James M Branum - יעקב מתתיהו ☮Yee more proof that #Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters is a #fascist
(article also archived at: https://archive.ph/AQHeu )
It's great to see my friend Aaron Baker quoted in this story!
As to more substantive thoughts --- my own thoughts on the new Social Studies standards are that thanks to SCOTUS (in the Mahmoud v. Taylor decision), parents with religious objections to the standards (including Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, Native American traditionalists, Wiccans, as well as many Christians) can and should object to this new curriculum and use their power as parents to opt their kids out of this curriculum which promotes Christian Nationalism, in violation of the parents' and student's religious beliefs.
#Oklahoma #SocialStudies #FirstAmendment #Law #education #EdLaw
Superintendent Ryan Walters just loves to waste tax payer dollars, not only for his agency's corrupt financial shenanigans but also by revoking the teaching credentials of teachers who will be suing, and who will be winning.
I say this because almost everytime Ryan Walters loses in court --- the state of Oklahoma has to pick up the tag for the other side's attorney fees. This will be very costly to Oklahoma.
Personally, I don't understand why the Oklahoma #GOP stands for this. I thought they were the party of cutting taxes, not wasting money.
And #GovernorKevinStitt
-- where do you stand? Do you like paying state money to big law firms? It is no surprise that our state ranks so low in education when we keep burning money in legal fees.
#FreeSpech #FirstAmendment #Oklahoma #OKEd #Libraries #Law #EdLaw #Education
Preston GreenIs it true that "charter schools are public schools"? Find out why this question matters legally.
#edutooters #schoolchoice #charterschools #edpolicy #edlaw #lawtwitter
#150 U-Turn: Charter Schools Go Private
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I am pleased to have participated in this podcast.
Are charter schools public or private? A case speeding towards the Supreme Court is likely to settle this dispute by declaring charters as “non-state actors.”
While Peltier v. Charter Day School is nominally about dress codes, the real question is whether charter school students have the same Constitutional rights as their public school peers.
#edutooters #charterschools #schoolchoice #edpolicy #edlaw #lawtwitter
#150 U-Turn: Charter Schools Go Private
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I got the chance to weigh in on this matter.
Virginia Republicans tout school choice bill; Democrats call it a nonstarter
Republicans in the Virginia General Assembly are hoping to pass a bill they say would give parents a choice about where to send their children to school, while Democrats say the bill would harm those it’s trying to help.
Wesley FryerSchools sue social networks, claim they “exploit neurophysiology” of kids’ brains by @arstechnica https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/01/schools-sue-social-networks-claim-they-exploit-neurophysiology-of-kids-brains/
Free link. Much is at stake.
#charterschools #schoolchoice #edpolicy #edlaw #lawtwitter #edtooter
This is a really frightening for higher education in the United States.
https://www.propublica.org/article/desantis-critical-race-theory-florida-college-professors
#highered #edlaw #lawtwitter #edutooter
Oklahoma could soon have nation's first publicly funded Catholic charter schools
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Oklahoma could soon have nation's first publicly funded Catholic charter schools
A Catholic charter school funded by taxpayer dollars is likely coming to Oklahoma soon, based on a recent ruling of the state’s outgoing attorney general, with support from the re-elected governor and newly elected state superintendent of public education. On December 1, Attorney General John O’Connor—who is Catholic—and Solicitor General Zach West wrote a non-binding legal opinion that says a current state law blocking religious institutions and private sectarian schools from state funding of public charter school programs is unconstitutional and should not be enforced.