@kristinroberts.bsky.social
Board certified public school teacher in AZ. 🍎 Believer in love, justice, and the power of community. She/her/hers.
This week, Congress will hear the long-awaited federal voucher program called “Qualified Elementary & Secondary Education Scholarships” — formerly known as “ECCA”. This dangerous voucher plan is a $5 BILLION giveaway of taxpayer dollars to private schools 😲
Get the facts: bit.ly/FedVoucherScam
🚨URGENT 🚨 Please reach out to your lawmakers TODAY!
29.04.2025 00:19 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
😢Arizona’s $1 Billion voucher program, paired with the state legislature’s chronic underfunding of public schools, is leading to school closures across the state — disproportionately impacting Title I schools that serve low-income communities.
Read here: bit.ly/VoucherClosures
National Public Schools Week starts tomorrow! 🎉 It’s time to stand up for public education 💪📣
ROUND-UP: Catch up with ALL of the K-12 news at the federal, state, and local level in our newest #WeeklyEdReport @ bit.ly/February23EdReport
😡 Supt. Horne wants to shut down the US Dept. of Education
🏫 Find out what the Dept. of Ed does for Arizona kids!
🎉 The AZ school meals bill advances at the #AZLeg
Read it all in our fresh #WeeklyEdReport ▶️ bit.ly/February8EdReport
😡 This week brought multiple executive orders aimed at dismantling public schools and targeting educators & students.
👏 Isaac public schools will remain open!
👍👎 Learn about K12 bills in committee this week.
Read the latest #WeeklyEdReport for more: bit.ly/February2EdReport
🔮 The #AZLeg is BAAAACK… and we dust off our crystal ball to preview what’s to come for K-12 schools 🍿and lay out our list of Legislative priorities ✅
▶️ Be the first to read our very first #WeeklyEdReport of 2025, and subscribe to our *new* Substack while you’re at it 🤓 bit.ly/January12EdReport
Excellent illustration of a process I see all the time.
h/t @chesaysthings on the hellsite.
👀 Read @propublica.org's shocking new account of a ESA voucher-funded strip mall school that failed families by shutting down with no warning— and zero accountability from the state.
www.propublica.org/article/ariz...
🤔DID YOU KNOW? AZ’s ESA voucher program was originally created for students with special needs. Currently, Only 16% of the students using ESA vouchers have disabilities — compared to 60% before universal expansion. Unfortunately, many special needs students have been pushed to the back of the line ☹️
17.12.2024 04:00 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0AI is not good for *public* education. It's great for *privatizing* education. 1/5
08.12.2024 00:00 — 👍 130 🔁 49 💬 2 📌 4AZ parents, teachers and community members could not be more clear on this. We choose our public schools and we want them funded. Full stop.
30.11.2024 05:56 — 👍 13 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
🚨 NEW from Politico: “No-Limit Vouchers Are Blowing Up Arizona’s Budget”
26.11.2024 03:17 — 👍 17 🔁 10 💬 1 📌 2
Great afternoon celebrating our volunteers, people who care deeply for community. They back it up with their actions, & they aren’t stopping any time soon. I am grateful for these & all of our volunteers & my amazing teammates Alicia & Nicole! Plus we got to meet Norah, the newest CAT dog!
25.11.2024 03:35 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0I am teacher tired on this Friday morning, but nothing is better than starting off the day with a 16 year old student saying “I just love school, Ms.” Joy plays such an important role in learning. 💙 His sincerity and enthusiasm make me so happy.
22.11.2024 16:15 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Politics later. But for now, meet my bestie, Starman.
20.11.2024 01:21 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Ok. I’m here. But only because I could get my name as my handle. Hello Blue Sky.
19.11.2024 02:57 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
