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I have written about this before, and it should be obvious by now, but income caps aren't about fairness...they are about making a narrower, poorer constituency that will be easier to kill off. the74million.org/article/democr…
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How to make your state an education laughingstock:
✅ Get rid of a common statewide graduation assessment.
✅ Replace it with locally graded portfolios, projects, and presentations.
✅ Discover that getting districts to grade them consistently is really hard.
✅ Realize the cost a fortune.
✅ Ask taxpayers for a boatload of money.
Bon appétit, New York!
✅ Get rid of a common statewide graduation assessment.
✅ Replace it with locally graded portfolios, projects, and presentations.
✅ Discover that getting districts to grade them consistently is really hard.
✅ Realize the cost a fortune.
✅ Ask taxpayers for a boatload of money.
Bon appétit, New York!
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Over 1.5 million Washington voters said yes to keeping male athletes out of girls’ sports. The ACLU wants a judge to throw out their vote. Not on our watch.
Now the ACLU (along with the WEA) is suing Washington state for its recently-passed ballot measure on women’s sports.
The last time the ACLU tried something like this, we got a resounding Supreme Court victory for women and girls. We’re ready. Game on.
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No kings.
But us.
But us.
Voters in two deep-blue states approved restrictions on transgender athletes in girls' sports, and prominent Democrats are already discussing ways to change or overturn what voters just approved.
Colorado Gov.-elect Phil Weiser says the Democrat-controlled legislature has a appropriate role" in making "adjustments" to the ballot measures. Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal went further, pledging to "take our state back" and begin planning to "overturn these bad initiatives."
Critics are turning the Democrats' own rhetoric against them. Both officials have supported the "No Kings" movement against executive overreach, and Colorado House Republicans fired back: "If the Democrats truly believe there should be 'No Kings' in America, it is time they take their own advice."
Full story here foxnews.com/politics/democ…
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This is a masterclass in gaslighting up to and including the claim that wanting men out of women’s sport is “authoritarian”. It is authoritarian for the state to force everyone to accept a blatant lie at the expense of our rights.
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So, when a man who claims to be a woman turns up to hospital claiming to have prostate problems, should a nurse “care for” him like a woman & tell him that’s impossible, potentially putting him in serious danger, or care for him like the man he is and look into it? There is only one right answer here, Cheri.
One place where biological sex seriously matters is in a hospital and it is your stupid rhetoric that is putting people in danger, not a nurse like @preta_6 who is simply acknowledging reality, which the job requires.
You have fallen into such a black hole of misogynistic and homophobic ideology that you won’t even spell out “same sex marriage” in your bio in a futile attempt to ignore the reality of sex you yourself blatantly used to know matters.
You’re going after a woman for telling the truth so that men can keep lying. It’s absolutely absurd.
One place where biological sex seriously matters is in a hospital and it is your stupid rhetoric that is putting people in danger, not a nurse like @preta_6 who is simply acknowledging reality, which the job requires.
You have fallen into such a black hole of misogynistic and homophobic ideology that you won’t even spell out “same sex marriage” in your bio in a futile attempt to ignore the reality of sex you yourself blatantly used to know matters.
You’re going after a woman for telling the truth so that men can keep lying. It’s absolutely absurd.
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I could absolutely blast this woman with hundreds of examples of boys hurting girls, taking their medals and opportunities, and ruining the athletic experiences for not just "five girls" but for thousands, but honestly, I'm tired, and this isn't about examples or "lack" therof.
What this is about is the fundamental question of whether or not girls are allowed to have female only sport. Regardless of whether or not there is only 1 boy participating or 1,000, policies that based sports on "gender identity" give EVERY BOY in the state the RIGHT to participate if he so wishes.
What this means is that girls no longer have a RIGHT to participate in female-only competition.
Legislating on the question of whether or not girls' sports should exist is not a "fake problem."
It is a fundamental policy question that concerns every single girl who participates in sport in this country.
Rachel Maddow, ignorant, useful idiot that she appears to be, does not seem to understand this or believe that sports matter for girls in any way, shape, or form.
What this is about is the fundamental question of whether or not girls are allowed to have female only sport. Regardless of whether or not there is only 1 boy participating or 1,000, policies that based sports on "gender identity" give EVERY BOY in the state the RIGHT to participate if he so wishes.
What this means is that girls no longer have a RIGHT to participate in female-only competition.
Legislating on the question of whether or not girls' sports should exist is not a "fake problem."
It is a fundamental policy question that concerns every single girl who participates in sport in this country.
Rachel Maddow, ignorant, useful idiot that she appears to be, does not seem to understand this or believe that sports matter for girls in any way, shape, or form.
Rachel Maddow on the trans-athlete panic:
“To invent a fake problem… is pitiful — a sign of profound political weakness — and something that I think has now been exposed as the fantasist, B.S. cop-out that it is.”
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This election was about groceries, gas, and making ends meet. Texas taxpayers invested a historic $101 billion in public schools, with education accounting for 40% of the 2025–2027 state budget. In 2024, 89% of GOP primary voters supported school choice. Texas gave low-income families and families of children with disabilities more options without taking $1 from public schools.
Voters ranked education 12th this cycle, so prioritizing grocery bills doesn’t mean parents stopped wanting the best education for their children!
Voters ranked education 12th this cycle, so prioritizing grocery bills doesn’t mean parents stopped wanting the best education for their children!
Polling isn't everything. But Texans were the same as everyone else in prioritizing the economy/inflation, healthcare, immigration, entitlements, and a bunch of other stuff over K–12. They also trusted Abbott and Hinojosa equally on public education
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The ACLU is suing Washington to override the will of the people and to take away fair and safe competition for girls.
I can't believe I used to give money to this organization.
I can't believe I used to give money to this organization.
Now the ACLU (along with the WEA) is suing Washington state for its recently-passed ballot measure on women’s sports.
The last time the ACLU tried something like this, we got a resounding Supreme Court victory for women and girls. We’re ready. Game on.
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Can i just say one thing about The United States of America real quick? (We’re on a flight home from two weeks in Asia and the Middle East).
We were driving across the Sri Lankan country side and I saw a guy on a John Deere tractor. I looked it up. John Deere, Largest agricultural equipment manufacturer on Earth. Started in 1837 in Grand Detour, Illinois by a man named John Deere.
I’ll keep going.
If you get on an airplane anywhere on this planet, odds are it’s a Boeing. William Boeing, 1916, Seattle Washington.
Go to any cafe on the globe and you can drink a Coca Cola. Created in Atlanta, Georgia by a man named John pemberton in 1886.
Everyone communicates using Whatsapp. Founded in Mountain View, CA in 2009 by two buddies, Brian Acton and Jan Koum.
Every vehicle is navigating the Globe using Google Maps. Google, started in the garage of Larry Page and Sergey Brin in Menlo Park California. 1996.
Pfizer distributes medicine in every single country on Earth. Charles Pfizer in 1849, Brooklyn, New York.
Amazon products are served in every single country on earth. Also started in his garage by a man name Jeff Bezos in Seattle Washington in 1994.
Half of the world’s population communicates on Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg, Cambridge, Massachusetts in 2004.
Our Qatar Airways flight attendant said she can’t wait to get to Dallas to go to Walmart to get vitamins for her family. Sam Walton, 1962, Rogers, Arkansas.
This list could literally go on for days. That should fill every American with tremendous pride for this country, its founders, its people, its opportunities, and its contributions to the planet.
Sure we have our flaws, but I can’t wait to get back to America and not drink sparkling water anymore (whoever invented that needs to be in prison), not have to use Kilometers or Celsius anymore, and sink my teeth into a Chick-fil-A sandwich (Truett Cathy, Hapeville, Georgia 1964)
God Bless America.
We were driving across the Sri Lankan country side and I saw a guy on a John Deere tractor. I looked it up. John Deere, Largest agricultural equipment manufacturer on Earth. Started in 1837 in Grand Detour, Illinois by a man named John Deere.
I’ll keep going.
If you get on an airplane anywhere on this planet, odds are it’s a Boeing. William Boeing, 1916, Seattle Washington.
Go to any cafe on the globe and you can drink a Coca Cola. Created in Atlanta, Georgia by a man named John pemberton in 1886.
Everyone communicates using Whatsapp. Founded in Mountain View, CA in 2009 by two buddies, Brian Acton and Jan Koum.
Every vehicle is navigating the Globe using Google Maps. Google, started in the garage of Larry Page and Sergey Brin in Menlo Park California. 1996.
Pfizer distributes medicine in every single country on Earth. Charles Pfizer in 1849, Brooklyn, New York.
Amazon products are served in every single country on earth. Also started in his garage by a man name Jeff Bezos in Seattle Washington in 1994.
Half of the world’s population communicates on Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg, Cambridge, Massachusetts in 2004.
Our Qatar Airways flight attendant said she can’t wait to get to Dallas to go to Walmart to get vitamins for her family. Sam Walton, 1962, Rogers, Arkansas.
This list could literally go on for days. That should fill every American with tremendous pride for this country, its founders, its people, its opportunities, and its contributions to the planet.
Sure we have our flaws, but I can’t wait to get back to America and not drink sparkling water anymore (whoever invented that needs to be in prison), not have to use Kilometers or Celsius anymore, and sink my teeth into a Chick-fil-A sandwich (Truett Cathy, Hapeville, Georgia 1964)
God Bless America.
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I will always wonder why we allowed ourselves to deprioritize the needs of young people during the pandemic.
U.S. teens saw notable declines in self-reported sadness and suicidal ideation from 2021 to 2025.
Relative to 2021, they were also more likely in 2025 to:
1) play sports (49% to 58%)
2) do strength training (45% to 51%)
2) eat fruit >=twice/day (19% to 28%)
3) eat at least one veg
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I'll say what a lot of superintendents won't.
No family owes us their child.
Not in Florida. Not anymore. And I wouldn't want it any other way.
Parents here can choose any school they want. So in Martin County, we don't ask for loyalty. We earn it. Every call. Every email. Every conversation at the front desk.
That's the Martin Standard.
When a parent calls, we answer. When a family has a problem, we own it. When a student needs to be heard, someone stops and listens.
Not sometimes. Every time. At every school. From the bus stop to my office.
I tell our team this often: we are not in the business of making excuses. We are in the business of serving families so well they never think about leaving.
Some people say schools shouldn't think like businesses. I say the best businesses understand something too many schools forgot: people come back to the places that treat them well.
My goal is, and always will be, for Martin County to be every parent's first choice.
Not their fallback. Not their default because of a zip code. Their first choice.
You earn it one family at a time.
That's the standard.
And in Martin County, we don't lower it.
No family owes us their child.
Not in Florida. Not anymore. And I wouldn't want it any other way.
Parents here can choose any school they want. So in Martin County, we don't ask for loyalty. We earn it. Every call. Every email. Every conversation at the front desk.
That's the Martin Standard.
When a parent calls, we answer. When a family has a problem, we own it. When a student needs to be heard, someone stops and listens.
Not sometimes. Every time. At every school. From the bus stop to my office.
I tell our team this often: we are not in the business of making excuses. We are in the business of serving families so well they never think about leaving.
Some people say schools shouldn't think like businesses. I say the best businesses understand something too many schools forgot: people come back to the places that treat them well.
My goal is, and always will be, for Martin County to be every parent's first choice.
Not their fallback. Not their default because of a zip code. Their first choice.
You earn it one family at a time.
That's the standard.
And in Martin County, we don't lower it.
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I've heard superintendents tell me this over the years––that #schoolchoice has motivated their schools to do more for families. Because at its core, #schoolchoice is about parents choosing the right schools for their kids––and many, many families select district schools and the people who lead them want them to succeed. But very few leaders put things as clearly, directly, and understandably as @SuptMMaine
I'll say what a lot of superintendents won't.
No family owes us their child.
Not in Florida. Not anymore. And I wouldn't want it any other way.
Parents here can choose any school they want. So in Martin County, we don't ask for loyalty. We earn it. Every call. Every email. Every conversation at the front desk.
That's the Martin Standard.
When a parent calls, we answer. When a family has a problem, we own it. When a student needs to be heard, someone stops and listens.
Not sometimes. Every time. At every school. From the bus stop to my office.
I tell our team this often: we are not in the business of making excuses. We are in the business of serving families so well they never think about leaving.
Some people say schools shouldn't think like businesses. I say the best businesses understand something too many schools forgot: people come back to the places that treat them well.
My goal is, and always will be, for Martin County to be every parent's first choice.
Not their fallback. Not their default because of a zip code. Their first choice.
You earn it one family at a time.
That's the standard.
And in Martin County, we don't lower it.
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The first Democrat-appointed Texas education commissioner in 35 years is likely to be someone who has credibility with superintendents and Republicans alike. houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…
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Proverbs says we fool ourselves with excuses like "there's a lion in the street." Do you? How could it hurt you?
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Delighted to see the outpouring of social media commentary from people saying they were wrong about @bariweiss and that she’s not turning CBS into a shill for Trump.
Wait. They are, aren’t they??
Wait. They are, aren’t they??
Just watched whole extended 60 Minutes interview of Trump. My god, @Douthat60 is good at this! The variety of tools he deployed to prevent Trump from dominating the conversation while at the same time not losing the exchange to antagonism and shouting. Trump did not at all come out of this encounter unscathed. But in the strangest way--at least to me--Douthat did more to humanize him than I can remember, while still holding him excruciatingly accountable. What a smart hire that is immediately paying off.
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The places with the strongest teachers unions closed schools the longest during the COVID timeframe. Those places suffered the greatest learning loss.
Unions serve teachers not students.
Unions serve teachers not students.
Bill Maher and Coleman Hughes finish each other's sentences for 3 minutes straight as they lay out how teachers' unions wrecked public education.
The MS NOW host thought she could sit this one out quietly. Then Maher turned and lobbed a grenade right at her.
MAHER: "The reason t socialism didn't work... is because NOBODY taught them in school."
HUGHES: "A lot of kids go to underperforming public schools, which is our euphemism for government-funded daycare centers with occasional school-like activities."
MAHER: "I knew they weren't learning anything, but like you said, it's like a daycare center and not a good one."
HUGHES: "And I think people on the left want to blame funding because that's the easy issue. But the truth is, this school was well funded. You know, it's 50,000 per pupil at this school. The problem isn't the funding. It's that you can't fire anyone bad."
MAHER: "Yes.... The problem is the union, the teachers union, is too powerful. We've seen it in results in states where the union is less powerful, the schools do better."
HUGHES: "I call it the chalkboard mafia."
MAHER: "The problem, the unions protect bad schools and bad teachers, and the party protects the union. It's almost impossible in a lot of these cities to fire a teacher. I mean literally like you could sell drugs to a kid and it's got to be two offenses before we get—"
HUGHES: "It wasn't that long ago that the unions lobbied for a law in New York State to ban even collecting data that you would use to assess which teachers are better than others. You can't even get the data. So obviously the teachers union serves the teachers, they don't serve the students, and if you're a Democrat or any American that's serious about public school reform, you have to challenge the teachers union, period."
MAHER: "And I think in this school, where they were learning nothing with no supervision and absentee principals and teachers, I think spending 50,000 dollars per year per student, it's not money. That's what you always hear from the left. 'Oh, it's underfunded.' It's not the funding. The funding isn't the issue."
HUGHES: "No, it hasn't been for a very long time."
MAHER: "I think this is the kind of thing I will NEVER hear on MS NOW."
ALI VITALI: "I think you hear a lot of perspectives on MS NOW."
MAHER: "I don't ever hear that one."
CONTEXT: Maher and Hughes aren't making this up. On the latest Nation's Report Card, high school seniors posted the lowest reading and math scores ever recorded on the test.
And getting rid of bad teachers is nearly impossible. Federal survey data shows the average school district dismissed just 0.2 tenured teachers for poor performance in a year. That's roughly 1 in 500.
Meanwhile, students do better long-term in states where unions have less power.
A 2019 study in the American Economic Journal found that boys who went to school in states that forced districts to bargain with teachers' unions went on to earn about $2,100 LESS per year as adults compared to boys in states without those laws.
If a business failed this badly, someone would get fired. As Hughes put it: "The teachers union serves the teachers; they don't serve the students."
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I'm a public school superintendent in Florida. And I believe in school choice.
Some people find that surprising.
They shouldn't.
I believe in free markets and I believe competition makes everyone better.
Florida has given parents real power to choose where their children learn. Charter schools, private schools, virtual options, scholarships that follow the child.
I don't see that as a threat to public education. I see it as the push public education needed.
When a business knows its customers can leave, it gets better. It listens. It innovates. It earns loyalty instead of assuming it.
Our customers are students and parents. And in my district, we compete for them every day.
That means:
→ Building programs families can't find anywhere else → Responding to parents like their time and trust matter → Measuring ourselves by whether families choose to stay → Never treating an enrollment as something we're owed
Competition doesn't weaken public schools. Complacency does.
The question isn't whether families should have a choice. They should, and in Florida, they do.
The question is whether we'll give them a reason to choose us.
Some people find that surprising.
They shouldn't.
I believe in free markets and I believe competition makes everyone better.
Florida has given parents real power to choose where their children learn. Charter schools, private schools, virtual options, scholarships that follow the child.
I don't see that as a threat to public education. I see it as the push public education needed.
When a business knows its customers can leave, it gets better. It listens. It innovates. It earns loyalty instead of assuming it.
Our customers are students and parents. And in my district, we compete for them every day.
That means:
→ Building programs families can't find anywhere else → Responding to parents like their time and trust matter → Measuring ourselves by whether families choose to stay → Never treating an enrollment as something we're owed
Competition doesn't weaken public schools. Complacency does.
The question isn't whether families should have a choice. They should, and in Florida, they do.
The question is whether we'll give them a reason to choose us.
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