Kristin Roberts
kristinroberts.bsky.social
Kristin Roberts
@kristinroberts.bsky.social
Board certified public school teacher in AZ. 🍎 Believer in love, justice, and the power of community. She/her/hers.
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This week, Congress will hear the long-awaited federal voucher program called “Qualified Elementary & Secondary Education Scholarships” — formerly known as “ECCA”. This dangerous voucher plan is a $5 BILLION giveaway of taxpayer dollars to private schools 😲

Get the facts: bit.ly/FedVoucherScam
May 13, 2025 at 11:05 PM
🚨URGENT 🚨 Please reach out to your lawmakers TODAY!
🚨 HB2724 is being heard by the AZ Senate TOMORROW — this MAGA bill would allow extremist “patriotic youth” groups direct access to students during the school day.

☎️ 📧Contact your state senator ASAP and urge them to vote NO. Find your state senator here: azleg.gov/MemberRoster/?body=S
April 29, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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😢Arizona’s $1 Billion voucher program, paired with the state legislature’s chronic underfunding of public schools, is leading to school closures across the state — disproportionately impacting Title I schools that serve low-income communities.

Read here: bit.ly/VoucherClosures
April 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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National Public Schools Week starts tomorrow! 🎉 It’s time to stand up for public education 💪📣

ROUND-UP: Catch up with ALL of the K-12 news at the federal, state, and local level in our newest #WeeklyEdReport @ bit.ly/February23EdReport
February 22, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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😡 Supt. Horne wants to shut down the US Dept. of Education
🏫 Find out what the Dept. of Ed does for Arizona kids!
🎉 The AZ school meals bill advances at the #AZLeg

Read it all in our fresh #WeeklyEdReport ▶️ bit.ly/February8EdReport
February 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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😡 This week brought multiple executive orders aimed at dismantling public schools and targeting educators & students.

👏 Isaac public schools will remain open!

👍👎 Learn about K12 bills in committee this week.

Read the latest #WeeklyEdReport for more: bit.ly/February2EdReport
February 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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🔮 The #AZLeg is BAAAACK… and we dust off our crystal ball to preview what’s to come for K-12 schools 🍿and lay out our list of Legislative priorities ✅

▶️ Be the first to read our very first #WeeklyEdReport of 2025, and subscribe to our *new* Substack while you’re at it 🤓 bit.ly/January12EdReport
January 11, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Excellent illustration of a process I see all the time.

h/t @chesaysthings on the hellsite.
January 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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👀 Read @propublica.org's shocking new account of a ESA voucher-funded strip mall school that failed families by shutting down with no warning— and zero accountability from the state.

www.propublica.org/article/ariz...
Arizona Regulators Closed a Failing Charter School. It Reopened as a Private Religious School Funded by Taxpayers.
Arizona’s acclaimed voucher program provides zero transparency into private schools’ history, academic performance or financial sustainability to help parents make informed school choices.
www.propublica.org
December 31, 2024 at 3:13 PM
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🤔DID YOU KNOW? AZ’s ESA voucher program was originally created for students with special needs. Currently, Only 16% of the students using ESA vouchers have disabilities — compared to 60% before universal expansion. Unfortunately, many special needs students have been pushed to the back of the line ☹️
December 17, 2024 at 4:00 AM
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AI is not good for *public* education. It's great for *privatizing* education. 1/5
December 8, 2024 at 12:00 AM
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AZ parents, teachers and community members could not be more clear on this. We choose our public schools and we want them funded. Full stop.
🎯 OPINION: ”It’s time for the Arizona legislature to get serious about funding our public schools, the centers of our communities. It’s time to stop playing political games with education — or every single one of us will pay the price now and long into the future."
November 30, 2024 at 5:56 AM
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🚨 NEW from Politico: “No-Limit Vouchers Are Blowing Up Arizona’s Budget”
November 26, 2024 at 3:17 AM
Great afternoon celebrating our volunteers, people who care deeply for community. They back it up with their actions, & they aren’t stopping any time soon. I am grateful for these & all of our volunteers & my amazing teammates Alicia & Nicole! Plus we got to meet Norah, the newest CAT dog!
November 25, 2024 at 3:35 AM
I am teacher tired on this Friday morning, but nothing is better than starting off the day with a 16 year old student saying “I just love school, Ms.” Joy plays such an important role in learning. 💙 His sincerity and enthusiasm make me so happy.
November 22, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Politics later. But for now, meet my bestie, Starman.
November 20, 2024 at 1:21 AM
Ok. I’m here. But only because I could get my name as my handle. Hello Blue Sky.
November 19, 2024 at 2:57 AM