School Boards for Academic Excellence is an organization dedicated to transforming the American education system by prioritizing student academic achievement.

Joined October 2023
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These three teachers’ stories show the difference between listening to someone and trying to persuade them. When a teacher says, “I don’t want to belong to the union,” the response shouldn’t be a list of everything the union has done for them—designed to guilt trip them into saying.
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ICYMI: @DefendingEd’s report found that the nation’s two largest teachers' unions have donated more than $669 million in member dues to left-wing causes since 2015. 🎥 @FoxNews
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Wisconsin is ranked 26th in @CatoInstitute's Freedom in the 50 States for 2026. Want to get our state growing? Look no further than the areas our state struggles like occupational freedom (22nd) and tech and consumer freedom (43rd) cato.org/freedom-50-states/2…
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Cherry Creek Schools pledged to recruit, retain, and promote teachers based on race. That's why @DefendingEd filed a federal civil rights complaint demanding an investigation into potential violations of Title VI and the Fourteenth Amendment.
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ICYMI - Improving U.S. History and Civics Education for Students Begins with the States: The Nation’s Report Card can help by offering state-level achievement data. bit.ly/4B50JG5
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“It’s so hard to know what education should be like with the rise of A.I. I don’t know that anybody has it figured out, including Alpha. But at least they’re working hard to try.” @davidslifka
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The school choice decision putting Democratic governors on the clock (via @thehill) “I’ll leave the opponents with the words of Governor Hochul, who said that she engaged directly with New York state business leaders, who have committed to using this tax credit to support public school students and their academic needs, and so she is convinced,” said Ashling Preston, director of federal affairs at the American Federation of Children (@SchoolChoiceNow). “Again, this is somebody who supports public schools, who supports public school students. We recognize that the majority of children in this country are educated in our nation’s public schools, and there are a multitude of ways that those children are going to be able to benefit,” she added. thehill.com/homenews/state-w…
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Also note that LAUSD is spending more on employees, but these additional dollars are increasingly spent outside the classroom. Between 2013 and 2023, inflation-adjusted expenditure on employee compensation grew by about $1.7 billion or 27% (despite losing 35% of their students). Total dollars going to teachers rose by $85.4 million, as their share of employee compensation fell from 52% to 42%. The problem isn't just that LAUSD is spending more than they take in, its priorities are also out of whack. reason.org/commentary/losing…
Math is hard for the LAUSD. "Enrollment declined from 440,365 to 369,830 students, a decrease of about 16%. Over the same period, the total of 'full-time-equivalent' jobs increased from 60,344 to 64,148, or about 6.3%" latimes.com/california/story…
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State lawmakers have a hand in all of it, including the direction schools are going to teach kids fundamentals or ideology. @DefendingEd’s RISE rankings examine how states are navigating these consequential education policies. defendinged.org/projects/hel…
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State leaders have the power to decide far more than budgets and school funding. They shape what students learn, what parents are told, and who can compete in school sports.
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Starting next year, a $1,700 donation to a scholarship fund could mean every dollar comes back through a federal tax credit. The catch? It only benefits students if their state opts in. As of now, 31 states have opted in, including New York, which just signed on. I’m heading to DC later this week to learn how this will work in practice and what it could mean for students and families. Looking forward to the conversations ahead.
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Kline: $20M Capital Math Collective will give advanced training to 1,000 teachers, expand coaching, engage families & provide tutoring to 6,000 kids buff.ly/8rJ4hMA
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It’s not just okay for American public schools to teach students to love their country; it’s essential to ensuring the principles and values of America endure.
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Restore funding to the LA School Police - our kids deserve to feel safe trib.al/ESGNWAJ
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In rural Ohio, automated attendance tracking helps staff spend less time figuring out which student is absent and more time finding out why. In rural North Carolina, administrators, counselors, social workers, and other staff coordinate their response. edsurge.com/news/how-some-sm…
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