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susan-in-fl.bsky.social
Public school advocate. Lover of civil debates. Retired C.P.A.
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Here's a particularly wild exchange from yesterday's era-defining Board of Governors meeting in Florida, in which a bunch of political appointees rejected the appointment of former University of Michigan President Santa Ono as the new president at the University of Florida...

How do you feel about religious prayers said out loud from the podium at school board meetings? Summary of what’s happening at DCPS under the leadership of Charlotte Joyce: fcfs.org/prayers-at-d...

Charlotte Joyce invited a pastor to give the invocation at the school board meeting this evening which I’m fairly certain is unconstitutional. I put a clip of it on YouTube: youtube.com/shorts/cEcVY...

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@mjsdc.bsky.social Have you changed your mind now that Trump is taking over these agencies?

A few photos from today’s rally

A few clips from April 1st DCPS Board meeting youtu.be/3lDqStooOpw?...

It is sad that Senator Yarborough is promoting these horrible bills. open.substack.com/pub/sherryma...

@miamiherald.com article excerpt: “I’m encouraged by the trend, because it means that the Legislature is asserting its independence,” he said. “It is long overdue.” Read more at: www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...

Blowing Up The Ed Department open.substack.com/pub/curmudgu...

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In our latest episode, @jackschneider.bsky.social reaches out to voters who cast their ballots for Donald Trump. His ask? Stand up for the public good...even in these times when we are encouraged to believe that no such thing exists. soundcloud.com/haveyouheard...

We shall participate in the postcard campaign #TheIdesOfTrump. On March 15th, mail postcards to: President (for now) D. J. Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500

So if it wasn't clear before it should be now: #Trump and #Musk are coming for #SocialSecurity Michelle Norris on #MSNBC just said: "go to the social security website and print out your earnings history." Given how they've been wiping websites, that's good advice

@jesseschecker.bsky.social wrote about HB 123. Committee chairs can let this bill die by not putting it on their agenda. School Boards today buy property based on community growth and future needs; HB 123 would limit their ability to do that. It’s a horrible bill. floridapolitics.com/archives/724...

It's annoying how clearly this is going to play out. They gut the FAA. Therefore, the FAA can't do its job well because it was gutted. Therefore, they say "The FAA sucks, we have to privatize it." which is what Project 2025 wants to do. They're manufacturing the crises for their end goal.

We need Pete Buttigieg as a clear messenger, more than ever.

Also here’s an action alert that makes it easy. Ask DeSantis and Florida’s Attorney General to pull out of the lawsuit. actionnetwork.org/letters/flor...

Do you agree that this article is an example of bad journalism?

@palan57.bsky.social @rbirds.bsky.social @grandgraffiti.bsky.social SB 140 proposed in Florida is the opposite of what we need. How do we amplify the problem of capital outlay funding charter school leases?

When Trump (in term 1) changed a hurricane projection map with a sharpie, I argued that "Trump's silliest lies are the most important." What seems like lower stakes nonsense is actually the tip of the spear. You go along with it now, the baseline shifts, and you're more acculturated to acceptance.

Diversity and inclusion has a long history in the United States. Learning to get along is one of the goals of public schools, yes?

@natemonroe.bsky.social I wish you’d write about this.

@natemonroe.bsky.social The building that houses this charter school is on the market for $2,950,000. You wrote about charter school leases. You tried to warn people. Will you write about this?