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@ColleenDippel

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Parent. Educator. Believer in & fighter for educational freedom. Believer that BIG changes are needed to improve outcomes for all kids. Tweets are my own.

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@ColleenDippel
Colleen Dippel
5 years
@esanzi @KamalaHarris @AndrewUjifusa This is also one job that still offers a pension, health benefits, 185 days of work/ year (compared to 231 or more in private sector), the work day ends before 5, & in many states there is tenure. And - outcomes dont determine salary - unlike most other professions.
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@ColleenDippel
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I will NEVER forget or forgive those who let our kids be abused, used & neglected for 2 years. AND the cowards who stayed silent.
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School choice is GOOD for teachers. Why should teachers be forced to work for a poorly run Govt monopoly? #SchoolChoice provides teachers with options & a market place to find a work environment thats right for them. Signed, Former traditional public & #charterschool teacher
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@ColleenDippel
Colleen Dippel
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Illinois’s Shocking Report Card - WSJ “This year 100% of Chicago teachers were evaluated as excellent or proficient. The students are failing but the teachers are great? That contradiction shows the system is corrupt as well as incompetent.”
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@ColleenDippel
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2 years
@JessieBearCA @bluesofie171 Here’s the thing Jesse: Parents PAY SCHOOL TAXES w/ the understanding that they will receive a benefit (their kids will get educated). We have built systems around this basic public trust. Thats been broken. Its not babysitting: its your job & parents expect you to do it.Period.
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@ColleenDippel
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@angrybklynmom @stephmurrayyyy @TheAtlantic I opened a preschool 2 months ago - mask optional (zero parents are asking us to put their kids in masks btw). I am here to tell you that the last 2 yrs have negatively impacted speech & language acquisition. Anyone who says anything different is dishonest.
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2 years
“There have been choices made where our children were not in the center,” says Weaver. “We abandoned what worked because we didn’t like how it felt to us as adults, when actually, the social-justice thing to do is to teach them explicitly how to read.”
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@ColleenDippel
Colleen Dippel
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@ajholda @ArianaLubelliTV @KABBFOX29 @News4SA I know...its crazy. These kids clearly have never faced real problems. Lord help us all. #GetAGrip
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@ColleenDippel
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@DeAngelisCorey Here’s the thing, elementary school teachers are NOT provided training on this topic. They should not be facilitating conversations on sexuality of any kind….when/ if the topic comes up they should defer to & share w parents the child raised an issue. - Signed, Certified Teacher
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@ColleenDippel
Colleen Dippel
9 months
BREAKING: Texas House Education Committee just passed universal ESAs! #SchoolChoice #TrustParents
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@ColleenDippel
Colleen Dippel
2 years
This 👇🏼💪🏼 is on point! Way to go Amy Sinclair : keep speaking truth to power!!!
@DeAngelisCorey
Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist
2 years
Iowa Senator Amy Sinclair (R) crushes the "public funds public schools" teachers union talking point in one minute.
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@ColleenDippel
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2 years
You know what our kids need? Reading interventionist who know how to teach phonics. Why aren’t we all talking about that? Do you know the reading achievement rates in your district/ school? I would be depressed too if I could t read - wouldn’t you? #literacymatters
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@ColleenDippel
Colleen Dippel
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@annbauerwriter Vaccine “passports” don’t prevent transmission - they are about virtue signaling & shaming. They are gross.
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@JenniferSey This is all so unhinged at this point…zero regard for what all of this hysteria & fear mongering is doing to our kids.
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@ColleenDippel
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2 years
@GregAbbott_TX @DeAngelisCorey So does this mean you will FINALLY support a meaningful school choice bill & lead your party to do the same? Texans have waited LONG enough for real options & for funds to follow students. We are tired of waiting & tired of the blame the House game.
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@ColleenDippel
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2 years
@MrDanielBuck Having poor discipline policies at school: 1) punishes kids who have self regulation skills, 2) impedes teacher effectiveness, 3) worst of all, it fails to prepare kids for real world reaction/consequences for harmful behavior. Its role modeling LIES to all the kids.
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@ColleenDippel
Colleen Dippel
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@TMFtx @HolmesHuskyFB @TexasFootball @NISD Did you know that many charter schools have football teams? Private schools have football teams? Home school collectives have football teams? Allowing funds to follow #students wont hurt Friday night lights. This isnt the flex you think it is. Time to #trustparents #txlege
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Here’s the thing : - there are traditional schls doing GREAT things for kids, - there are charters doing GREAT things for kids - there are private schls doing GREAT things for kids - there are alt schls doing great things for kids Arguing over which is “better” unhelpful...
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@ColleenDippel
Colleen Dippel
3 years
@rweingarten You know who else is exhausted & stressed out? PARENTS who pay your salary via taxes. You know what’s exhausting? BS quarantining of healthy kids & our kids being 1.5 yrs behind academically bc YOU KEPT SCHOOLS CLOSED! Check your privilege & do us a favor by just stopping.
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@angrybklynmom Not to mention it only rewards higher ed for bad behavior. It doesnt SOLVE THE PROBLEM. Its bribe - nothing more, nothing less. In 4 years we are back where we started. It will backfire bc its both bad policy & a bad political stunt.
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Colleen Dippel
8 months
The level of hysteria & panic on the part of #SchoolChoice opponents is bonkers. Traditional ISDs will be better off when the #txlege passes ESAs, teachers will be better off, parents will be empowered & kids will be in schools that are a right fit. It will be ok.
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@ColleenDippel
Colleen Dippel
2 years
Hey @DanPatrick look what this Lt Gov is doing for her constituents. Its time #Texas leadership put trust in tax paying parents. #txlege #trustparents
@DeAngelisCorey
Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist
2 years
Winsome Sears: "I'm putting in a bill on school choice. Our parents need to be able to decide where their children should go to school. It is not the right of the government. This is the new Brown v. Board of Ed fight. This is the new redlining & we're not putting up with it"
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@skirchy @michelleinbklyn Stephanie, thats how its going in my district in TX: mask optional since August, kids in classrooms, cafeteria, gyms, pep rallies, choir concerts, sports, science labs,school busses: 5 days/ week back to normal. No dead kids, no dead teachers. Anything else= dereliction of duty.
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@DeAngelisCorey @billmaher The great $190B shakedown
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Colleen Dippel
3 years
Yeah well too late - none of us can unsee it at this point.
@DeAngelisCorey
Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist
3 years
how it started how it's going
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2 years
Hey @BetoORourke : Independent Suburban Mom Voter here: you just lost my vote. We should trust #Texas families to make the educational choices that work beat for their #families Peddling teacher union talking points isnt putting TX Families First #disappointed
@DeAngelisCorey
Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist
2 years
why would giving families a choice "defund" government schools, @BetoORourke ?🤔
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Colleen Dippel
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My parents recently sent this to me. He was so little (6 weeks early) & I look so young. Forget being a “founder” or #CEO being a #mom is my super power
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@DeAngelisCorey This was entirely predictable. The Democratic party knows charter folks (teachers, leaders & many board members) will vote for them no matter what bc most are partisans first & ed equity ppl second. When someone tells you what they plan to do & who they are: believe them.
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Explain to me HOW schools of education are issuing elementary teaching certifications & teachers do not know how to teach reading? What are they doing for 4 years? Teaching degrees do NOT = “highly qualified” per our current results. Time for a #HigherEd overhaul. @1in5advocacy
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4 years
Today our son said “I hate virtual school - it sucks”. He has a computer, internet access, 2 college educated parents - this is a total disaster for lots of kids.
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Colleen Dippel
2 years
Big news: while other people made bread or cocktails during Covid I bought land, built & opened a #preschool #childcare . Our school director is awesome, our staff is awesome, our families are awesome - are kids are the best. #walkthewalk
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@MeshaMainor
Rep. Mesha Mainor
1 year
My name is Mesha Mainor and I’m a Democrat in the GA State House. I wasn’t elected to put party first. I was elected to put AMERICA first. I will ALWAYS support school choice. I will NEVER be owned by a political party. If that makes those in my party mad, they can kick rocks
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🔥🔥🔥
@DeAngelisCorey
Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist
2 years
teachers unions held children's education hostage to secure multiple multi-billion-dollar ransom payments from taxpayers.
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Wow #Texas ….just wow…surrounded by school choice but lacking the courage to give it to #Texans @GregAbbott_TX @SenTedCruz @DanPatrick @GOP @TexasGOP @DeAngelisCorey @SchoolChoiceNow
@DeAngelisCorey
Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist
2 years
Legislators in 28 states have introduced bills to fund students instead of systems in 2022
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@bethanyshondark Silencing, gaslighting, & bullying women used to be something that #feminists cared about…This is the aspect of this entire circus that makes me angry. We ALL have a right to be respected, heard, & taken seriously.
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Colleen Dippel
2 years
Hey @GregAbbott_TX & @DanPatrick & the rest of the @TXGOPCaucus this is incredible educational leadership…take notes. @DeAngelisCorey @TPPF
@DeAngelisCorey
Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist
2 years
Iowa Gov. KIM REYNOLDS announces UNIVERSAL school choice bill: "My school choice bill will create education savings accounts for families.. in 3 years every family will have a choice in education and no child will be limited by income or ZIP code."
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This is 100% on point!!! Thank you @brianeharrison for believing in your fellow #Texans & for fighting ALL kids & #parents . #LeadershipMatters
@brianeharrison
Brian Harrison
8 months
Texas should’ve passed #schoolchoice a generation ago, but the #Txlege House uniparty won’t allow it. I proudly stood up for parents, students, and teachers… and called out my “Republican” colleagues, as they once again killed education freedom. Watch👇
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@DeAngelisCorey @charliegeren Imagine a person who believes in liberty & personal freedom not trusting parents over the state?
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Colleen Dippel
5 years
“Charters -- public schools run by independent operators -- have been draining urban school districts of students for years.” This frame is WRONG. Parents & kids are CHOOSING to leave. The word “draining” is a sloppy word choice.
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Colleen Dippel
2 years
These are the people in charge of education policy in the US…unreal.
@DeAngelisCorey
Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist
2 years
how odd the teachers union accidentally deleted this tweet
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Colleen Dippel
7 months
You know Randi is worried when she comes for you. Randi: #Parents have EVERY right to self organize. Its pretty outrageous to use public tax dollars to go after independent private citizens. She hates on them bc they refuse to coparent with the state & she cant control them.
@rweingarten
Randi Weingarten 🇺🇦🇺🇸💪🏿👩‍🎓🟣
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Moms For Liberty has always been an extremist front designed to divide parents from educators while censoring honest history, bullying LGBTQ+ kids, and sowing distrust in equitable public programs and community building initiatives.
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Colleen Dippel
5 years
My daughter - who is #Dyslexic & 9 - asked me today if "there are colleges close to our house" & if so, could she maybe attend one of those. Her reason: "that way Dad can help me with my homework every night, like he does now..." I almost cried - they work so hard together.
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Colleen Dippel
5 years
@esanzi @matt_barnum Look this is the SAME woman who lied about her ethnicity to gain advantage - please....I cant even with her.
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Colleen Dippel
9 months
Every single @TXGOPCaucus member who does not trust #Texas #Parents to make educational decisions & who opposes ESAs should face a primary challenge again & again & again…starting now. @SchoolChoiceNow @TexasYRs @TexasAFP #timesup #gameover #SchoolChoice
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5 years
I keep coming back to one simple question, “Do you trust black & brown parents or not?” Its either a YES or a NO. PS: a “yes but” is a no...
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@DeAngelisCorey
Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist
2 years
BREAKING: Texas Governor Greg Abbott: "Empowering parents means giving them the choice to send their children to any public school, charter school, or private school with state funding following the student."
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Colleen Dippel
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The simple fact is that the band formerly know as “Ed Reform” gave up on student achievement, character mattering, & rigorous content LONG before Covid (in favor of “social science” over reading, identity politics, & funder driven fads). They have ZERO legs to stand on now. ZERO.
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Colleen Dippel
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@DeAngelisCorey Hey @GregAbbott_TX @DanPatrick how is it that NC is beating TX on this issue???
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Colleen Dippel
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As an alum, I guess Im wondering how this advances #literacy & #numeracy for #students . Seems like self help for adults & an odd focus after our KIDS have unnecessarily been kept out of school for a year. Where is the urgency to RECONSTRUCT literacy rates for our kids?
@TFANewYork
Teach For America New York
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Join @TeachForAmerica for the next installment of our Men of Many Speaker Series on Thursday, March 17th from 7-8:15pm EST, titled "Tender Masculinities - Deconstructing Patriarchal Ways of Being." #tfamenofmany Register:
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Colleen Dippel
2 years
This is disgraceful & its a death spiral for America. If you cant READ you will never be FREE…no amount of “SEL” can fix the humiliation of illiteracy & the rage an illiterate person must feel on a daily basis.
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Marilyn Muller
3 years
🚨Literacy Crisis🚨 “According to @usedgov , 54% of U.S. adults 16-74 years-old—about 130 million people—lack proficiency in literacy, reading below the equivalent of 6th grade level.” 66% of K-12 students are NOT proficient—Literacy proficiency is equity.
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Colleen Dippel
2 years
Gaslight much?
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Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist
2 years
Randi Weingarten: "Our kids are in crisis. And we had a mental health crisis before COVID .. but for two years of disruption, two years of looking at the screens, two years of not having a normal kind of routine and rhythm, recovery is really tough."
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Colleen Dippel
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This boy started 8th grade today at a new 2K+ student PS - walking to bus stop he says “Mom please turn around. I’ve got this.” Then he legitimately hugged me - in public/ in daylight. #mommoment
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Colleen Dippel
2 years
Exactly
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Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist
2 years
Rep. Nguyen: "Why don't [private] schools have the same level of accountability & scrutiny as our public schools?" Rep. Cantrell: "You're right. They don't have the same level of accountability. They have a much higher level of accountability. Families have the freedom to leave"
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Colleen Dippel
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@MZHemingway @jrpsaki @GlennYoungkin @APSVirginia Texas parent here - our district of 30K+ kids - has been mask optional all year (along w many other districts in our state). Its been fine. Parents who want their kids to wear masks have that option….schools have not been proven to be unsafe.
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Colleen Dippel
2 years
@AbigailShrier This is a biological male calling a vagina a “Barbie Pouch” & its offensive. This makes me think of disrespectful men who call a vagina a “snatch” or a “pussy”. This is a parody of womanhood/ girlhood. This is condescending.
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@ColleenDippel
Colleen Dippel
3 years
Hey @GregAbbott_TX looks like Iowa has a leader who trusts #parents over school boards…when will #Texas empower parents? #SchoolChoice @GOP @txfedc @CreightonForTX
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Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist
3 years
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds: "I'll be introducing legislation that allows [eligible] families to move their child to the education of their choice.. empowering parents to choose what's best for their child."
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Colleen Dippel
2 years
The moment I met our daughter. Crazy people say she’s lucky. Wrong. We are the lucky ones. Being her #Mom is my greatest privilege. #Adoption
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Colleen Dippel
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@ycinnewyork @GovKathyHochul @NYCMayor One more reason we wont take our kids to NYC this Christmas. Every year for 16 years we’ve visited NYC at Christmas: went to plays, ice skating at Rockefeller Center, museums, restaurants, etc..wont spend a dime there now bc I wont subject my kids to this level insanity.
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Colleen Dippel
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As a mother of a brown girl & a white boy I dont want EITHER of my kids made to feel guilty or crappy by some HS/MS teacher. Keep your opinions out of my kids classroom & go back to teaching math. Its not your JOB to make ANY kid uncomfortable on purpose
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Colleen Dippel
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Yesterday I met w a SPED/ reading interventionist who wants to start a #charterschool to serve #dyslexic kids. When I asked why, her response was - the traditional system isnt designed to serve kids who need real sustained reading intervention.
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Colleen Dippel
2 years
@esanzi @1in5advocacy Im struggling to understand the context. Is this woman talking about performing hysterectomies on healthy minors? That seems medically reckless to me. I feel like there is context missing. ? ?
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Colleen Dippel
3 years
Hey @GregAbbott_TX & @DanPatrick another state showing #Texas up….we need leadership on this issue bc #parents want & deserve more options. @DeAngelisCorey @txfedc @TXFamiliesFirst @TexasGOP
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Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist
3 years
BREAKING: South Carolina legislators introduced a bill to fund students instead of systems.
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Colleen Dippel
2 years
Big win for #families
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Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist
2 years
BREAKING: U.S. Supreme Court just ruled in a 6-3 decision that preventing school choice families from taking their children's taxpayer-funded education dollars to religious private schools violated the Free Exercise Clause of the 1st Amendment.
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Colleen Dippel
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More than ever #parents in Texans want funds to follow students to the learning environment that works best for each child. Our traditional monopoly schools are bloated, unresponsive, & not providing a ROI for students & taxpayers. #txlege do the right thing #SchoolChoice NOW
@GregAbbott_TX
Greg Abbott
9 months
Texans across our state have made it clear: NOW is the time for school choice in Texas. If you support school choice, don’t sit on the sidelines. Join our team. Call your state representative and tell them to support education freedom for every family.
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Colleen Dippel
5 years
I visited a #charter school today started & led by a former student. We talked about the challenges of leadership (its lonely & very hard), how to best support teachers, student recruitment & leading while being a good mom & spouse. This makes all the shit worth it. #LongGame
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Colleen Dippel
1 year
@rpondiscio The teacher certification test I took in TX in ‘97 was the easiest exam I have ever taken. A total joke. This is once reason I reject the notion that be certified make someone “highly qualified”.
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Colleen Dippel
6 years
Love this smart article, My #dyslexic daughter memorized an ENTIRE word wall but could NOT read. 3 years later, 4 days/ week w a one-on-one tutor who uses a phonics based strategy and she is finally on grade-level.... via @WSJ
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Colleen Dippel
2 years
Hey @GregAbbott_TX & @DanPatrick & the rest of the @TXGOPCaucus this is incredible educational leadership…take notes. @DeAngelisCorey @TPPF
@DeAngelisCorey
Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist
2 years
ARKANSAS GOVERNOR: "Parents cannot be an afterthought in education. Parents are the foundation of a child’s success. So let’s give parents a greater role in education, including the right to choose the school that’s best for their child–whether it is public, private or parochial"
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Colleen Dippel
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See the woman w/ the BIG smile in the royal blue shirt? She’s a mom who founded the Thrive With Autism Charter school. They’ve JUST moved into their permanent location & have 250 kids on a waitlist. People told her it couldnt be done. She did it. Never underestimate a mom.
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Colleen Dippel
6 years
@CNN This woman is a disgrace but at least she’s admitting that “innocent until proven guilty” is dead & mob rule by partisan politics & social media is all that matters. #circlingthedrain
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Colleen Dippel
2 years
This is totally bonkers: Taxation with out representation & a complete dereliction of duty. We’re not even pretending to care about kids anymore in lots of places.
@DeAngelisCorey
Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist
2 years
wake up, parents.
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Colleen Dippel
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“It’s time to stop airbrushing parents out of the picture & to acknowledge the sometimes uncomfortable truth that their role is indispensable.” ⁦ @rpondiscio ⁩ we ⁦ @FamsEmpowered ⁩ agree! The Secret of a Charter School’s Success? Parents - WSJ
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Colleen Dippel
3 years
Look who's missing... @DanPatrick @GregAbbott_TX @GovAbbott @CreightonForTX @DeAngelisCorey @GOP @DanCrenshawTX @txfedc @SenLarryTaylor @SenTedCruz ...its getting embarrassing - even BLUE states are blowing past us. #Texas families are waiting!
@josephjconnor
Joe Connor
3 years
The growth in school choice is clear 📈
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Colleen Dippel
9 months
“Parents dont want TO WAIT ANYMORE! We want to decide which schools our children go to.” #txlege @DadePhelan @TXGOPCaucus @texasdemocrats @GOP @GregAbbott_TX Its time for #Texas to fund #students over systems. Its time for Texas to pass #SchoolChoice @SchoolChoiceNow @TexasAFP
@CITClassroom
Crisis in the Classroom
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. @herav101 of @SchoolChoiceNow : Parents don't have time to wait when it comes to their children's education
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Colleen Dippel
2 years
Hey @GregAbbott_TX @DanPatrick @CreightonForTX @DanCrenshawTX @TXGOPCaucus @TXGOPCaucusPAC I hope you all remember this when votes are taken. #parents will @be keeping receipts on this issue moving forward. #fundfamiliesnow
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Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist
2 years
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Colleen Dippel
2 years
So proud to be this kids mom. @JCS_Football #Champions @GusFeinberg
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Colleen Dippel
9 months
Alternative post: ESAs empower #parents & #teachers to reimagine school, attend & work in a school environment that is a right fit, & direct funds to their appropriate intent: the education of our children. There, fixed it. Do better @TexasHDC #believeinpeople #trustparents
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Texas House Democrats
9 months
Vouchers will mean larger class sizes, lower teacher pay, and worse outcomes for the millions of Texas children who attend Texas public schools. Extracurriculars, like football, will get cut. Teachers will be laid off. Schools will be closed. Stop voucher scams. #txlege
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Colleen Dippel
2 years
Today I watched our daughter & her fellow 5th graders perform A Midsummer’s Night Dream by William #Shakespeare Proving that classics are classics for a reason, that kids will rise to the expectation we set for them, & courage can be practiced. #ReadingOpensDoors
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Colleen Dippel
2 years
@karol @FoxNews Add to this the loss of faith we feel in our school systems: many USED & NEGLECTED children (while shaking down the tax payers for BILLIONS of stimulus dollars) by propagating lies about schools being super spreader environments (not to mention making kids believe they would die)
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Colleen Dippel
5 years
@esanzi @DrStevePerry @citizenstewart @MCMyChoice @rolandsmartin @shavarjeffries @GavinNewsom @KevinMcCartyCA @NAACP Why is NO ONE talking about schools that have 0% proficiency in math?!? Why? Where on earth are the social justice warriors? Where?!?!
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Colleen Dippel
10 months
The time is NOW! #Texas families have waited long enough. #txlege
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Tommy Schultz
10 months
WE WILL SOON HAVE EDUCATION FREEDOM HERE IN TEXAS
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Colleen Dippel
2 years
@pastors4txkids @DanPatrick How about your churches give up your tax exempt status & pay your fair share. Then we will take away pell grants to all the TCU, SMU, BYU, Notre Dame students etc & we’ll send them to you for an explanation. You’ve sold out TX children to the unions & to big daddy BUTT. Shameful.
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Colleen Dippel
3 years
@karenvaites As a parent of a HS student athlete I feel so badly for kids, like my son, who find their focus, joy & futures tied to athletics but they live in states where kids mental/ physical well being have been carelessly cast aside. High school kids dont get a “do over”.
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Colleen Dippel
8 months
In Miami & woke up to see amazing @BradBuckleyDVM who is a #Texas champion for ALL. He explains that empowering parents is NOT an either or proposition. He knows that #SchoolChoice wont hurt traditional schools. He trusts #parents . Thank you Rep Buckley! #txlege @GregAbbott_TX
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Colleen Dippel
2 years
@DeAngelisCorey
Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist
2 years
it's happening.
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Colleen Dippel
2 years
Today our 5th grader became a 6th grader. Her brother stopped by to congratulate her in between his final exams. 💚🐉 #middleschool here she comes!
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Colleen Dippel
5 years
Our son made the basketball team. Its BIG. He attends a crazy big PS & the competition was REAL (2/3 of the kids dont make the team). He practiced over the summer & on weekends w his AAU coach. He was nervous. He learned that hard work pays off. #LifeLessons Why sports matter.
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Colleen Dippel
3 years
My @rpondiscio Work Hard, Be Nice t-shirt arrived. Went casual to work today so I could wear it! 👏🏼💪🏼❤️ #workhardbenice
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Colleen Dippel
2 years
@BetoORourke Terrible disqualifying idea. So HOW do you propose we OBJECTIVELY measure math & reading attainment? How do you propose #parents know how their kids are doing relative to other students? Just stop. Stop.
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Colleen Dippel
1 year
A dreary wet day didnt prevent families from turning out to share their support for #SchoolChoice Thank you @GregAbbott_TX for believing that #ParentsMatter @CreightonForTX #txlege @FamsEmpowered @mayes_middleton @TXGOPCaucus @DeAngelisCorey
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Colleen Dippel
1 year
Hot take: Fall In love after HS/ college. Marry that person & have a family. Your career doesn’t love you back. Family is everything. Being a parent is WAY better than being a CEO. Love is all that matters.
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Tim Kempton
1 year
Hot take: Don’t fall in love from 22-29, there’s to much to lose. Your career will thank you.
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Colleen Dippel
3 years
Hey @GregAbbott_TX …we need some leadership on #education issues. Seems like TASB calls the shots in #Texas . Is this why #Texans still dont have more #schoolchoice ? @TPPF @SchoolChoiceNow @DeAngelisCorey @GOP
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Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist
3 years
The Texas Association of School Boards refused to cut ties with the National School Boards Association after they implied some parents should be considered "domestic terrorists" NSBA's president was previously the president of TASB.
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Colleen Dippel
5 years
For #Democrats who send their OWN children to magnet or private schools &/OR who pay for private tutors/ college counsellors - the ONLY defensible position is to support school choice. Every other position is #Hypocritical
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Colleen Dippel
5 years
I talked two 2 of my former 5th graders this week. 1st gen college graduates : one is a banker & one is an account exec in the energy industry. Both are married & have great kids. They reached out to me - just to check in. Best calls ever! #mathteachers make a difference
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Colleen Dippel
9 months
Its not about “public v private schools”. Its about: - Believing in people - Trusting #parents - Bottom up solutions - Creating value for students & tax payers - Investing in students & families Thats what #SchoolChoice is about. @yes_everykid @StandTogether @SchoolChoiceNow
@DeAngelisCorey
Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist
9 months
Congressman Richard Neal (D) says "I know a lot of Democrats who send their children to Catholic schools" and that "I know Democrats who are in favor of school choice." I look forward to @RepRichardNeal and his colleagues signing on to the Educational Choice for Children Act.
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Colleen Dippel
2 years
Every school building in America should be open to kids & parents & should be obsessively focused on reading, writing & math outcomes. #parents want transparency, reliability & RESULTS
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