Matt Singleton

Hometown San Antonio Guy- Spurs fan + Sic ‘Em Bears- Proud Holmes Husky 4 life! 13 yr HS teacher, now Teacher-led Problem Solving guy - voted best dad in home

[Matt Singleton @matt1ton210]

Jayce was one of my journalism students the past two years at Holmes HS. In SA, schools like Holmes in historically economically and racially oppressed or overlooked neighborhoods get labeled and talked down about openly. SA peeps, even alumni—let’s stop that B.S.

[Jayce @imabucket01]

Big thank you to ⁦@ksatnews⁩ for interviewing me along with everyone who has helped push this forward. Watch what I have to say about life in America as a minority here https://t.co/FC0NvxCJre

[Matt Singleton @matt1ton210]

@reidagan The “you good” bit got me too. Lol

[Matt Singleton @matt1ton210]

Holmes Husky alumni!!! Get those knee braces out and update your health insurance! Great fundraiser. Alumni basketball tourney!

[Coach Vargas @CoachVargas1]

📣Attn: @NISDHolmes Alumni - we will be hosting our 3rd Annual Holmes Alumni Basketball Tournament May 9-11. Click on the link below for more details about the tournament as well as how to register.
Registration link: https://t.co/RpA7tAgGya

[Coach Vargas @CoachVargas1]

📣Attn: @NISDHolmes Alumni - we will be hosting our 3rd Annual Holmes Alumni Basketball Tournament May 9-11. Click on the link below for more details about the tournament as well as how to register.
Registration link: https://t.co/RpA7tAgGya

[Avery Johnson @CoachAvery6]

Dismissing San Antonio as boring? I refuse to support that notion. We boast legendary players like David Robinson, Tim Duncan, and now Wemby. San Antonio, with its dedicated fans, holds a special place in my heart. #CoachAvery #GoSpursGo #SanAntonio @CBSSportsHQ

[Mexican American Civil Rights Institute (MACRI) @SomosMACRI]

#OTD in 1938, the Pecan Shellers' Strike erupted in San Antonio when workers were informed their wages would be reduced and some 12,000 mostly Mexican American workers walked off the job. #LaborRightsAreCivilRights

[Matt Singleton @matt1ton210]

@Holmesesports @Barrera_Holmes Have you connected with St. Mary’s U Director of E-Sports and Holmes alumn @kaitlineh ? I feel like that’s connect has potential both ways!

[Matt Singleton @matt1ton210]

@Scotty_BU_King A dynamic playmaker at the STAR position

[Mexican American Civil Rights Institute (MACRI) @SomosMACRI]

Born #OTD in 1916, Emma Tenayuca was a trailblazing labor rights leader in Texas and a leader of the Workers Alliance of America. She organized the largest ever strike in San Antonio with the Pecan Shellers’ Strike of 1938 to protest low wages and unhealthy working conditions.

[Dequan “DQ” Finn @Dequanfinn5]

Let’s Work #SicEm 🐻💚💛

[Matt Singleton @matt1ton210]

@kaitlineh Really enjoy seeing the excellent work you are doing! Way to go!

[Matt Singleton @matt1ton210]

This. Gov. Abbott keeps pushing this because his handful of rich donors are financially invested in charter school scams. Texas Repub’s and Dem’s legislators keep saying no. He keeps withholding funds for already underfunded and over regulated Texas public schools to force it.

[Texas AFT @TexasAFT]

The HB 1 voucher would bankrupt Texas public schools.

If just 5% of public school students in Northside ISD left with a voucher, @NISD could lose an estimated $42,920,268 per year.

The total estimated revenue loss across HD53 ISDs is $62,541,917. #txed #txlege

[Derek W. Black @DerekWBlack]

Teaching profession pipeline fixes have backfired. Study finds removing entry barriers lowered all teachers’ salaries over past 20 years: devalued teachers w/ credentials, spurred attrition & fueled cycles of shortage & surplus that stagnated wages. 1/x https://t.co/akEOo3oFE4

[Troy Mooney @TroyMooney]

Why do all voucher bills look like they were written by lobbyists or vendors as opposed to actual student advocates?
Here are three features missing from all voucher bills in #txlege that would actually make them student and family focused rather than school focused:
1) The school would not be allowed to charge more than the voucher value for tuition for their students using vouchers.
2) The school would set a cap of how many vouchers it would take, then accept ALL applicants, and serve their needs, up to that cap (using blind lottery for oversubscription)
3) The school would provide an ongoing list of all students using vouchers forcibly removed from the school to the state to be used to establish a metric for rating the school's ability to continue to serve students who use vouchers

Would these features would make vouchers less attractive to some private entities? Maybe, but if the purpose for vouchers is to give choices to families, then why are we concerned about how existing private entities feel about vouchers? The ones that want to participate in program would adapt. The others would continue selecting their student body as before.

[IDRA @IDRAedu]

🚨Alert: Today the Senate Education Committee hears SB 1, this session’s voucher bill. Certain state leaders are trying to take money from public schools to pay for private school vouchers.

Here are 5 reasons why vouchers hurt students. #txlege #StopVouchers

[Matt Singleton @matt1ton210]

So proud to support Holmes HS’s finest. Thankful he is fighting the good fight for public schools in our State Legislature. How many times will Gov. Abbott, Betsy DeVos, and others try to push vouchers in the face of repeated NO’s from both republican and democrat voters?!

[TMF @TMFtx]

It’s starting to look like Fall here in San Antonio. Looking forward to Friday Night Lights repping my @HolmesHuskyFB , cheering on the Longhorns on Saturday, and fighting for our public schools on Monday! #Texlege #FridayNightLights 🏈

[Matt Singleton @matt1ton210]

@CoachShawnBell Good stuff, coach!

[AGP @AGP4BU]

What a damn game.

I’m sorry for the things I said when I was sad, @BUFootball.

[Baylor Football @BUFootball]

BEARS WIN!
BEARS WIN!!
THE LARGEST COMEBACK IN SCHOOL HISTORY ‼️

#SicEm | #PersonOverPlayer

[Matt Singleton @matt1ton210]

@stormyjade_ Me trying to make sure I wasn’t your English teacher for a second. **Phew** Only journalism.

[Gina Hinojosa @GinaHinojosaTX]

It’s false to call vouchers school choice for parents. It’s the private school’s choice to decide whether your kid is “the right fit.” Private schools choose & exclude based on disabilities, religion, test results, behavior, etc. The list is almost endless. No vouchers. No deals