AustinPowered

SaveAustinSchools

[AustinPowered @PoweredAustin]

VIDEO of Dr Hawley’s comments in the closure plan to the AISD Board Last Night #saveaustinschools

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

Did the Austin chamber influence school closures? - News - Does Chamber of Commerce want to end public ed? https://t.co/rWMhWuVZjD

[kris G🕷 @Kmgtexas]

I’m finding it difficult 2 move on;I just can’t believe that if t/person u asked tells u r perpetuating racism that you don’t stop it;& the silence from most of Austin is heartbreaking;so @SaveSchools_ATX @savepease @shawley03 @PTAnderson70 @Geronimo4AISD @amberelenz @RevDrJayme

[Save Austin Schools @SaveSchools_ATX]

How convenient that AECOM has their former employees now with AISD, in positions to directly & indirectly influence contracting & facilities decisions.

[Save Austin Schools @SaveSchools_ATX]

It was asked weeks ago, why would contractors not be upset with AECOM having majority of AISD contracts. They’re global. They have subcontractors. Depending on size of project, 89 subcontractors. You scratch their back & they scratch yours.

https://t.co/Hven3YbFzn

[Save Austin Schools @SaveSchools_ATX]

This dude loves the word “bold”.
And what does he mean “diversify”?
🤨

[Sarah @clothesminded]

With a deadline looming our families are entering the Christmas season with a dark cloud of uncertainty and defeat overhead. We feel beat down; children are crying seeing lists of friends’ names separated under columns of new school names. We can’t explain why. They are not ok.

[Chia Guillory @ChiaGuillory]

And the long-lasting effects #cruzclosures will have is staggering. Ripple effect of dismantling communities will be felt for generations. Such a delicate balance, blown apart w/ a single short sighted & racist vote by #AISDtrustees Traitors to our children & our trust! Shameful

[Diana Vera @dynamitevera]

@AISDSupt @Geronimo4AISD u treat us as if we don't know what we need so u r making the decisions 4 us #realitycheck #aisd we know we want our community, we know we need 2 prioritize the underserved, we know m getting a shiny new building won't make our children's education better

[Sarah @clothesminded]

MULTIPLE EMPLOYEES formerly employed by AECOM are running @austinisd. A global corporation has infiltrated our school district and is driving #CruzClosures. It doesn’t get any more obvious than this why they’ve pushed so damn hard for our land with no regard to history.

[Save Pease Elementary School! @savepease]

How can we ever move forward from enraged without transparency?

How do we explain to the kids that this is okay when it’s not?

How do we teach our children to be anti-racist when the majority of their school trustees aren’t?

Our kids are not okay. None of this is okay. 😔

[April Clark @CRArchitect]

Mon December 16th at 5:30. AISD trustees voted for a plan that was called 21st century racism demand @shawley03 equity audit, demand more for ALL of Austin. AISD does not have a budget crisis-they have a crisis of imagination. We need a growth plan not scarcity #SaveAustinSchools

[Chia Guillory @ChiaGuillory]

This process is cruel (& racist!) @AustinISD has not given us enough time. Families are stressed, children are traumatized, no one is sleeping well. #cruzclosures having detrimental ripple effects on our health & our communities #cruzthegrinch

[kris G🕷 @Kmgtexas]

Too bad AISd doesn’t value families

[Chia Guillory @ChiaGuillory]

This just keeps getting press....it’s not going away @AISDSupt ! Do you want your name to be forever tied to perpetuating racism?! b/c as it stands- you are complicit in #21stCenturyRacism It’s not too late to walk this back & regain respect in @austintexasgov

[kris G🕷 @Kmgtexas]

Spoiler: yes they did.

[kris G🕷 @Kmgtexas]

Hey, AISD you may want 2 listen. Maybe you will learn something. @AISDSupt @PTAnderson70 @Geronimo4AISD @RevDrJayme @KristinAshy @yasminwagneratx @SaveSchools_ATX @savepease