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Federal Vouchers, Treasury Regulations, and State Flexibility

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Jon Sawyer @jonsawyer.org · 4d

Governors Beware: The Voucher Advocates in DC Are Not Serious About Returning Education to the States

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The 2025 Reconciliation Act, or “One Big Beautiful Bill,” creates a federal school choice program offering tax credits for donations to Scholarship Granting Organizations that fund private-school tuit...

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Jon Sawyer @jonsawyer.org · 12d

“The growing influence of rightist movements, and especially Christian Nationalism, on educational policies and practices threatens all too many of the gains that have been made…”

Read more, and please share this incredible report by @kevinkumashiro.com

www.kevinkumashiro.com/schooltimes

SCHOOL TIMES FOR END TIMES: A Brief History of U.S. Christian Nationalist Activism and Public Education

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Jon Sawyer @jonsawyer.org · 11d

Glad it helped. Thanks @kevinkumashiro.com

Jon Sawyer @jonsawyer.org · 12d

“The growing influence of rightist movements, and especially Christian Nationalism, on educational policies and practices threatens all too many of the gains that have been made…”

Read more, and please share this incredible report by @kevinkumashiro.com

www.kevinkumashiro.com/schooltimes

SCHOOL TIMES FOR END TIMES: A Brief History of U.S. Christian Nationalist Activism and Public Education

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National Education Policy Center @nepc.bsky.social · 14d

New interactive report from @kevinkumashiro.com follows the threads of Christian Nationalism from the Colonial Era to the present day, explaining how we got to this point and helping us think through how we can move forward. Highly recommended!
www.kevinkumashiro.com/schooltimes

SCHOOL TIMES FOR END TIMES: A Brief History of U.S. Christian Nationalist Activism and Public Education

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Jon Sawyer @jonsawyer.org · 13d

Thrilled about this report. Read through a good portion of it this morning. So needed.

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Amy Ferrell @amyshadow.bsky.social · 14d

Kind of surreal when your worlds collide. @jonsawyer.org congrats on the reference!

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SCHOOL TIMES FOR END TIMES: A Brief History of U.S. Christian Nationalist Activism and Public Education

The Effects of Universal School Vouchers on Private School Tuition and Enrollment: A National Analysis | REACH

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Jon Sawyer @jonsawyer.org · 20d

And he’s doing it to the background music of Chris Tomlin worship songs.

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Jon Sawyer @jonsawyer.org · 24d

So sorry for what your son is enduring.

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Jon Sawyer @jonsawyer.org · 24d

Without getting into the fray of justifying the unjustifiable, I want to note that we need serious, thoughtful grappling with how LGBTQ+ identifying young people (whether visible or not) are navigating today’s volatile religiopolitical climate. The scapegoating must stop: the learning must begin.

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National Education Policy Center @nepc.bsky.social · 29d

For those interested in the growth of ESA vouchers and the new federal push for vouchers by Trump and Congressional Republicans, please read this thread about the important new voucher study & the NYT article about that study. reachcentered.org/publications...

The mission of REACH is to provide objective, rigorous, and applicable research that informs and improves school choice policy design and implementation to increase opportunities and outcomes for disa...

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National Education Policy Center @nepc.bsky.social · Sep 9

In this Q&A, Scott Skinner-Thompson, Bethy Leonardi, and Sara Staley explain the implications of Mahmoud v. Taylor, a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision siding with parents who asserted faith-based reasons for opting their children out of reading books about LGBTQ-related topics. bit.ly/3JSzJmY

Learning About LGBTQ Topics in School

In this Q&A, Scott Skinner-Thompson, Bethy Leonardi, and Sara Staley explain the implications of Mahmoud v. Taylor, a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision siding with parents who asserted faith-based re...

Fears Grow That Trump Will Cut Special Education Support Funding

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Preston Green @drprestongreen.bsky.social · Aug 15

Fears Grow That Trump Will Cut Special Education Support Funding

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Advocacy organizations are warning members to brace for "hundreds" of grant terminations.

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Preston Green @drprestongreen.bsky.social · Jul 19

Supreme Court May Soon Consider Overturning 45-Year Precedent

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Supreme Court may soon consider overturning 45-year precedent

"The 6-3 majority on the Supreme Court will decide what they want and then try to rationalize it," one First Amendment advocate told Newsweek.

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National Education Policy Center @nepc.bsky.social · Jul 10

As Congress passed federal voucher legislation last week, a new study offers insights into how such programs might—or might not—impact the racial demographics of private schools. @bryanmann.bsky.social‬ bit.ly/44CcPqC

Do Vouchers Help Make Private Schools More Diverse?

As Congress passed federal voucher legislation last week, a new study offers insights into how such programs might—or might not—impact the racial demographics of private schools.