Wisconsin Gov. Uses Line-Item Veto to Boost Education Funding for 400+ Years
https://www.commondreams.org/news/wisconsin-evers-public-education-veto
#WisconsinEducation #EducationFunding #LineItemVeto #BoostEducation #GovernorEvers #PublicEducation #Politics #News
#wisconsineducation #educationfunding #lineitemveto #boosteducation #governorevers #publiceducation #politics #news
Wisconsin governor gets creative with veto, increases public school funding for 400 years
#WisconsinSchools #EducationFunding #PublicSchools #GovernorVeto #CreativeFunding #400Years #Politics #News
#wisconsinschools #educationfunding #publicschools #governorveto #creativefunding #400years #politics #news
Poll: Americans say teachers are underpaid, about half of Republicans oppose book bans
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/02/1177566467/poll-teachers-underpaid-republicans-book-bans
#NPR #UnderpaidTeachers #BookBans #RepublicanViews #EducationFunding #CensorshipDebate #Politics #News
#npr #underpaidteachers #bookbans #republicanviews #educationfunding #censorshipdebate #politics #news
GOP megadonor covered tuition for child Clarence Thomas was raising ‘as a son’: report
#TheHill #GOPMegadonor #ClarenceThomas #ChildTuition #EducationFunding #FamilySupport #Politics #News
#thehill #gopmegadonor #clarencethomas #childtuition #educationfunding #familysupport #politics #news
To put the local control aspect of this into context, there has been recent debate about whether Plessy Elementary School will need to leave it’s historic French Quarter building over an inability to fund necessary repairs/maintenance.
Together New Orleans estimates that these tax exemptions represent $4.3 million dollars of revenue that would go to Orleans Parish public schools.
#taxes #education #educationfunding
What actions are you taking this week and month around issues that you care about in your city, county and WA state?
What events coming up should other people know about?
#housing #transit #broadband #PublicBathrooms #PublicBanks #PublicLands #Politics #Elections #ProgressiveRevenue #Abolition #StopTheSweeps #EducationFunding #ClimateEmergency
How do you show up in solidarity with most impacted communities?
#housing #transit #broadband #publicbathrooms #publicbanks #publiclands #politics #elections #progressiverevenue #Abolition #StopTheSweeps #educationfunding #climateemergency
#LAIlluminator has some thoughts on what #LSU could have done with the $1 million dollars they overpaid to #BrianKelly.
#Athletics (especially #football ) have long been a priority over just about everything else at #Louisiana’s flagship #university, this piece simply highlights the cost of those priorities.
#lailluminator #lsu #briankelly #athletics #football #Louisiana #university #education #educationfunding
3. I would love to connect with other local activists around here to figure out good strategies to not only succeed but prevent burnout.
I have super thin skin (I'm a Scorpio!), and being in the public eye was an emotional hellscape, some days.
I believe in public schools, better buildings and funding. Nothing makes me happier than being inside my kid's public middle school and hearing (and smelling) these bright young things.
#publiceducation #educationfunding #localelection #newengland
#publiceducation #educationfunding #localelection #newengland
@Porpentina2017 @GottaLaff #Ohio #GOP has been ignoring the state #supremecourt for 30 years re’ #educationfunding and as of 2022, are only in office due to unconstitutional and illegal gerrymandering. The #legislature is illegitimate and passing unconstitutional laws while supported by a seemingly corrupt #DeWine #FirstEnergy
#ohio #gop #supremecourt #educationfunding #legislature #DeWine #firstenergy