Something to ponder…. Will you be the BEST, WORST, or FORGOTTEN? #TEPSAtalk #WeLeadTX

It’s always a treat when Lexia is here. Thank you for supporting Texas PK-8 school leaders! #WeLeadTX Cindy Tierney 𝙲𝚘𝚘𝚙𝚎𝚛 𝙷𝚒𝚕𝚝𝚘𝚗 Dana Harley Boyd

Texans must come together to demand our state’s elected officials prioritize well-funded schools this 88th #txlege session — we’re worth it! #txed Parents – our guide to Recapture is designed to help you. Read more via Amanda Posson and @chandrakus: everytexan.org/2022/11/01/new…

Wouldn’t it be great if we used our $32B surplus to provide retroactive stipends for our teachers who completed Reading Academy? TEPSA Mark Terry Rep. Tony Tinderholt Kelly Hancock #WeLeadTX

We love our partnership with hand2mind! Thank you for supporting TEPSA! #WeLeadTX

With TX Gov Greg Abbott making “school choice” an emergency item for #txlege, #txed and educators across the state might want to consider this testimony from @lizmeitl, a Kansas public ed teacher. She was speaking to her legislature, who are pushing Education Savings Accounts. 👏

Have you registered for this Master Class with Dan St. Romain? I can’t wait to hear him! #WeLeadTX

We're only 2 months away from our TEPSA Summer Conference... THE best school/district leader PD opportunity of the year. Register at tepsa.org, and don't forget to add in a Master Class. I'll be attending Ruby Payne 's session! #WeLeadTX

Congratulations Dr. Nikol Youngberg! We can’t wait to celebrate with you! #WeLeadTX

The #txlege #SB8 will not eliminate STAAR but instead add additional tests while including the largest voucher bill in the country. Would private schools be included in testing? No. The comm. will consider this hastily drafted bill on Monday with only "invited" testimony. #txed

TEPSA Summer Conference is just TWENTY-ONE days away... This is THE conference for Principals, Assistant Principals, and Supervisors...and you can't miss it! #BestConferenceEver #WeLeadTX

Gov Greg Abbott just last year, selling his "school choice" plans in West Texas: "If a parent wants to take their child to private school x and private school x doesn't want any part of it, that child will probably not be admitted into that private school." #txlege #txed

Thanks to a champion for kids and school communities, Rep Steve Allison State Representative Steve Allison Appreciate you taking time to meet with principals from North East ISD and Alamo Heights ISD Great discussion! TEPSA #WeLeadTX RaiseYourHandTexas #txlege

Share….share….share… #WeLeadTx Mark Terry Todd Nesloney

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Straight from TEA. On average, state revenue per student in a public school was less than $4,200 in state fiscal 2022. SB 1 proposes $8,000 voucher.

The new #sb1 voucher bill from @sencreighton includes that schools receiving students with vouchers are not subject to the federal and state laws regarding the provision of services to students with disabilities #txlege

Really? Potential fiscal note: Let's say all 6.2 million school-age children in TX received a $10,400 #txbudget funded ESA (voucher). That's a 2-year cost of $128,960,000,000, or at least $40 BILLION MORE than state spending on public #txed through the Texas Education Agency.

QUESTION: Would Texas have 50k teachers exiting their jobs last yr, a 2,400-to-1 school psychologist to student ratio, & guns as the leading cause of child death if our governor supported public education, mental healthcare, & school safety half as much as he supports vouchers?

Want to know where vouchers (if passed) will go in Texas? Look at Arizona. They went to universal vouchers for the 22/23 school year. More than 50% of voucher funds went to kids not enrolled in public schools 53% of new education spending will go to 8% of students #txlege #txed