Democratic Public Education Caucus of Florida

[Karla Hernández-Mats @KarlaforFlorida]

I am absolutely better off today with President Biden.

[Senator Carlos Guillermo Smith @CarlosGSmith]

Florida now has America’s WORST teacher shortage crisis after the far-right turned classrooms into political battlefields and handed schools over to book banning extremists.

We’re also 48th in teacher pay.

The legislature has been GOP-controlled for decades. They own this. 🗳️

[Karla Hernández-Mats @KarlaforFlorida]

It’s a great day! DeSantis lost once again while students and teachers won against fascism. ✅ #DEI #TeachTheTruth

[Susan Aertker @Freespeech12345]

@HPSAdvocates @DPECF_2022 @USouthFlorida @NPEaction @FloridaPolicy What is the update? @TDOnline @TB_Times @anaceballos_
Excerpt:
A federal grand jury is investigating allegations of bid-rigging involving charter school operators … It seeks records relating to attempts to steer a multimillion-dollar contract to a company with ties to Corcoran.

[Miami-Dade Democratic Public Education Caucus @MDDPEC]

Come and join us and Lucia Baez Geller @lbgforcongress (D-FL) running for
U.S. Congress #D27 today at 6:30 pm!

This is a great opportunity for exchanging ideas and getting to know
this amazing FL candidate.

Sign up on the link below to attend.
https://t.co/VXOZaTwDjl

[Hillsborough Public School Advocates @HPSAdvocates]

Old news but a crook is a crook. Richard Corcoran tries to profit off public education and now makes one of the highest salaries in any state University in Fl. https://t.co/nSNbu2xlga @USouthFlorida @NPEaction @FloridaPolicy

[Kendall Democrats @kendall_dems]

SAVE THE DATE- Meet and Greet with @lbgforcongress happening on Monday, March 4th in Kendall! Sign up below!

https://t.co/ewiTIoar64

[Josh Cowen @joshcowenMI]

Former Reagan education official Checker Finn can’t be dismissed as some anti-reform left wing activist.
https://t.co/cdoIFCiOsd

[Josh Cowen @joshcowenMI]

Accountability was an absolute disaster for voucher advocacy.

In state after state, it uncovered some of the largest declines in student learning ever seen in the research record.

And that’s why none of the latest bills hold the sub-prime private schools responsible.

[Accountabaloney @FLBaloney]

If you haven't heard about Project 2025, this details its history and goals. Spoiler Alert: privatizing public education is on the list. https://t.co/2Vkka8DQWh

[Daniel Santos @mr_dsantos]

Standardized “tests are not measuring how much students learned or can learn.
They are predominately measuring the family and community capital of the student.”

Research Shows What State Standardized Tests Actually Measure ⁦@palan57⁩ https://t.co/CvSxiRm66e

[Peter Schorsch @PeterSchorschFL]

In @GovRonDeSantis’s Florida, parents have to sign a permission slip for their children to learn about Black History Month.

https://t.co/naCuhrwn9B

[Florida Democrats @FlaDems]

We are inspired by the young leaders of Brevard as students lead the charge to protest censorship and book bans. Florida’s future is looking bright ☀️📚

[Florida Democrats @FlaDems]

We stand with the teachers of Orange County and their union, the Orange County Classroom Teachers Association.

We call upon the School Board of Orange County to do the right thing and accept the special magistrate’s recommendation to settle the contract now!

[Accountabaloney @FLBaloney]

If the goal is to disrupt and defund public schools in Florida, #HB1371 is a further step in that direction. Shout out to @AnnaForFlorida who gave a clinic on Tax Policy at the Ways and Means Committee. https://t.co/RHbsHvfCSs

[Josh Cowen @joshcowenMI]

A voucher by any other name is still a voucher.

Journos: Don’t be fooled by lobbyists muddying the waters on what’s called what. They have polling saying vouchers are unpopular.

The question is just what *else* besides tuition is covered 👇

[Susan Aertker @Freespeech12345]

@Network4pubEd @DPECF_2022 If Florida public schools are not allowed to experiment with programs like this, what regulations are preventing it?
Excerpt:
Project CHILD (Changing How Instruction for Learning is Delivered) is a child-centered active learning
https://t.co/NPXdncxiXg

[Susan Aertker @Freespeech12345]

@Network4pubEd @DPECF_2022 This is from a couple of years ago when he was Florida’s education commissioner. His goal isn’t making every neighborhood school excellent, his goal is expanding charters past the point of no return.

[Susan Aertker @Freespeech12345]

@Network4pubEd @DPECF_2022 It appears HB 109 was created to expand charter schools.
Please tell Florida legislators to vote no.

[Thomas Ultican @tultican]

Charles Koch and lackeys are selling education savings accounts AKA vouchers. https://t.co/h9eoxR7MRS #privatization