Must read thread on new study showing school vouchers are spurring enrollment in small Christian private schools--the same schools that research suggests produce some of the poorest academic outcomes for students:

Once again, Florida shows what’s waiting for other states that careen toward universal school vouchers: public schools that can’t pay teachers, school closures that dislocate communities, & budget woes from trying to fund two separate education systems. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

Delaware is protecting critical funding for services like public schools while more equitably distributing property tax responsibility among homeowners & businesses. Here’s what other states can learn from DE’s thoughtful approach to #PropertyTax reform from last month's special session. 🧵

Kentucky’s Woodford County Public Schools, which serves middle-income families in rural communities outside of Lexington, may need a short-term payroll loan — a red flag for broader school finance instability in the state. More from @joannalefebvre.bsky.social: www.cbpp.org/research/sta...

Wyoming Passes 25% Property Tax Cut for Homeowners — Without Replacing Lost Revenue for Local Services: "As a result, local officials are having to cut their budgets by up to 23 percent, and the state is now facing a $686 million school funding deficit by 2030." www.cbpp.org/research/sta...

States are increasingly calling for special sessions this year, and it’s not just routine business. From addressing the impact of federal policy, to state tax debates, to shoring up disaster aid and political power plays, 2025 is shaping up to be a year of legislative overtime.🧵

🚨 BREAKING: A shocking $440M in unused ESA voucher funds are sitting in bank accounts — while AZ's public schools are left under-resourced and struggling. This hoarding of taxpayer dollars by mostly wealthy families hurts public school students who go without needed supports 😠

Yesterday, I shared my @educationwork.newamerica.org team's district impact analysis of the $6+ billion that the Trump admin is refusing to disburse to schools (link in 2nd post). Now, @edweek.org has published our funding figures for ALL districts in the US for which we have data. Search for yours↓

"Eight states—AL, AZ, FL, GA, ID, IN, NE and NC—saw their real per-pupil education expenditures decline even while their per capita GDP went up. These eight states had the capacity to expand educational opportunities for their state’s children but have gone in the opposite direction instead."

New analysis from @itep.org: if only 25% of eligible tax filers were to claim the school voucher tax credit in the Senate's reconciliation bill, federal revenue would be reduced by over $25 billion per year - far more than previous versions. itep.org/trump-megabi...

Make no mistake-- today’s Supreme Court ruling does not end constitutionally guaranteed birthright citizenship. However, the SCOTUS has ruled against the injunctions that have been blocking The Trump Administration’s birthright citizenship EO from being implemented nationwide.

The national school voucher proposal in the Senate GOP reconciliation plan would threaten students’ access to quality public schools, give tax breaks to the wealthy, & override states that have rejected these harmful policies. Lawmakers who care about our kids’ futures should reject it.

Public education would be at especially high risk, given that it makes up the largest share of state budgets. For context: just the potential cost of the proposed 5% minimum SNAP match is the equivalent of average salary costs for about 65K public school teachers nationwide.

NEW REPORT: House Republicans’ budget reconciliation bill, now in the Senate, would shift major new costs to the state- & local-level, paving the way for harmful cuts to food assistance, health care, & other services like education. Here’s the 3 top things to know:🧵

Rather than course correct, Senate Republican leaders are rushing to advance a bill that is in some ways even more destructive and harmful than the unpopular House Republican bill. The Senate must reject it.

House Republicans’ new budget bills promise widespread harm to people & communities in every state across the U.S. One way they seek to hide these harmful impacts is by slashing federal funding & then passing the buck to state & local gov’ts to make the toughest choices & cuts.🧵

CBPP's Samantha Jacoby posted on X explaining how the House Republican tax bill's new federal tax credit to subsidize private school vouchers works: x.com/jacsamoby/st...

#ESSER mitigated pandemic learning loss. The most vulnerable students are still recovering, but now Dept. of Ed is clawing back billions already obligated to investments like tutoring and healthy learning environments, jeopardizing ongoing academic recovery. www.the74million.org/article/clos...

Why we need the US Dept. Of Education.

UPDATE: Trump just signed an executive order calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education. This will harm our most vulnerable students and exacerbate existing disparities in educational outcomes. www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...

Must read thread on impact of gutting Dept. of Ed's Office of Civil Rights on students with disabilities:

New from @itep.org: some in Congress want to give tax breaks to the wealthy and corporations to subsidize tuition for students who already attend private school. I can think of some less ~wasteful~ ways to spend those public dollars...

1/10 The Admin has advanced its goal of dismantling the Dept. of Ed by firing nearly half its staff. Combined with other education EOs, it’s clear we’re witnessing an attempt to gut public schools & steal opportunities from the average American student. 🧵 www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/u...

Trump thinks the biggest issue in K-12 education is "transgender ideology." He ignores the very real issues that face American children and families, such as: -Underfunded public schools -Teacher shortages -The need for more counselors and mental health supports -Growing gaps in reading and math

As we listen to President Trump paint a dark & misleading picture about immigrants in his joint address to Congress, I’m reminded that our lives are interconnected with immigrants in direct & indirect ways.

While we’re on bad economic policy, the Trump administration is aiming to dismantle the Department of Education. For what the Department does and why it’s so important, check out this piece: www.americanprogress.org/article/freq...

An agenda to lower costs for families? The President has supported the House budget plan that would make it harder for families to afford health care, food and college. #CBPPJointAddress

If funding is cut for schools with inclusive policies and fewer supports are available, rates of bullying, depression, suicidality and hate crimes will increase for ALL students. www.americanprogress.org/article/proj...

New report: about $1 in every $3 of state spending comes from federal funds, & that longstanding support is vital to families, communities, & state economies nationwide. Emerging Trump & congressional GOP proposals could threaten broad swaths of it very soon. Here’s how (🧵):

In addition to the federal #EITC, 31 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have a #stateEITC. State child tax credits and EITCs build on the success of the federal credits and help families thrive. www.cbpp.org/research/sta...

Today is the 19th annual #EITC Awareness Day & this year is the 50th anniversary of the #EITC. Since 1975, the #EITC has reduced poverty and improved the well-being of millions of adults and children. Here are 5 reasons why we celebrate the #EITC and call on policymakers to strengthen the credit:

Proposals from the Trump Admin & congressional Republicans would reduce federal funding by shifting greater costs onto states, leaving millions of people worse off through lost health coverage, less money for groceries, quality public education & more. www.cbpp.org/research/sta...

Another example of this administration's priorities: subsidizing wealthy families who already send their children to private school at the expense of the 90% of students who attend public schools. www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...