Yitz Frank

Very sad to hear of @RepBillPatmon passing. Great champion for children. Here he is with @matthuffman1 at a @SchoolChoiceOH rally youtu.be/K_iojER_v0c?si…

Former Cleveland City Councilman and state Rep. @RepBillPatmon has died, according to the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus

Horrified to see the attack on a synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan. Everyone deserves the right to worship and learn in peace. There is no place for violence and antisemitism in our country. Tina and I pray for the first responders and anyone affected on the scene as we await more details.

So great to hear our old friend @YitzFrank on @feeonline's LiberateED podcast with @Kerry_edu. Plus good info on Ohio Scholarship Granting Orgs and the coming Federal Education Freedom Tax Credit. liberatedpodcast.com/podcast/episod…

@troymc94 @VouchersHurtUs Specifically, EdChoice: Improved district achievement Reduced district segregation No impact on district expenditures per pupil Examine your life choices (and litigation "strategy"), my friend.

@VouchersHurtUs Find the Ohio research here: fordhaminstitute.org/ohio/research/…

Education researchers measure impact using standard deviations. By that same metric, Ohio’s voucher program has harmed student outcomes nearly 3× more than Hurricane Katrina, a disaster we know devastated learning. The data is clear: vouchers hurt students.

Agree, largely. But... that requires reviewing whether a charter gets seperate funding for facilities (like in Ohio and many other states), does it correctly account for poverty/learning differences etc vs private choice programs (and public school districts). I think it is completely fair to account for differences in regulation and funding when setting scholarship amounts compared to charters, but the baseline should be that funding needs to be largely equal and than subtract the value of the different requirements, "accountability" components, and associated funding amounts. Arbitrarily saying they should NOT be the same without digging into the details in each state and district will likely miss important considerations. (Not suggesting Mike is saying that, just pointing it out.)

I don't often say this, but I kind of agree with Mike. The difference isn't public/private, but free/tuition. If a school rations seats by geography or lottery and charges no tuition, they should receive more $ than school that charge tuition and control admissions. There is also facility funding to consider. Is it a public facility or is it a private facility.

Deeply disturbing. We can’t let the evil of antisemitism continue to fester. America must always be a place where people can live and worship without fear.

@VouchersHurtUs Actually, looks really good.

@troymc94 @VouchersHurtUs This seems instructive...

@VouchersHurtUs Give one single instance of waste, fraud, or abuse in the Edchoice scholarship program.

"Waste, fraud, and abuse" have long been associated with school vouchers. Ohio's $1.095 billion voucher scam diverts public tax dollars to private entities that can reject students for any reason. It's time to put public funds back into public schools.

Great idea from @SenJonHusted Really critical workforce issue that will help many families!

@ADMotzen @JasonBedrick Too easy @JoshMandelOhio

Kudos to eagle-eyed @JasonBedrick for finding me in this video. Bonus points if anyone can figure out who I'm speaking to...

Toledo Schools added 1000 new employees as enrollment dropped by 1800. There are other financial pressures too (e.g. benefits), but this mismatch is certainly a big part of it. Many districts' graphs at edunomicslab.org/staffing-v-enr…

THIS WEEK'S SUNDAY BRIEFING: Democrat Amy Acton's plan to win red-state Ohio; school vouchers amid public school budget woes; farmers hurt by tariffs as countries shop elsewhere. WATCH THE FULL SHOW: nbc4i.com/news/sunday-br…

Research by Urban Institute shows that the "Savage Inequalities" in K-12 finance have largely been eliminated. In most states, low-income students attend districts that are funded on par or greater than districts that high-income students attend. Importantly, this *doesn't* include federal dollars, which disproportionately go to high-poverty districts. And because the data are 10+ years old, it's likely that funding systems have become even more progressive since that time. Updated research is needed.

Wow, a new low in duplicity at tonight's @ColsCitySchools board meeting. District (falsely) claiming that shift from "pass through" to "direct" funding of charters/vouchers -- an accounting change that district demanded, and something that *benefited* it -- was a cut in state $$.

Dreams Academy is finalist for $1 million Yass Prize beaconjournal.com/story/news/edu…

WOW, @arneduncan just came out in favor of private school choice, and the education tax credit in the OBBBA! washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…

I had a great meeting with Agudath Israel of Missouri in Chesterfield. We spoke on the Middle East Peace deal, the recent release of the innocent hostages from Gaza, my work as Co-Chair of the Abraham Accords Caucus, and the Educational Choice for Children Act.

Thank you and Bridget for your tireless advocacy!

There are many important things worth shutting down the government over, but expanded ACA premium credits -- which literally didn't exist before 2021, were never funded (except through borrowing), and disproportionately go to higher income people -- definitely not one of them.