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Joined August 2021
The fifth Education Law & Policy Conference is set for February 17, 2027, at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. DFI is delighted to host the ELPC with @NCLAlegal and @LJCenter.
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Starting in 2027, donors can fund K-12 scholarships for free thanks to the federal Education Freedom Tax Credit. Alan Levine, CEO of the Jewish Education Access Fund, joins Freedom to Learn to urge everyone to take action so education can be centered on what kids need, not “the unions’ whims.”
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While teacher union bosses rail against the Education Freedom Scholarship Tax Credit, their union members are singing a different tune. @EdChoice finds that most teachers, including union members, support their states opting into the tax credit.
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Teacher unions tried to lower the bar so students cannot possibly fail - but instead, they've made it nearly impossible for students to succeed, DFI's @AngelaLMorabito says.
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California spends $150 billion on education each year, but less than half of students are meeting state reading standards. Hear more from DFI's @AngelaLMorabito.
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Partnering with states, @EdSecMcMahon has freed $120 million in education funding from federal control and returned it to state education leaders to allocate as their students need, not as bureaucrats dictate.
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.@EdSecMcMahon touts "the largest national expansion of education freedom in our nation's history," during her returning education to the states tour stop in Utah. Education Freedom Scholarships will allow parents to pursue tutoring, after-school support, a different public school, or even a private school for their children beginning next year. 31 states have opted in so far.
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See if your state has opted-in here: xitter.cf/DFIPolicy/status/21061…
Beginning in 2027, millions of students will be eligible to receive scholarships from the first-of-its-kind federal Education Freedom Tax Credit. But students can only participate if their state opts in.
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UCSF employees conducted transgender surgery on a minor child against his father's wishes. DFI's latest amicus brief, in Hudacko v. Regents of the Univ. of CA, urges the Supreme Court to review a lower court's dismissal that shields government employees from accountability.
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Teachers who sexually abuse children may, on average, have as many as 73 victims and be transferred to three other school districts before being fired. Even worse, teacher unions protect these predators through collective bargaining and nondisclosure agreements. Learn more in DFI's report, "Catching the Trash," by Paul Zimmerman.
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Terrible student behavior is driving teachers to quit. DFI's @AngelaLMorabito explains how learning cannot happen in dangerous classrooms.
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Texas is cracking down on student behavior that rises to the level of criminal activity. Referring students for prosecution isn't the first line of defense, @AngelaLMorabito explains, but it's necessary when students have ignored or refused other interventions.
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