Daryn Polanco

@heartoftexas210 @NEISDSchoolLead Way to go Jen! So proud of you!

EVERYONE 📣 Please help us congratulate our very own 💖DOCTOR Jennifer Gutierrez💖 School Administration is so proud of you and your accomplishments!! 👩🏻‍🎓 🥳 @NEISDSchoolLead

@howie_hua 8*100=800 8*80=640 800+640=1440 Love the beard!

It's Mental Math Monday! What goes on in your head when you're mentally calculating 8×180?

@CoxHerb #ivoteforTexasPublicEducation

Voters are definitely watching

@TexasAFT Let's get the rest of them out of there! #IvoteforTexasPublicEducation

Our deepest thanks to those 84 for voting for your districts and the public schools within them.

@TexasAFT @EveryTxn @IDRAedu @NEISD

✋Raise your hand if you would like to know how much voucher bill HB 1 would cost ISDs in your #TxLege district. Thanks to @EveryTxn & @IDRAedu, we know. And we're going to tell you. 🧵👇

@CoachIngram10 @GovAbbott #ivoteforTexasPublicSchools

The fact that @GovAbbott wants to give thousands more per kid for private schools and not for public schools tells you all you need to know about him actually caring about children in TEXAS. He’s a FRAUD!

@sbellsnyder @BriscoeCain Thank you for supporting us! #ivoteforTexasPublicSchools

@BriscoeCain Well, there is a third group — those of us who simply support our public schools, need them to be strong, and want you to support them too. Oh and we are also Republicans.

There are two types of people that oppose giving families choice in the education of their children. The first group is obvious—those who make/made a living in the public education industry. The other group is harder to understand—those who already send their kids to private schools.

@CoachIngram10 @GovAbbott Ditto! #ivoteforTexasPublicSchools

I’ll never forget when @GovAbbott shut down our TEXAS public schools and teachers and school districts all across Texas found a way to still educate our kids. I am a proud public school teacher & will always fight for public education. ALL kids deserve an education not a few!

@steerstrong I will campaign for all of those public school supporters! #ivoteforTexasPublicSchools

24 men refusing to be bullied, and standing up for public education!

@DanPatrick It is also clear that over 85% of Texans support their teachers, retired or current! You can call all of the special sessions you want (costing us millions of $) but support of public schools is clear. It's also clear you and @GregAbbott_TX need to go! #IvoteforTexasPublicSchools

As early vote totals come in, it's crystal clear that Texans wanted the Senate and I to hold the line and demand our $100,000 homestead exemption bill pass. Prop 4 is being overwhelmingly approved meaning the $100,000 homestead exemption will be codified in the Texas Constitution forever – a massive victory in the fight against property taxes that takes effect this year. Congratulations, Texas! To view all election results, click the link below. #txlege results.texas-election.com/landing-page

As a public school administrator I believe in raises for my teachers, but these people need support too! Teachers and support staff are hard to come by. I would give up my raise forever if we could get funds to support these hardworking individuals! #fundtxpublicschools

One thing missing in regards to the shortfall of funds for public schools is the lack of funding for raises for the amazing custodians, bus drivers, food service workers, and paraprofessionals. #txed #txlege @GregAbbott_TX

@tedcruz Boooooo!

The Texas Senate has passed school choice three times this year. The Texas House needs to get it done. Nothing matters more for Texas. I will vigorously support conservative, pro-school-choice primary opponents against Republicans who vote “no” this #txlege special session.

@unfoldthesoul Love this! Thank you!

@GinaForAustin @KellyRasti So that's who is driving around all day trying to break into schools. Great use of tax dollars! 🙄

@KellyRasti The fleet of cars were added in the school safety bill. Rather than give the money directly to schools/districts, a whole new safety accountability system was created at the TEA so now TEA has power to intervene in districts for safety violations—they wanted a fleet to monitor

@teachergoals @GregAbbott_TX

Put your response below! 👇

@TroyMooney @GovAbbott @mjcatc Exactly! No more straight ticket for me!

@darynpolanco @GovAbbott I know right? It is an awakening. As @mjcatc (I think) said, “I haven’t changed, but some in my party have”

Why are longtime conservative educators like me (lifelong R voter who voted for Abbott), posting and sharing this video? Here is why: Last Fall @GovAbbott recognized the statewide shortage of teachers, calling a special commission to address the issue. He was focused on public ed. But then, at some point he became fixated on vouchers and launched his Private school only tour where he began denouncing public ed calling us “Educrats” and indoctrinators. His actions were then echoed by many in #txlege who began affirming their west texas donors. They started clout chasing voucher lobbyists (with photo ops, using their catchphrases) and blasting public school supporters as Anti Family and Anti-Freedom. Then came the actual voucher bills in March. The bills did not (and do not) actually guarantee any choice for parents. That could be remedied, but instead they created a choice only for the schools. Further they exempted private schools from all the accountability and other compliance mandates which were being used to criticize schools. “PubEd test scores are bad”—but voucher bills removed state testing requirements “PubEd schools have too many admin”-but voucher bills exempted all the compliance, reporting, and mandates that require more admin etc. Then there were the actual bill hearings where many #txlege used their time to fawn over lobbyists while blasting actual fellow conservative public school leaders The icing was the recent public admission that the Governor is dangling any raise for teachers as a “carrot” for getting vouchers passed. So here we are. Me, a long time R voter with Public, Private, and Charter service now finding alignment with the remaining pro public ed republicans and also leading Democrats, but largely abandoned by the state leadership.

@TroyMooney @GovAbbott I'm in! Finally voting for my profession and our students!

@darynpolanco @GovAbbott Thanks! But, I’m just a dude on twitter😊, let’s back some of these pro public ed candidates regardless of party and primary out those within our own party who have moved on from us 😀