Carol Lerner, Dir. of Support Our Schools
@sos-now.bsky.social
Activist in Sarasota, Florida and a leader of SOS, an organization of people who believe in public education and who are working hard--& succeeding--in keeping education out of the hands of the far right and the vultures who want to privatize it.
One more pic from the NPE conference. Lisa Schurr and I with AFT President Randi Weingarten after she gave a fiery speech introducing Tim Walz.
April 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM
One more pic from the NPE conference. Lisa Schurr and I with AFT President Randi Weingarten after she gave a fiery speech introducing Tim Walz.
The newest Sarasota School Board member Liz Barker was there too and presented at a workshop.
April 8, 2025 at 8:10 AM
The newest Sarasota School Board member Liz Barker was there too and presented at a workshop.
Here I am with Tim Walz and friend, Wendy Rosen. Tim gave an inspiring keynote.
April 8, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Here I am with Tim Walz and friend, Wendy Rosen. Tim gave an inspiring keynote.
There were 17 Floridians—one of the largest delegations—at the Network for Public Education conference this past weekend in Columbus, Ohio. Five of us from Sarasota, a multigenerational group from 24 to 79, gave a workshop on the David and Goliath story of how we beat back the far-right.
April 8, 2025 at 7:48 AM
There were 17 Floridians—one of the largest delegations—at the Network for Public Education conference this past weekend in Columbus, Ohio. Five of us from Sarasota, a multigenerational group from 24 to 79, gave a workshop on the David and Goliath story of how we beat back the far-right.
Excellent report on universal super vouchers--now called education savings accounts (ESA). The report shows that most ESAs are going to students already in private schools--even children of billionaires. In Fl, 69% of ESAs go to students already in private schools.
www.future-ed.org/early-return...
www.future-ed.org/early-return...
Early Returns: First Results from the New Wave of Public Funding of Private Schooling
Table of Contents Introduction Which Children Do These Programs Serve? How Do Universal Programs Impact State and Local Budgets? How is the Money Spent? How Much are Students Learning?
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January 5, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Excellent report on universal super vouchers--now called education savings accounts (ESA). The report shows that most ESAs are going to students already in private schools--even children of billionaires. In Fl, 69% of ESAs go to students already in private schools.
www.future-ed.org/early-return...
www.future-ed.org/early-return...
Microschooling, a form of homeschooling where students are grouped together with a teacher, is becoming all the rage in Florida now that the universal voucher program gives parents over $8k. There is almost no oversight. Over 50k students now get these vouchers.
www.tampabay.com/news/educati...
www.tampabay.com/news/educati...
Microschools are going big, in Tampa and beyond
Florida is fertile ground for a national movement — one that’s drawing teachers frustrated with the public school system.
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January 5, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Microschooling, a form of homeschooling where students are grouped together with a teacher, is becoming all the rage in Florida now that the universal voucher program gives parents over $8k. There is almost no oversight. Over 50k students now get these vouchers.
www.tampabay.com/news/educati...
www.tampabay.com/news/educati...
FL State Sen. Fine, a right winger, is running for a US House seat vacated by US Rep.Waltz who is joining the Trump Admin. Fine is going after college Dreamers because he thinks it is a winning issue for his House election--a district he does not even live in.
floridaphoenix.com/2024/12/09/f...
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Fine-filed bill would repeal waiver allowing undocumented immigrants in-state tuition • Florida Phoenix
Undocumented immigrants would lose access to in-state tuition rates at Florida colleges and universities under a bill filed by Sen. Randy Fine. The Republican from Brevard County called the practice o...
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January 5, 2025 at 3:41 AM
FL State Sen. Fine, a right winger, is running for a US House seat vacated by US Rep.Waltz who is joining the Trump Admin. Fine is going after college Dreamers because he thinks it is a winning issue for his House election--a district he does not even live in.
floridaphoenix.com/2024/12/09/f...
floridaphoenix.com/2024/12/09/f...
The article below is an important read, even though, in my opinion, it fizzles at the end. If Dems are to win, it must recalibrate. Even in Florida, a right-to-work and pretty much a union-free state, these same dynamics exist. Workers do not earn enough to make ends meet & then turn to Trump.
January 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The article below is an important read, even though, in my opinion, it fizzles at the end. If Dems are to win, it must recalibrate. Even in Florida, a right-to-work and pretty much a union-free state, these same dynamics exist. Workers do not earn enough to make ends meet & then turn to Trump.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/u...
How the Democrats Lost the Working Class (Gift Article)
The theory seemed sound: Stabilize financial markets, support the poor and promote a more secure, integrated world. But blue-collar workers were left behind.
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January 5, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/u...
Here's something I came across yesterday from over two years ago. It describes the culture war battles we faced with the far right. Today it is quite different & our side is winning the battle. Our candidates won Aug school board race!
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danhoyle.substack.com/p/school-boa...
School Board Meeting in Florida: Culture War Battleground for Newly Politicized Americans
Once a quintessentially boring event becomes riveting political drama
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January 2, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Here's something I came across yesterday from over two years ago. It describes the culture war battles we faced with the far right. Today it is quite different & our side is winning the battle. Our candidates won Aug school board race!
danhoyle.substack.com/p/school-boa...
danhoyle.substack.com/p/school-boa...
I missed this when the article was first published. It so captures what we are up against in Florida and what people like me deal with all of the time in Sarasota. Read this and tell me if you laughed or cried (or both).
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Pressed by Moms for Liberty, Florida school district adds clothing to illustrations in classic children's books
Since its initial publication in 1970, millions of children have read In The Night Kitchen, the classic picture book by celebrated author Maurice Sendak.
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January 2, 2025 at 9:45 AM
I missed this when the article was first published. It so captures what we are up against in Florida and what people like me deal with all of the time in Sarasota. Read this and tell me if you laughed or cried (or both).
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