This morning, as part of National School Choice Week, the Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity hosted a tweetup with Twitchy founder Michelle Malkin and author Kate Obenshain on the importance of empowering parents to make educational decisions for their kids:
@pokmantom @michellemalkin @FranklinCenter No.Ok, maybe raising awareness of gov't monop on educ. But that's it. #amplifychoice
— Kate Obenshain (@kateobenshain) January 31, 2014
@lonelycon @michellemalkin He doesn't give a rip about "the little people's" kids. Lib elitist who knows what's best. #amplifychoice
— Kate Obenshain (@kateobenshain) January 31, 2014
@FranklinCenter The visibility of #schoolchoice movement is greater than ever. #amplifychoice
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 31, 2014
Friedman: "Competition is a way in which both public & private schools can be required 2 satisfy their customers." #Amplifychoice
— Kate Obenshain (@kateobenshain) January 31, 2014
@FranklinCenter When you've got Ted Cruz & Sheila Jackson Lee (!) joining on Capitol Hill for #schoolchoice , it's progress. #amplifychoice
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 31, 2014
@FranklinCenter So many parents feel trapped & isolated. They need to know they are NOT ALONE. #amplifychoice
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 31, 2014
Need to learn about #SchoolChoice? Check out this video we made: http://t.co/dP97a9yf1R #amplifychoice
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) January 31, 2014
@bradcundiff This is so key. Customizing education for each child and working to maximize choice for all! #amplifychoice
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 31, 2014
Prez should call for expanded #schoolchoice to reduce #inequality.http://t.co/AIeUyJCXby #SOTU #CatoSOTU #SCW #tlot #tcot #AmplifyChoice
— Jason Bedrick (@JasonBedrick) January 29, 2014
@KiraAynDavis YES! It's a civil rights issue. It's an economic freedom issue. It's a family sovereignty issue. #amplifychoice
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 31, 2014
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@KiraAynDavis Caveat for GOP is that schoolchoice & Common Core are mortal enemies. Theme of my column today #amplifychoice #stopcommoncore
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 31, 2014
You can read the column here.
@KristenHawley @michellemalkin Losing control of the monopoly. Worst case, they're scared of genuine education of the masses. #amplifychoice
— Kate Obenshain (@kateobenshain) January 31, 2014
@FranklinCenter First: Let parents/families know about amplifychoice . com ! #amplifychoice
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 31, 2014
@FranklinCenter 2) Share & publicize your own experience with how #schoolchoice improves lives. Tell your story. #amplifychoice
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 31, 2014
@FranklinCenter 3) Name names. Let people know who the champions & enemies of #schoolchoice are.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 31, 2014
@FranklinCenter 4) Be active in charter schoo movement, homeschool community. Raise your voices. #amplifychoice
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 31, 2014
@fightorfight Research every textbook company resp. for your child's curriculum. Press your teachers, school board members. #amplifychoice
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 31, 2014
"1 path leads toward choice & customization; the other, centralization & uniformity." – @Lindseymburke http://t.co/Hc8xilG6Vl #amplifychoice
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) January 31, 2014
@KiraAynDavis @michellemalkin Shows genuine concern for those hurting the most:inner city kids stuck in drop-out factories. Exposes Left.
— Kate Obenshain (@kateobenshain) January 31, 2014
@KiraAynDavis @michellemalkin Obama so concrned about pre-K educ, but apparently not worried about inner city schools consigned to failure
— Kate Obenshain (@kateobenshain) January 31, 2014
http://twitter.com/michellemalkin/status/429271786891378688
The last presidential child to attend a public school was Amy Carter. #AmplifyChoice http://t.co/TZXlBaBYzz pic.twitter.com/w2SXtbfq5f
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) January 31, 2014
@jimgeraghty Congress hypocrites too! 44% Senators, 36% Reps send kids to private schols. Compared to 12% gen public. #AmplifyChoice
— Kate Obenshain (@kateobenshain) January 31, 2014
"Disgrace 2 the nation that inner cities turn out kids who can't read, write, have no econ future." http://t.co/hbL6TBsaYl #AmplifyChoice
— Kate Obenshain (@kateobenshain) January 31, 2014
@Neoavatara AMEN!! #AmplifyChoice
— Kate Obenshain (@kateobenshain) January 31, 2014
Education will be sleeper issue for GOP '16. Not just #schoolchoice , but guarding parental/local control & sovereignty. #stopcommoncore
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 31, 2014
@CommonSense1787 @Neoavatara @michellemalkin Consigning innr cty kids 2 failing schools. Everyone have a choice, and a chance #AmplifyChoice
— Kate Obenshain (@kateobenshain) January 31, 2014
@BlameTelford Because for union leaders, it's never about "the kids." It's about protecting their power & monopoly. #AmplifyChoice
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 31, 2014
@Neoavatara Teacher's unions have their mighty sway. . . #amplifychoice
— Kate Obenshain (@kateobenshain) January 31, 2014
To protect homeschool from CC, we use classic texts/lit uncorrupted by CC companies & Fed Ed. #amplifychoice #stopcommoncore @mandajojojo
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 31, 2014
@KiraAynDavis @jimgeraghty They're still scared of the teacher's unions and claims that they're "robbing our schoolchildren." #AmplifyChoice
— Kate Obenshain (@kateobenshain) January 31, 2014
@KiraAynDavis @jimgeraghty Time to pivot to offense on #SchoolChoice Care about kids?Esp disadvantaged? U better support it. #AmplifyChoice
— Kate Obenshain (@kateobenshain) January 31, 2014
Homeschooling is the ultimate manifestation of school choice! @rswaff #amplifychoice
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 31, 2014
http://twitter.com/michellemalkin/status/429273743530004480
@MKElston @michellemalkin Keep homescling option, and offer choice to those who can't stay home.#AmplifyChoice
— Kate Obenshain (@kateobenshain) January 31, 2014
Coerced conformity kills choice. Fed Ed threatens charter school, homeschool & pvt school competition. #amplifychoice @watchdogwire
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 31, 2014
Cato chart comparing rise of $$ in education to student performance. . . http://t.co/ke7nUPCBGB #AmplifyChoice
— Kate Obenshain (@kateobenshain) January 31, 2014
Enemies of #schoolchoice have crab-in-the-bucket syndrome. They can't stand strivers for success. They abhor competition. #amplifychoice
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 31, 2014
@pjswan Tchrs unions care ab power. money, not kids. That's why they fight 4 in class porn-watching teachers to keep jobs #AmplifyChoice
— Kate Obenshain (@kateobenshain) January 31, 2014
@gbright99 @MarkWarner VA preparing to gut educ in Commonwealth under McAuliffe… Look out. #AmplifyChoice
— Kate Obenshain (@kateobenshain) January 31, 2014
In 21st century America, no child should be held hostage in a crappy public school. Break the monopoly. #amplifychoice
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 31, 2014
Anyone remember the Outcome Based Education battle in 90's? Victory when parents across nation said "NO!" @michellemalkin #AmplifyChoice
— Kate Obenshain (@kateobenshain) January 31, 2014
.@kateobenshain YES! Battles vs OBE, Goals 2000, School to Work, NCLB & now Common Core all about parental control/choice. #amplifychoice
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 31, 2014
@rswaff My kids have been in all. Parents have to have the control and the options. #AmplifyChoice
— Kate Obenshain (@kateobenshain) January 31, 2014
@SpunkyBraun Congrats, homeschooling mama! Appreciate all you do. #amplifychoice
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 31, 2014
A young Th Sowell: "Schools are a monopoly. They need not be responsive." http://t.co/k9jpzM1Bkc via @youtube #AmplifyChoice
— Kate Obenshain (@kateobenshain) January 31, 2014
#SchoolChoice is a threat to Big Gov/Big Biz special interests. Competition is a threat to Big Labor mediocrity & apathy. #amplifychoice
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 31, 2014
I support #schoolchoice because I support the American Dream & every child's chance to fulfill it. Thnx #amplifychoice @FranklinCenter
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 31, 2014
@michellemalkin GOALS 2000! GAG! Reliving it now. We won then, we'll win again. This time bigger victory for #SchoolChoice #AmplifyChoice
— Kate Obenshain (@kateobenshain) January 31, 2014
@michellemalkin Key to that victory was parental and local control. But they get savvier. . .those social engineers. #AmplifyChoice
— Kate Obenshain (@kateobenshain) January 31, 2014
@DavidLimbaugh @breeannehowe And R's are scared of being told they hate kids. Time for OFFENSE. Choice=quality educ for all #AmplifyChoice
— Kate Obenshain (@kateobenshain) January 31, 2014
Cheating scandal in Atlanta highlighted gross inadequacy of educ options available 2 poor Georgians http://t.co/i1gxXFvQVS #AmplifyChoice
— Kate Obenshain (@kateobenshain) January 31, 2014
@WarriorRN61 @michellemalkin GOD BLESS YOU, and thank you for protecting my babies and me. Love you, guys.
— Kate Obenshain (@kateobenshain) January 31, 2014
@DavidLimbaugh @breeannehowe Fear, and LACK of COURAGE among leaders on our side, seem to be our biggest obstacles right now.
— Kate Obenshain (@kateobenshain) January 31, 2014
@SpunkyBraun @michellemalkin Can't believe we're having to fight it again. They'll never stop, though, reinventing effort to take over kids.
— Kate Obenshain (@kateobenshain) January 31, 2014
@DavidLimbaugh @breeannehowe Some, absolutely. Just wanted the R to get elected. Causing more harm than good.
— Kate Obenshain (@kateobenshain) January 31, 2014
"Far too many of the state’s families remain trapped in underperforming schools" http://t.co/Z0ItaNfzuw #AmplifyChoice @blametelford
— Kate Obenshain (@kateobenshain) January 31, 2014
@breeannehowe @DavidLimbaugh TEACHERS UNIONS!! Choice is the ENEMY of their control. #AmplifyChoice
— Kate Obenshain (@kateobenshain) January 31, 2014
And choice is what will save our children:
Timeless truth, Friedman: "The full exercize of choice would invigorate the public school system, would improve it." #AmplifyChoice
— Kate Obenshain (@kateobenshain) January 31, 2014
Truth.
https://twitter.com/jimmiebjr/status/429273992369668096
#amplifychoice Amazing stories from the road w/ @schoolchoicewk #scw Davidson Fine Arts in Augusta, GA http://t.co/DVLkZWeLu7 #schoolchoice
— Brian Jodice (@BrianJodice) January 31, 2014
In CO when we finally got a charter law passed I was one of the first people to be lucky enough to graduate from a charter #amplifychoice
— Kelly Maher (@okmaher) January 31, 2014
https://twitter.com/MKElston/status/429273726501138432
#SchoolChoice is a threat to the status quo. It protects families and children, not bureaucracies. #AmplifyChoice
— Eric Cantor (@EricCantor) January 31, 2014
https://twitter.com/rswaff/status/429275779361685504
https://twitter.com/KiraAynDavis/status/429272470890102784
https://twitter.com/WatchdogTX/status/429275950845816832
Let's empower parents! #AmplifyChoice: pic.twitter.com/q6ol7oC1c5
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) January 31, 2014
#SchoolChoice because education should be about what is best for children, not teachers’ unions. #AmplifyChoice
— Jim Jamitis ???? (@JimJamitis) January 31, 2014
I support #SchoolChoice because parents know better for their kids than unions! #AmplifyChoice
— Former "Clump of Cells" (@AlexaShrugged) January 31, 2014
We must abolish #CommonCore and #AmplifyChoice
— Gary Eaton (@garysteveneaton) January 31, 2014
https://twitter.com/BlameTelford/status/429273889063960578
You bet we are.
https://twitter.com/CalebHowe/status/429275577942429696
Amplify your voice, and #amplifychoice!
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— School Choice Week (@schoolchoicewk) January 31, 2014