Amy Frogge

Who is Tennessee Leads and Why Do They Hate Public Schools? A new issue advocacy nonprofit in Tennessee is fighting for goals that will effectively end public education in our state. While state leaders consider expanding the state’s private school coupon p…

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 The data shows that state public school students will receive $272 less than students enrolled in Gov. Lee’s private school voucher program.

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

This charter school superintendent makes $870,000. He leads a district with 1,000 students. On paper, Salvador Cavazos earns less than $300,000 to run Valere Public Schools, a small Texas charter network. But taxpayers likely aren’t aware that his total pay makes him one of the country’s hig...

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

US Department of Education workers decry ‘final mission’ email as power grab Education secretary Linda McMahon’s plan to eliminate department will hurt disadvantaged children, staff say

“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
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What the Assault on Public Education Means for Kids with Disabilities The future of the Department of Education may hinge on the world views of two billionaires who abhor what they perceive as weakness and waste.

“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 TEA says vouchers carry big cost for taxpayers The Tennessee Education Association says in an email that the total estimated cost of school vouchers in Tennessee if Gov. Lee’s universal vouch…

$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.

I don’t know the answer to your question (probably so), but she was a disaster in TN. She loves no-bid contracts!

‘Their Kind of Indoctrination’ | Diane Ravitch Donald Trump and his supporters have hardly been shy about his ambitions for education. They can be found laid out concisely in three documents: the

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

#CharterSchoolFail

Linda McMahon, wearing a black blazer, poses at a desk with her hands folded in front of her near a large window overlooking rooftops in Washington, DC. A headline reads: "Trump's Education Pick Ran A Wrestling Empire That Was Said to Harm Children." Photo by Ariel Zambelich for the New York Times.

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 )

Charter Scandals - Network For Public Education #AnotherDayAnotherCharterScandal is now an interactive research tool. Scandals can be sorted by category/state and searched with keywords.

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 CBS News in Detroit reported on the latest study by the Network for Public Education, which showed that more than one-third of charter schools close within the first five years. The NPE study is ba…

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

#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 A majority of pro-book ban school board candidates lost in Texas, but education advocates are worried about other election results.

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. 💙