Who is Tennessee Leads and Why Do They Hate Public Schools? tnedreport.com/2025/... @amyfrogge.bsky.social @thetnholler.bsky.social @genebryant.bsky.social

TN public school funding per student lags behind Gov. Lee’s school vouchers, TDOE data finds www.wsmv.com/2025/08... @amyfrogge.bsky.social @thetnholler.bsky.social @genebryant.bsky.social

Pastors for Children! #NPE2025Columbus @pastors4nckids.bsky.social

“We must not let the merchants of hatred and division prevail.” - Diane Ravitch #NPE2025Columbus

Tennessee represents! #NPE2025Columbus

“We are in a fight for the soul of our nation. Public schools are the backbone of democracy.” -Jess Piper #NPE2025Columbus

What a racket! www.texastribune.org/2025/03/06/v...

“This is a power grab. The message is clear that they want to privatize public dollars on the backs of our nation’s most vulnerable children." #ProtectOurKids www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

“McMahon’s mission is aligned with the school-choice (or education-freedom) movement, which, opponents say, seeks to erode people’s trust in public schools by starving them of resources—most tangibly through the support of charter schools and voucher programs. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

Come join us in Columbus on April 5th and 6th for the NPE/NPE Action Conference. We kick off the weekend with a conversation between @dianeravitch.bsky.social & @joshcowenmsu.bsky.social Registration here networkforpubliceduc... #NPE2025Columbus

$861 Million for Vouchers in TN https://tnedreport.com/2025/01/861-million-for-vouchers/ @amyfrogge.bsky.social @genebryant.bsky.social #SchoolVoucherScam

Tennessee does not: Have a minimum age to possess rifles and shotguns Require background checks Require permits Regulate assault weapons Require waiting periods

Looking forward to this. The grassroots movement for community schools is a game-changer in many communities but public education advocates often ignore the movement and settle into a defensive struggle instead. This needs to change.

Trump's disastrous education agenda: destroy public schools. Fund religious schools. You can read it for free if you do not have a subscription. Just start the registration process. www.nybooks.com/online/2025/... Please share it widely.

Opinion: Tennessee’s school voucher money would be better spent on public education https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2024/dec/21/opinion-tennessees-school-voucher-money-would-be/ #SchoolVoucherScams #Education @amyfrogge.bsky.social

Opinion: Tennessee’s school voucher money would be better spent on public education https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2024/dec/21/opinion-tennessees-school-voucher-money-would-be/ #SchoolVoucherScams #Education @amyfrogge.bsky.social

Linda McMahon once ran the WWE, a wrestling organization that was criticized for promoting violence and sexualized content. She has faced questions for years over whether she is suitable for education posts. Now, she could lead the Department of Education. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/28/u...

This needs to be said, loud, and often.

🔥 🗣️STURGILL SIMPSON: “This toxic patriarchal energy is an age coming to an end… that energy is clawing for its survival bc it knows it’s dying. We’re heading to something beautiful, we just have to go through some dark shit first. So love everybody.” (H/T @wutangforchildren.bsky.social )

In less than 3 years, we found over 400 stories of theft/fraud in charter schools. You can find them here https://networkforpubliceducation.org/charter-scandals/. Lack of regulation. Invitation for grift. #AnotherDayAnotherCharterScandal

CBS: NPE Report Finds 36% of Michigan Charter Schools Fail in First Five Years https://dianeravitch.net/2024/11/13/cbs/ via @dianeravitch.bsky.social #AnotherDayAnotherCharterScandal @joshcowenmsu.bsky.social @casandraulbrich.bsky.social #AnotherDayAnotherCharterScandal #BlueSky #EduSky

A perfect message during these dystopian times:

As Trump moves to end the Dept of Ed — Tennessee gets almost 40% of our budget from the federal government, one of the most federally-dependent states. $1.6 BILLION in federal Ed funds Targeted to poor kids and children with disabilities. Grandstanding has consequences.

Most Texas school board candidates who support book bans lost their elections

Today would have been Carl Sagan's 90th birthday. How fitting that he predicted the current state of our country almost 30 years ago. Worth reading. Happy Birthday, Carl. We miss you. 💙