@RHolcombeVT

VT State Rep/Appropriations. Former Teacher, Principal & VT Sec. of Ed. Former rugby player. She/Her #SustainableEngineering #BelieveinVT #BetterTogether

 Vermont, USA
Joined March 2018
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When the public pays for private schooling, will the public get to decide how taxpayer dollars are used in private schools, or will the public be forced to abandon norms as fundamental as nondiscrimination? W/ @DerekWBlack @ACLU @USATODAY #vted #vtpoli usatoday.com/story/opinion/2…

Could public money finance private-school discrimination, religion and fake history?

If states can't control what's taught with taxpayer money, the upshot could be ending charter schools and public funds for private tuition altogether.

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Religious municipalities, hmm. When I was in 7th grade, living in Afghanistan, we called this theocracy.
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Analysis: If every other nonprofit is allowed to run a public charter school, isn’t it anti-religious discrimination to exclude faith-based orgs? buff.ly/3ZJqGa0
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Thank you to these amazing young people. We see you. We are here working for you as well. We will carry your stories with us on the House floor. #TransDayOfVisibility at the Vermont Statehouse @outrightvermont
Huge crowd of Vt students celebrating Trans visibility day at the Vt Statehouse.

ALT Huge crowd of Vt students celebrating Trans visibility day at the Vt Statehouse.

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Rebecca Holcombe retweeted
Matthew@phlmatthew5 Mar 2023
I left a school I taught at for almost 10 years on 1/2 and started at another on 1/3 with a 40% raise. Gave notice at that job on Monday and start outside of education soon with another 10%. I’ve gotten a 50% raise in < two months and all I had to do was leave teaching. Bye. ✌🏻
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Appreciation to educators across Vermont today. You are stability and grace in the face of evil. Thank you for fighting for our children. #vted
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“The chief concern,” Google’s liaison in the military warned the leaders of the repository, “is keeping this out of the press.” propublica.org/article/googl…

Inside Google’s Quest to Digitize Troops’ Tissue Samples

The tech giant has long sought access to a priceless trove of veterans’ skin samples, tumor biopsies and slices of organs. DOD staffers have pushed back, raising ethical and legal concerns, but...

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Continuing VT House Speaker @SKrowinski gets her second, well-deserved standing ovation in two minutes. @vtdems @VTHouseDems
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T. Elijah Hawkes@ElijahHawkes18 Nov 2022
Know anyone who should become a school leader, teacher, literacy specialist? UVEI is a great option for NH & VT! Pls help us spread the word? @JPhillipsVT @ChristieNold @RowFn @lifelegeros @innovativeEd
Upper Valley Educators Institute@UVEIconnect18 Nov 2022
Know anyone who should learn about our programs? Please share! Info Sessions: uvei.edu/information-session…
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What if we thought about this as a housing problem, not a school problem? VT faces an acute shortage of housing. At the same time, our population has aged. That means we have the same number of households, but fewer households with children. #vtpoli vtdigger.org/2022/11/17/vote…

Voters said no to combining Addison Northwest and Mt. Abraham school districts. Now what? - VTDigger

The decisive vote was a victory for advocates of small elementary schools. But, amid declining enrollment and rising costs, it raises questions about both districts’ futures.

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1/ Marriage equality was a hard earned victory for #LGTBQ Americans, won in the courts, not the halls of our legislative bodies. The #SCOTUS decision in Obergefell finally gave same-sex couples in all 50 states the right to full, equal recognition under the law.
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14/ The passage of the #RespectforMarriageAct is an important commitment to fairness and freedom to love and live. It is also yet another opportunity to recognize how fragile justice is in the face of a radicalized court. #vtpoli
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15/ I’m grateful for this Act and to those who supported it. This act is a reminder to exercise our responsibility to stand with and protect those whose fundamental dignity and rights this court would strip.
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