Dr. Lisa Dawn-Fisher

Freelance school finance and education policy nerd. Opinions are all my own.

[William Joy @WilliamJoy]

Regardless of how you feel about the past week in Texas, it’s a reminder that the bottom of your ballot matters.
Judges and school boards are making some of the most important decisions in the state right now.

[TSTA/NEA @txstateteachers]

The health and safety of our students, educators and communities are all on the line and the state agency charged with protecting our kids punts… Texas must do better! #teamTSTA #txlege

[Dr. Lisa Dawn-Fisher @lisadawnfisher]

@edwonkkimmy @ChandraKus @AtlasLaura A bad shingles episode can last up to a year and put you out of work for weeks or even months. Factor that into a cost-benefit analysis.

[Dr. Lisa Dawn-Fisher @lisadawnfisher]

@ChandraKus @AtlasLaura Get the shingles vaccine as soon as you can. It is worth every penny.

[Dr. Lisa Dawn-Fisher @lisadawnfisher]

@AtlasLaura It still occurs among the unvaccinated.

[Leonard Pitts, Jr. @LeonardPittsJr1]

⁦@Rob_Rogers⁩ couldn’t have nailed this any harder if he had used the hammer ofThor.

[Dr. Lisa Dawn-Fisher @lisadawnfisher]

As requested @LeonardPittsJr1

[Leonard Pitts, Jr. @LeonardPittsJr1]

I seldom ask for retweets, but please amplify this. The sheer pettiness of the Hudson American Legion Lee-Bishop Post 464 needs to be called out. Apparently, even giving credit to African Americans is too much for some people to bear. Amazing. https://t.co/Lm3p94zMRc

[Dr. Lisa Dawn-Fisher @lisadawnfisher]

@dgratcliffe @scottbraddock Not sure how you do a session without the Budget Board or the Legislative Council either.

[Dr. Lisa Dawn-Fisher @lisadawnfisher]

@RatliffT I love that big, happy smile!

[Dr. Lisa Dawn-Fisher @lisadawnfisher]

The very definition of a royal jackass. You suck Governor Abbott!

[Texas Tribune @TexasTribune]

Hours after a Democratic walkout killed his priority voting bill, Gov. Greg Abbott said he'd veto the section of the state budget that funds the #TXlege. That section pays not just lawmakers and staff but also funds legislative agencies. https://t.co/34IVJIjxRB

[TSTA/NEA @txstateteachers]

Just another example among many Texas needs to pause charter growth. https://t.co/DyLoOZai0s

[TSTA/NEA @txstateteachers]

Tell #txlege House members to reject any bill — including bills coming out of conference committees — that includes test-based funding for #txed. 
https://t.co/oOTJswGDkX

[Rep Alma Allen @RepAllenTX131]

State legislators should trust students, teachers and parents when they demand public education be free, equitably funded by the state, and governed by local elections.

We tried the corporate way. It only works for people who like to fly in private planes.

#txlege

[Dr. Lisa Dawn-Fisher @lisadawnfisher]

Exactly!

[John Tanner @John_Tanner_DL]

It’s been almost thirty years since test-based accountability became a thing. Can anyone name another field or profession in which something was imposed for so long that didn’t work and the only policy response is to double down on it and hope for a different result? @TXlege

[Dr. Lisa Dawn-Fisher @lisadawnfisher]

Thank you Senator West for standing up for educators!

[Dr. Lisa Dawn-Fisher @lisadawnfisher]

This is NOT leadership. It’s ignorant and cruel. https://t.co/vhavoRXzBa

[Dr. Lisa Dawn-Fisher @lisadawnfisher]

@RatliffT @uiltexas You must be bursting! Congratulations to all!

[Dr. Lisa Dawn-Fisher @lisadawnfisher]

@mcconathyghs @MrsLAinsworth @MikeMorath Fact

[TSTA/NEA @txstateteachers]

#HB3270 would give an extraordinary amount of new authority to the APPOINTED #txed commissioner to override the will of the people regarding matters of their local public schools. Tell your #txlege Rep to vote NO on HB3270! https://t.co/jthX1WhgtR

[Dr. Lisa Dawn-Fisher @lisadawnfisher]

Pay attention people! This legislation would allow Commandant Morath to take over any school district while exempting charters from investigations of wrongdoing.
Op-Ed: A school district takeover at any cost https://t.co/kskZaqvqXn