Marie-Claire Leman

.@senpizzo says "charter schools are an alternative to public schools and alternative education should have alternative finances from public schools." #PizzoGetsIt

In Senate Approps @BobbyPowellJr asks #SB202 sponsor whether publicly funded private schools could teach a curriculum that is Wise Outspoken Knowledgeable Educated. Sponsor unsure how to answer. The answer is Yes.

@lutzfernandez Still one of the most illuminating quotes I've run across. Chris Rufo at Hillsdale in his "Laying siege to the institutions" speech: "To get universal school choice, you really need to operate from a place of universal school distrust."

You may not be LGBTQ, Black, an immigrant, woman, student, teacher, professor, blogger, newspaper, elected prosecutor, a business with an opinion, or gun violence victim… …but eventually the black hole that is Ron DeSantis’ culture wars will consume you and your freedoms too.

Under SB202/HB1, universal vouchers, MILLIONAIRES will get taxpayer money to cover their tuition expenses. Gov. DeSantis says that’s not a great use of taxpayer money. Today in committee Rep. Randy Fine said “I’m one of those millionaires that will get a scholarship.” #flapol

It's the 1st day of session & Speaker Renner is saying the bills passed this session will end indoctrination & sexualization of our children in our schools. Says the DEI "movement" is Orwellian, saying equity now means picking winners and losers. Watch on thefloridachannel.com

@DavidsonHiers I am her mom :) I think I have your contact info and I will try texting you.

I think I wore right socks to the Senate Ed Prek-12 Committee considering private school vouchers. It is really an opt out of public schools tax rebate. Millionaires will get a tax rebate for sending their kids to private schools, taking $4 BILLION out of our public schools.

“There are some people that think you have a right to have some taxpayer institutions with no accountability. That they should just be able to do whatever they want,” DeSantis said. “That is not happening in the state of Florida.”So I guess DeSantis will veto HB1?

@AnnaForFlorida @NewCollegeofFL Their version of "because we can".

New @NewCollegeofFL trustees just canceled and fired the current President, and now they want Richard Corcoran to be the interim President and the main reason they're giving is "we know him" LOL

“The camel’s in the tent.” The cynical way we got from Jeb Bush to #HB1. Great reminder by @FranklyFlorida palmbeachpost.com/story/news/col…

@markscrivens Have you heard of Jenner Fox? Sweetest musician. Tours by bike.

@markscrivens My favorites right now: If we were vampires, Only Children and Alabama Pines. But Will is the real fan.

@markscrivens Jason Isbell?

@jmgabriel72 I’m with you. Could it be that they are sweeter? Or that with age sweet things taste too sweet?

@markscrivens Is that the soap-tasting gum of our childhood?

@HanleyWill I guess he will have to wait a month for your next op-ed.

@HanleyWill You’ve always wanted a pen pal.

"Remember, privatization is not just about privatizing schooling... it's also about privatizing the responsibility for providing an education and making it the private problem of parents instead of the shared responsibility of the community." curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2022/05/the-fu…

@markscrivens Hahaha