Mark Wiggins is a lobbyist for the Association of Texas Professional Educators. Isn’t that nice? It’s important to give Texas teachers a voice in the state’s educational policy.
Unfortunately, it appears that Wiggins wants Texas teachers to have a voice at the expense of Texas parents and students’ voices.
Texans concerned about what’s happening in the public school system threaten to hold the public school system accountable, and Wiggins is desperate to ensure that doesn’t happen:
Public school boards are the ultimate accountability. We can review budgets and curriculum, and if we don't like what we see, we can choose different leaders.
Vouchers force parents to surrender ALL our rights to have input into our kids' education. Buyer beware. #txlege #txed
— Mark Wiggins (@MarkWigginsTX) April 12, 2022
Buyer beware? Of what, exactly? Of school choice? Of freedom to seek out the best school for your child?
how odd this teachers union lobbyist accidentally blocked me pic.twitter.com/tVrmkfqGJl
— Corey A. DeAngelis (@DeAngelisCorey) April 13, 2022
Evidently Mark Wiggins decided that Corey DeAngelis had to be punished for his school choice advocacy and willingness to call Wiggins out on his BS. And there’s plenty of BS to call Wiggins out on:
imagine fighting to trap low-income kids in failing government schools for 13 years https://t.co/M0V3bskD7F
— Corey A. DeAngelis (@DeAngelisCorey) April 13, 2022
why would giving families a choice "defund" government schools?🤔
— Corey A. DeAngelis (@DeAngelisCorey) April 13, 2022
— Corey A. DeAngelis (@DeAngelisCorey) April 13, 2022
Wiggins’ blocking finger must be pretty busy today, then, because a lot of people are calling him out on his BS:
Whose rights over whose kids? https://t.co/VXNt2O6jQo
— Jay (@OneFineJay) April 13, 2022
Vouchers allow parents to enroll or remove kids from any participating school at any time for any reason take away accountability? How does that work? https://t.co/6lArlBqEZ3
— Just Mindy 🐊 (@just_mindy) April 13, 2022
We're in full Newspeak mode this week. Today, "removing accountability" = "freedom of choice" https://t.co/EMqn4rTAaL
— Bob Jeffers (@TuliusT) April 13, 2022
Friendly reminder that your tax dollars are paying for this garbage from bureaucrats and lobbyists https://t.co/dnMPaZpLm4
— Joe Kildea (@Kildea) April 13, 2022
How much money has Mark Wiggins made as a teachers’ union lobbyist? Probably enough to easily be able to afford to send his kids to private school. And he wants to deprive other parents of the opportunity to do the same.
A free market is the ultimate accountability. If we don’t like what we see, we can take our money elsewhere. https://t.co/OH40mhEQXo
— Matt Rinaldi (@MattRinaldiTX) April 13, 2022
Maybe Mark Wiggins should take his money — and his business — elsewhere. We bet we’d be able to rustle up some Texas parents who would be more than happy to help him pack.
And even if he doesn’t want the help packing, Mark should seriously consider leaving now with what’s left of his dignity. Because he won’t have any dignity to speak of if he sticks around and doubles down.
Looks like I triggered the voucher trolls again. 🙄😆 #txed pic.twitter.com/UMyzjP6ALL
— Mark Wiggins (@MarkWigginsTX) April 13, 2022
OK, Mark. Whatever you say.
Lol if this cat remembers Loudon County, VA he knows these guys aren't accountable. https://t.co/anBLKM7XMM
— Javier Vasquez (@JavierVasquez85) April 13, 2022
For the sake of the children and parents of Texas, we hope Wiggins has no idea what happened in Loudoun County. Because if he doesn’t know, that means he and his ilk are in for a butt-whoopin’ of epic proportions.
