Distinguished Senior Fellow, Commonwealth Foundation. Member #FCCS. Supports the entire school choice menu! The opinions expressed here are my own.

Joined March 2012
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One choice is no choice. 👊🏿👊🏿👊🏿
The interests of Black children in this country will NEVER be well served by giving them only one option to get a quality education
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The latest from @davidphardy : "The District is sending a clear message. Poor Black and Brown kids don’t deserve school choice. Instead, the District believes they must stay put in their neighborhood schools — no matter how bad they are." thephiladelphiacitizen.org/g…
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Replying to @davidphardy
@davidphardy URGENT PARENTS! #HB1500 vote is MONDAY. PA House Dems want to cut public cyber schools. Your family's choice and public school teachers' jobs are at risk. PLEASE act NOW: Call/email your Rep! #PAEd #ProtectOurKids
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Few have fought more ferociously for the educational rights of the underserved than my friend, Sarah Carpenter. Tomorrow night, in her hometown of Memphis, Tennessee, she will join the ranks of Dr. Howard Fuller and Geoffrey Canada when she receives Legacy Award from the Freedom Coalition for Charter Schools. I’m sorry that I won’t be there, but I want @LadyTenn to know how proud I am of her and the work she does. 👊🏿👊🏿👊🏿
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Government funding of private educational options in low income communities is the only way to solve the urban education crisis.

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Pennsylvania public schools are failing — and more money won’t help - @davidphardy in @phillyinquirer buff.ly/3QAe6rK

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Black Toast.
I’m the Black Tortilla! , what about you?
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22 Jan 2025
Florida charter school enrollment just surpassed 400,000 students, according to fresh state data. That's up 62% from a decade ago. Parents like options. #edfreedom #LoveFL
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🗓️ FCCS made a big impact this year in the fight to expand educational opportunity for Black and Latino students! Thanks to your support, we made real progress in: 📰 Shaping the national conversation around public education: we amplified the voices of Black and Latino communities in over 100 prominent national news outlets. 📣 Achieving groundbreaking advocacy: in February, 1,000 advocates rallied at the Georgia State Capitol, showing the growing demand and support for high-quality charter schools. 🫱🏾‍🫲🏿 Forming powerful partnerships: collaborations with the @CHCI and the @NBCSL77 deepened our influence and laid the groundwork for transformative policy in 2025. ⚖️ Securing policy wins: @MeshaMainor introduced a bill to ensure charter schools are treated as public schools for municipal tax funding, advancing equity in Georgia. 🎉 Celebrating excellence: visionaries like Geoffrey Canada and the @hczorg were honored, showcasing the transformative impact of leadership in education. Let’s keep the momentum going in 2025! Follow us and join the fight for a future where every child has access to a quality education they deserve.
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How do you turn New Year’s resolutions from a nice idea to real, sustained habits? With behavioral science, of course! Check out these tips from Alliance Advisory Council Member @katy_milkman to make the most of the “fresh start” that 2025 represents. cnn.com/2022/01/01/health/ho…
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It's about time.
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My husband and I went to a dog adoption event with our older son and his girlfriend, who were volunteering there. We were NOT going to adopt another dog. Absolutely, positively NOT. Meet our new 3-month-old puppy (a rescue from PR). She adopted us, lol. Any ideas for a name? 🐶
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Consider the following. Only 2% of all surgeons are Black man. That’s a crazy low number, right? But, you could argue that it takes lots of degrees and skills to be a surgeon. Then I tell you that only 1.4% of all teachers are Black men…. #themoreyouknow
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Congratulations to my homie, Shariff El-Mekki, for another amazingly successful BMEC. 👊🏿👊🏿👊🏿
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