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Athens, Tx
June 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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It’s a perfect Up North Michigan morning. Good day for a bike ride, eh?
May 15, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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standupamerica.com
Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen after returning from El Salvador to meet with his constituent, Kilmar Abrego Garcia:

"This case is not just about one man. It's about protecting the constitutional rights of everybody that resides in the United States of America."

Bring Kilmar home.
April 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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dallasite.bsky.social
The Texas House is in session and hearing the Voucher bill SB2. We can’t afford paying more taxes for less accountability. Most Texas counties lack a private school option. With SB2, TX Republicans are attacking our kids' right to access quality and FUNDED public education.
#TxLege
TEXAS SCHOOL FUNDING BASED ON PROPOSED SB2 PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING • $6,500 per student (increase from $6,100 value set in 2019, but does not match inflation and still puts Texas in bottom 10 states for per-student funding) • Funding deductions for student absences • STAAR Test performance and graduation requirements • Spending mandates from the state • Must accept any student to attend • Schools available to attend locally within geographical boundary • Transportation to school provided to students beyond certain distance • Teachers held to certification standards PRIVATE SCHOOL VOUCHER FUNDING • $10,000 per student • No funding deductions for student absences • No required curriculum or testing standards • No spending mandates from the state • Can reject or expel any student due to disciplinary issues, failure, or special needs (504/disability) • Schools not typically available in lower-income or rural areas • No transportation provided to school • No certification standards for teachers • Schools can raise tuition rates - still making schools unaffordable for low-income students Map of Texas showing 158 out of 254 with no private school option.
February 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM