A reliable source in Tennessee sent this news to me.
Angry Moms of Tennessee scored a big victory!
Here is the report:
“No state charter authorizer. No vouchers. No charter trigger law expansion. No for-profit charter schools.
“BAM!
“Cost to StudentsFirst, etc. this election cycle- $2M. Cost of Angry Mamas- nothing. 🙂
“Wanted to make sure you knew. Huge Victory! Big celebrating down here!
“The end of session yesterday was nuts. The Lt. Gov. decided to hold the authorizer bill hostage to force the House to pass his unrelated judicial redistricting bill. The House refused, and amazingly- at the 11th hour- the authorizer was suddenly dead! No one could have predicted that one.
“Now to start educating and talking about all this so that it’s not so appealing when session starts again in January. “
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Finally, the tide is starting to turn.
Lets hope it continues
Hip Hip Hooray! Way to go Angry Mamas!!
Yes angry mamas and papa unite. Angry mamas and papas who are teachers unite. Protect our children. Protect our schools.
The Rheeject keeps throwing money away when she could put it towards libraries, art classes, music, instruments. Heck, what’s another two million when Eli and Bill just need to write you another check.
Rock on Angry Mamas and Papas! … from a weary teacher
Thank you from the Koch subsidiary formerly known as wisconsin.
Parents seem to be the only voice left. How did this look from our end? It cost our time off work and many hours at the TN State Legislature talking to law makers and writing personal emails and thank yous and pleas to see these laws were not created. Worth it for our children and for children of poverty that need reform to be equitable. We also got a little lucky on this one. Maybe because we were a non-partisan voice? Maybe because we did it with no money? Passion and a strong voice to influence reform is need from parents to make a difference. Teachers have been shut out. We must all step up and let our government leaders know what we want. If we do not, then reform will take the shape of education businesses not educators trying to meet the needs of individual children. More of the same will be back in January. So stay tuned. Thank you for the national support.
Congratulations. Keep fighting and never give in.
Wouldn’t be nice if Kevin Huffman responded as his ex-wife did (when her boss lost the mayor election in DC)- Announce that he is devastated, quit, and use the email addresses from parents to start an organization AdultReformersFirst?
We need another MADD. This one would be Mothers Against Dead Data.
When people knock me for my tactics they had better look at the statement here “ANGRY MOMA’S.” And they did not spend $2 million. People Power is what it is and calling a spade a spade. They did not play Patty Cake, they played the proper game and that is confrontation with facts and the “Attitude” to win and not to get rolled again. I thank all there who stopped this mess. Do not give up as that is just what they want you to do along with playing the nicey nice game. That does not work when you cannot reason with them. Then the Roosevelt “Big Stick” has to come out. Walk softly but carry a big stick. After all we are just animals with the same rules as dogs in reality.
It will come back again to Tennessee. So, Angry Moms, get ready. Fortify your coalitions, arm yourself with information, familiarize yourselves with each and every Senator and what their hot-button bills are.
Find a Senator on the inside willing to assist you with horse-trading between bills.
Start amassing articles where other states defeated these bills.
Align with like-minded organizations – start talking to TN PTA, Hispanic Coalitions, NAACP, League of Women Voters. Get ready. It will return with a vengeance. I wish you the best of luck – from FL.
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YOU GO TN MOMS!