. I TOO have a lot to say when it comes to our democracy. And oh yeah, I also served this Nation with my life as a US Marine. So please don’t ever tell me, I should go back to the country I came from! #RacistInChief

[Blakely Bundy @blakelybundy]

Very upsetting and inappropriate!

[ColoradoBATsA @ColoradoBATsA]

Online preschool isn't real early education - it offers none of the social or emotional benefits so critical to early learning! #RejectOnlinePreK https://t.co/aXCmF7lu9U #TBATs #TED2019 @BadassTeachersA @DEY_Project @commercialfree

[ColoradoBATsA @ColoradoBATsA]

Online preschool isn't real early education - it offers none of the social or emotional benefits so critical to early learning! #RejectOnlinePreK https://t.co/aXCmF7lu9U #TBATs #TED2019 @BadassTeachersA @DEY_Project @commercialfree

[Fairplay @fairplayforkids]

Boss of upstart: we’ll get things rolling—THEN YOU NEED TO ASK YOUR STATE LEGISLATURE TO HAVE THE TAXPAYERS PAY US FOR UPSTART. Wow—this is philanthropy in 2019, @TheAudaciousPrj? #TED2019 #RejectOnlinePreK https://t.co/Uw3hqoDNJH

[Nancy Osborne @NancyOsborne180]

#TED2019 & @TheAudaciousPrj got it wrong - online preschool isn't an audacious idea. It's a terrible one that will exacerbate inequality. #RejectOnlinePreK https://t.co/LQZgGOZfUa #TBATs @DEY_Project @BadassTeachersA

[Badass Teachers Asso @BadassTeachersA]

Why should Waterford UPSTART get an award & a grant for putting 4 year olds online? Preschoolers need social interaction, working with peers & hands-on learning. They do NOT need more screen time! #RejectOnlinePreK #TBATs @DEY_Project

[Badass Teachers Asso @BadassTeachersA]

Too much screen time is not good for kids, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. See more by BAT's own, Dr. Denisha Jones. #TBATs

https://t.co/R4eremByva @denisha_jones @BATs_DC @DEY_Project @VirginiaBATs

[Nancy Osborne @NancyOsborne180]

Send a letter to your legislative rep today to say NO to @BetsyDevos & #NoFreedomScholarship! https://t.co/QukXneCsiy #TBATs .@BadassTeachersA
@Rosadelauro
@RebRoybalAllard
@RepBarbaraLee
@Repmarkpocan
@RepKClark
@RepLoisFrankel
@CheriBustos
@TomColeOK04
#VoucherVultures

[Diane Ravitch 🇺🇸🇺🇦📚🌈🗽🌹🇨🇱❤️ @DianeRavitch]

OPT OUT OF INVALID TESTS!

[Badass Teachers Asso @BadassTeachersA]

Public money belongs in public schools! @BetsyDeVos needs to be stopped from pushing her anti-public education agenda! #NoFreedomScholarship #TBATs
#PublicSchoolsWeek #PublicSchoolProud
@RepKClark
@RepLoisFrankel
@CheriBustos
@TomColeOK04

[Diane Ravitch 🇺🇸🇺🇦📚🌈🗽🌹🇨🇱❤️ @DianeRavitch]

"Greater flexibility" when they never open or close months after opening? Should they have flexibility to never open at all with millions of federal dollars?

[Badass Teachers Asso @BadassTeachersA]

Public money belongs in public schools! @BetsyDeVos needs to be stopped from pushing her anti-public education agenda! #NoFreedomScholarship #TBATs
#PublicSchoolsWeek #PublicSchoolProud
@TomColeOK04
@RepAndyHarrisMD
@HerreraBeutler
@RepTomGraves
@RepMoolenaar

[Nancy Osborne @NancyOsborne180]

Co-opted language to sell a plan to harm public schools @BetsyDevos again shows that she has an agenda to starve & privatize public education! #NoFreedomScholarship .@BadassTeachersA #TBATs #SupportPublicSchools #PublicSchoolProud @Rosadelauro
@RebRoybalAllard
@RepBarbaraLee

[Diane Ravitch 🇺🇸🇺🇦📚🌈🗽🌹🇨🇱❤️ @DianeRavitch]

Unfortunately, Betsy DeVos isn't paying for thousands of failed charter schools. We, the taxpayers, are paying. She is giving our money away to failed schools.

[Badass Teachers Asso @BadassTeachersA]

No Charters. No Vouchers. No Privatization. Public money belongs in public schools! @BetsyDeVos needs to be stopped from pushing her anti-public education agenda! #NoFreedomScholarship #TBATs
#PublicSchoolsWeek #PublicSchoolProud