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Son of the MOST High God | John 15:16 | 1 Peter 2:9 | Fighting for #EducationFreedom

Nashville, TN

Joined June 2013

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@WaltBlanksJr

Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

7 months

I love sparring with legislators, and this exchange is no different. Rep. Parkinson missed the mark by disregarding my story, insinuating I’m being used, and reducing my experience and involvement to the color of my skin. This is what I experienced firsthand: I struggled and

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@WaltBlanksJr

Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

🚨This is why school choice matters🚨 I love sharing my story but I often wonder how many more “Walters” are out there desperate for change. There’s a lot of noise in this space but I am honored to fight for students across the entire country✊🏾 #schoolchoiceNOW

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

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Certainly one for the history books ✊🏾👊🏾 #ChasingGreatness

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

1.0 GPA but we want them to teach kids about race?🤔 Why in the world would you trust the teachers' union to teach anything well? Hard to find a more racist institution than the unions that protect a system where 41% of high school students have a 1.0 GPA or less.

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

4 years

A white, teachers-union backed politician says “Black Lives Matter.” Yet when Black students like me testified about wanting #SchoolChoice instead of failing schools, he couldn’t care less. CC: @SenMcCollister

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

4 years

How can you say “Black lives matter” and then turn around and deny those same lives access to a high quality education?! #schoolchoicenow #BlackMindsMatter #fundstudentsnotsystems

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

Oh no! Parents are choosing what's best for their children... the horror😱

@rweingarten

Randi Weingarten 🇺🇸💪🏿👩‍🎓🟣🌴🥥

3 years

This isn’t just about masks or about Governor DeSantis’ political aspirations. It’s about the complete destabilization of public education so that parents will choose private schools.

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

The public school I left almost 13 years ago is still performing poorly... They told my mom they had a 5-year plan that would turn the school around🙄 This is absolutely unacceptable!!!! Parents and students need options NOW!!! #Schoolchoicenow #SchoolchoiceWAVE #Kidscantwait

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

SCHOOL CHOICE WAVE!!!!

@SchoolChoiceNow

American Federation for Children

@SchoolChoiceNow

3 years

RELEASE: Missouri Lawmakers Pass Education Savings Account Legislation

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

1 year

BOOM… Married!!! “Therefore what God has joined together , let man not separate” Here’s to forever!!!

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

Senator Wayne: “Did you say it would take about 50 years to fix Omaha?” Senator Hansen: “Yes.” Senator Wayne: “So Omaha won’t be fixed for 50 years. So what are we going to tell parents in the meantime when they are looking for choice?” Senator Hansen: *silence “I mean.. idk”

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@WaltBlanksJr

Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

2 years

Steve Jobs busting school choice myths in 1995!!! It’s a shame some people still haven’t figured this out 27 years later. #HostagesNoMore

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

We are witnessing a national reckoning. Lawmakers are finally listening to the millions of parents who want choices for their children. We won’t stop fighting for kids until every child has great options. #SchoolChoiceWave

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The Year of School Choice - American Federation for Children

2021 School Choice Wins (updated) For the latest updates on school choice victories in 2021, visit: https://www.federationforchildren.org/school-choice-victories/ Arizona Multiple improvements to...

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@WaltBlanksJr

Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

Traditional public schools are great for those who want it. Can we please stop with the narrative that traditional public schools are great for every student in America? The fight for school choice is for families who aren't happy with where they are.

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

When your opponents are so good at doing your job for you, you HAVE to give them credit😎 Nice work @DeAngelisCorey !!! #SchoolchoiceNow #SchoolchoiceWAVE #FundStudentsNotSystems

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

@DeAngelisCorey I was bullied and in a terrible school. Thanks to the EdChoice scholarship I graduated high school and then graduated college. After graduating, I found myself at the White House sitting next to the POTUS to discuss the power of school choice! I haven’t looked back since😎

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

The education of a child should never be based on zip code! This is why school choice is so important!

@axios

Axios

3 years

Today's school boundaries in many cities are still linked to a history of housing segregation that goes back to the 1930s, a new study has found.

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

While we are on the topic of percentages, I would like to throw out a few: 15% of Black 8th graders are proficient in reading 13% are proficient in math 9% are proficient in civics I suspect majority of that 90% would NOT choose public school if they had the choice🤔

@rweingarten

Randi Weingarten 🇺🇸💪🏿👩‍🎓🟣🌴🥥

3 years

We should be investing in public schools that 90% of students attend, not funneling resources into vouchers. So we filed an amicus brief with @elcinfo , @splcenter , @NAACPKYSU , & Pastors for KY Children challenging the tuition tax credit/voucher program.

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

2 years

What we are fighting for goes beyond party lines and power dynamics. School choice saved my life and can do the same for so many students. Let’s put political differences aside and truly do what’s best for children! #schoolchoicenow

@BLK_MindsMatter

Black Minds Matter

@BLK_MindsMatter

2 years

. @ChozenOne14 says he'll never forget the words his mom said to his principal when she wanted to put him in a better school. Neither will we. Send this to every politician who claims to support underserved minority communities but opposes #schoolchoice .

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

7 months

I’m the witness you are talking about (incorrectly I may add). 1. I don’t work for Americans for Prosperity. 2. The private school I attended CONSISTENTLY out performs the public schools in the area. 3. You don’t even know what public or private school I attended. It wasn’t

@VoteGloriaJ

Rep. Gloria Johnson

7 months

The Americans for Prosperity “witness” story falls apart as we find the school that supposedly “saved” him had poorer outcomes than the public school he attended.🙄 This was never about improved outcomes. Vouchers NEVER improve outcomes. #VoucherScam

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

So glad to be on the side of parents and families. A lot of people throw around convoluted words to misrepresent our mission. School choice saved my life. I was stuck in a school with no way out. How many more students must we sacrifice to a system that has failed so many?

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

Nothing like seeing @DeAngelisCorey in the trenches and fighting for children across the country. Well done Corey! You could probably hear me screaming all the way from Ohio😂

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

Me and @DeAngelisCorey planning the rest of our night in Miami... it’s gonna be LEGENDARY!!!

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

The unions want to protect a system that props up generational poverty by withholding educational equality. The teachers' unions are uniformly, historically, and consistently bad for kids, and particularly bad for Black kids.

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

@DeAngelisCorey is an absolute legend!! #fundstudentsnotsystems

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

Tweet of the year!!!

@WatsonSpeaking

WatsonSpeaking

@WatsonSpeaking

3 years

@citizenstewart Asking a child to stay in a failing school, while you fix the system is like the fire department asking you to stay in the building while they put out the fire.

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

2 years

As legislators go back into session, I hope these are the kind of conversations that are happening. Kids come first!!! #schoolchoicenow

@WaltBlanksJr

Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

Senator Wayne: “Did you say it would take about 50 years to fix Omaha?” Senator Hansen: “Yes.” Senator Wayne: “So Omaha won’t be fixed for 50 years. So what are we going to tell parents in the meantime when they are looking for choice?” Senator Hansen: *silence “I mean.. idk”

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

Just to be clear: no one is demonizing educators, just the monopoly that’s not interested in putting the needs of students first.

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

Happy birthday to the legend @DeAngelisCorey ! Here’s to another year of giving the unions a massive headache. Thanks for all the work you do!

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

Come on... say it with me now... SCHOOL CHOICE WAVE!!!

@SchoolChoiceNow

American Federation for Children

@SchoolChoiceNow

3 years

RELEASE: Iowa Governor Reynolds Signs Expansive School Choice Bill into Law

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

Tweets something like this and then turns her account private after getting hit with the School Choice ratio. It’s all good. We have receipts😬

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

5 years

Sat next to a lady on the plane back home. I can tell she’s staring at me so I said hello. She gave me a dirty look and asked me “Are you Walter Blanks?” I say yes and she scoffs and moves to a different seat. Turns out she’s a member of NEA!! Clearly I’m doing my job very well🤣

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

2 years

Promoted to fiancé!!!!

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

4 years

We just want the same option for those lower-income families... Why is that so controversial?

@Tommy_USA

Tommy Schultz

4 years

Let’s be clear: If you have the financial means, you have a choice for where to send your kid to school. #SchoolChoice as a policy allows lower-income and working class families the opportunity to finally choose the best school for their own child.

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

4 years

The overwhelming majority of students using #SchoolChoice programs like vouchers are lower-income students of color. Will you tell them #YouAintBlack ?

@JoeBiden

Joe Biden

5 years

When we divert public funds to private schools, we undermine the entire public education system. We've got to prioritize investing in our public schools, so every kid in America gets a fair shot. That's why I oppose vouchers. #Espinoza

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

2 years

@DeAngelisCorey @CollierForTexas This guy clearly wasn’t paying attention to @TerryMcAuliffe last year😬😬😬

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@WaltBlanksJr

Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

"I was an insider in Black Lives Matter and I learned the ugly truth – the moratorium on charter schools does not support rebuilding the Black family. But it does create barriers to a better education for Black children." #BlackMINDSmatter #SchoolChoice

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Former BLM leader sounds off on group's 'ugly truth'

The founder of Black Lives Matter in St. Paul, Minnesota recently released a video in which he called out the group's “ugly truth,” by which he meant their positions on family and education.

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

"If an unfriendly foreign power had attempted to impose on America the mediocre educational performance that exists today, we might well have viewed it as an act of war." - A Nation at Risk, 1983

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@WaltBlanksJr

Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

The existing institutions have failed America’s students for decades. “This election” is about parents rising up and demanding what’s best for their kids. If there’s anything “fake” about that, please sign me up for more.

@thehill

The Hill

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Former President @BarackObama : "We don't have time to be wasted on these phony trumped-up culture wars, this fake outrage, the right-wing media's pedals to juice their ratings."

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

Surprise surprise.....🤬

@DeAngelisCorey

Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist

@DeAngelisCorey

3 years

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

5 years

Let’s be clear... we aren’t coming after your public schools. But if it isn’t working, a parent (regardless of income or skin color) should be able to exercise choice. I’m tired of this notion that politicians know better than parents.. 1/2

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

Nothing screams tone-deaf and privilege more than telling desperate parents to "have a bake sale" in order to send their child to a better school. News flash: Most of these parents are working multiple jobs JUST to keep the lights on and food on the table... unbelievable!

@DennisPCrawford

Dennis P. Crawford

@DennisPCrawford

3 years

@janekleeb If conservatives want their kids to attend corporate/private schools, they need to fund it themselves without a government handout. Get a second job. Have a bake sale. Like they do for public schools.

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

You know you’re doing well when you have haters! #schoolchoiceWAVE

@DeAngelisCorey

Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist

@DeAngelisCorey

3 years

it's afraid.

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

WELL DONE MISSOURI!!! #schoolchoicewave #kidscomefirst

@DeAngelisCorey

Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist

@DeAngelisCorey

3 years

BREAKING: Missouri legislature just passed a bill to fund students instead of systems.

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

You tell a lie long enough, it becomes the truth in your mind… there’s no way @rweingarten seriously thinks anyone believes this🤨

@TPostMillennial

The Post Millennial

@TPostMillennial

3 years

National teachers union boss Randi Weingarten falsely claims "We tried to actually reopen schools more quickly than almost anybody else."

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

@janthony123456 I sure did. It made the difference for me. My story speaks to the importance of putting children in enviroments that work best for them. What worked for me wont work for some. School choice can allow parents to make that decision for their own child:) Thank you for the kind word

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

2 years

School choice is the winning issue!!!

@RyankCantrell

Ryan Cantrell

2 years

Make no mistake - #SchoolChoice was on the ballot tonight in legislative races across the state of Iowa and voters overwhelmingly expressed their support. #ialegis #iapolitics

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

You clearly aren't paying attention if you think public schools are "the great equalizer". Maybe you should add "If you can afford to live in an affluent district" to the end of that....

@janekleeb

Jane Fleming Kleeb👢🪧🗳️

3 years

No tax dollars should go to private or charter schools. It’s your choice to send your kids to those schools. They have a lot of wealthy donors who keep those schools open. Any funds you have at the federal or state level need to go into public schools—the great equalizer.

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

Round of applause for @rweingarten !

@Tommy_USA

Tommy Schultz

3 years

Booming demand for #SchoolChoice over the past year, largely thanks to Randi:

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

Saw this coming over a year ago🙄

@CurtisHouck

Curtis Houck

3 years

Now Randi Weingarten is blaming Fox News for schools not being reopened.

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

At some point, you just gotta know when to walk away… this is nuts. I would say shame on you @rweingarten but it’s obvious you have NO shame!😬

@rweingarten

Randi Weingarten 🇺🇸💪🏿👩‍🎓🟣🌴🥥

3 years

Safe & welcoming public schools are how we help all kids recover & thrive. That's why we worked so hard to re-open schools 4 in person learning & are fighting 4 the safeguards necessary to keep them open safely & the conditions educators & students need

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

4 years

People will always find something negative to say... you might as well be living your best life while you live rent free in their head🤷🏾‍♂️

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

We have @DeAngelisCorey , the fellows, and coffee!!! Best way to start the morning! Day 2... here we go! #schoolchoicenow #voicesforchoice #futureleadersfellowship

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

2 years

. @DeAngelisCorey absolutely crushing it on Fox with @LawrenceBJones3 ! Well done both of you!

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

This tweet has received so much love! Thanks to everyone who engaged! If you would like to stay up to date on all the great work we are doing, be sure to follow @schoolchoicebyz and my partner in crime @nathancunneen ! This is just the beginning and you don't want to miss out

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

7 months

This is interesting: @VoteGloriaJ has Black Lives Matter in her bio. But when a Black life comes to speak on his experience, she can’t even call him by his name. I guess she’s only concerned with the Black lives that agree with her🤷🏾‍♂️ Btw… you’re still 1 for 3 on the “facts”

@VoteGloriaJ

Rep. Gloria Johnson

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My apologies to the “witness,” he doesn’t work for AFP, he works for Betsy DeVos’ outfit American Federation for Children—even worse.

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@WaltBlanksJr

Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

Rough translation: “School Choice is great when it doesn’t impact the control and power I have.”

@rweingarten

Randi Weingarten 🇺🇸💪🏿👩‍🎓🟣🌴🥥

3 years

Pell Grants give thousands of students the opportunity to pursue their dreams. Investing in the program is investing in our future.

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

2 years

. @GovBillLee last night after his victory: “Those two ideas (public/private schools) are not in conflict with each other. We can fund public schools and provide alternative opportunities for children at the same time; IF we are committed to funding students and not systems”

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@WaltBlanksJr

Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

How does the "system" serve the public good when 9% of 8th-grade Black students performed at or above the NAEP proficient level in civics, 13% in math, and 15% in reading? Is that the system you are referring to?

@SchlFinance101

Bruce D. Baker

@SchlFinance101

3 years

And, to reiterate, the reason we fund (or should) systems that are accessible to and serve children, and are publicly governed, is to serve that public good (not private interest) of an informed citizenry, preserving collective, democratic interests! #fundsystemsthatservechildren

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

2 years

. @KennedyNation gets it! School choice is about empowering families to be in control, not some distant bureaucrat who wouldn’t dare to step foot in a low performing school! #schoolchoicenow

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

2 years

Um… that’s kinda that whole point🤷🏾‍♂️

@WajahatAli

Wajahat Ali

2 years

Private Islamic schools and Jewish schools should open up all over Maine. The state has to fund you now so take advantage of it. Move your communities there as well. Let's see what the Supreme Court says...

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

School choice champion of the year goes to @rweingarten !!! Your work for students is unmatched🤣

@JasonBedrick

Jason Bedrick 🇺🇸🎗️🇮🇱

3 years

#EdChoice in 2021 *so far* (10 states, 5 new programs, 10 expanded programs): ✅NEW ESAs: IN, WV ✅NEW tax-credit ESAs: KY, MO ✅NEW tax-credit scholarships: AR ✅EXPANDED ESAs: FL ✅EXPANDED Vouchers: AR, FL, GA, IN, MD ✅EXPANDED Tax-credit scholarships: FL, IN, MT, SD

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

5 years

@ADMotzen Had to scope the place out! That’s my future home😂

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

4 years

That Friday feeling when it’s your birthday AND you get to fight the unions to help kids reach their full potential in school! Time to get after it!

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

Incredible words!!!! I’ve also never seen someone rock a sweater vest like him!

@DeAngelisCorey

Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist

@DeAngelisCorey

3 years

Nebraska Senator Justin Wayne (D): "The people who oppose school choice in this matter are the same people who have school choice themselves."

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

Imagine thinking that preventing minority children from choosing a better school is “the right thing to do.” How tone-deaf and out of touch can you really be, @NebraskaMegan ? Extremely disheartening to see; nothing to be proud of.

@NebraskaMegan

Senator Megan Hunt

3 years

Thank you to my colleagues who stood together against allowing taxpayer money to go to discriminatory religious educational institutions. This was the right thing to do. #NELeg

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

Still waiting for your "my bad" about the fear-mongering that kept schools closed for over a year🤔

@rweingarten

Randi Weingarten 🇺🇸💪🏿👩‍🎓🟣🌴🥥

3 years

You are all probably right… I shouldn’t have said millions.. I should have just said DeSantis was wrong to do this.. Fauci is an amazing public servant. He shoudn’t be mocked. But I shouldn’t engage in that kind of hyperbole either. My bad…

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@WaltBlanksJr

Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

Amazing shoutout to @DenishaMweather and @BLK_MindsMatter

@DenishaMweather

Denisha Allen (Merriweather)

@DenishaMweather

3 years

Scott Adams: "There's a young woman named @DenishaMweather who's the founder of @BLK_MindsMatter Black Minds Matter. The emphasis is going to be on school choice. It's pretty good isn't it?"

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@WaltBlanksJr

Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

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Life-changing opportunities✔️ Reduction in crime✔️ Better life outcomes✔️ Cost-effective✔️ Significant mental health improvements✔️ Chance to end the poverty cycle in a family✔️ This is what @TerryMcAuliffe had to say about it... #schoolchoicenow

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@WaltBlanksJr

Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

4 years

Unfortunately this is a common argument against school choice... but the government can be trusted to make the right choice for every child🙄 #schoolchoicenow #kidscomefirst #parentsknowwhatsbest

@DeAngelisCorey

Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist

@DeAngelisCorey

4 years

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@WaltBlanksJr

Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

2 years

I’ve been at @SchoolChoiceNow for three years and it has been the best three years of my life. We have seen massive school expansion across the country and it makes me so happy to see the progress! So thankful for @Tommy_USA and his leadership! Onward!!!

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

2 years

Wait! Let me put on my surprised face😑

@DeAngelisCorey

Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist

@DeAngelisCorey

2 years

Katie Hobbs is the Democratic candidate for Arizona Governor and opposes school choice. She went to a private school.

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@WaltBlanksJr

Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

Take the weekend off Randi, parents and families see right through the massive smoke screen! #schoolchoicenow #fundstudentsnotsystems

@rweingarten

Randi Weingarten 🇺🇸💪🏿👩‍🎓🟣🌴🥥

3 years

Thank you @mmfa for this. They’re right: This is a non-story. We, like other outside groups, spoke with the CDC about legitimate safety concerns. But rather than focusing on those safety concerns, right-wing media chose once again to demonize educators.

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@WaltBlanksJr

Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

4 years

Let’s go!!!!!!

@DeAngelisCorey

Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist

@DeAngelisCorey

4 years

BREAKING: Governor DeWine signed a bill expanding private school choice in Ohio.

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@WaltBlanksJr

Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

2 years

Part 2…

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

Big school choice win in Texas last night!!

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Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist

@DeAngelisCorey

3 years

NEW: School choice supporter Brian Harrison won the Texas House District 10 primary runoff with 55% of the vote.

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@WaltBlanksJr

Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

2 years

I’m proud to be a Tennessean today!!! Let’s go!!!

@DeAngelisCorey

Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist

@DeAngelisCorey

2 years

BREAKING: Tennessee district court just DENIED motions for a temporary injunction against the state's school choice program.

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@WaltBlanksJr

Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

Say it with me now: SCHOOL. CHOICE. WAVE!!!! I need a catchy dance to go with this😂

@SchoolChoiceNow

American Federation for Children

@SchoolChoiceNow

3 years

School Choice is sweeping the nation!

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@WaltBlanksJr

Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

2 years

⛽️💡 I’m not sure what reality @rweingarten is living in but there’s no way she actually thinks people are believing this nonsense. Randi has overplayed her hand and is trying to backtrack. This is insane! Families have been paying attention and we have the receipts!

@rweingarten

Randi Weingarten 🇺🇸💪🏿👩‍🎓🟣🌴🥥

2 years

Thankfully after two years of disruption from a pandemic that killed more than 1 mil Americans, schools are already working on helping kids recover and thrive. This is a year to accelerate learning by rebuilding relationships, focusing on the basics

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@WaltBlanksJr

Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

School choice champion: @rweingarten 👏🏾

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Randi Weingarten 🇺🇸💪🏿👩‍🎓🟣🌴🥥

3 years

This parent chooses to drive her students to a school district that has a mask mandate. Masks save lives and limit the spread of #COVID

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@WaltBlanksJr

Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

This is what we mean when we say "Fund students not systems"... When someone shows you who they are, believe them😬

@DeAngelisCorey

Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist

@DeAngelisCorey

3 years

@NEAToday @SecCardona @POTUS The NEA's general counsel (2009): "It is not because we care about children [...] NEA and its affiliates are effective advocates because we have power."

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@WaltBlanksJr

Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

4 years

Hugh shoutout to @DeAngelisCorey for all the incredible work!!! He’s been consistent through this crazy year and is still putting in the work day after day! Thanks for all you do Corey! We appreciate your hustle.

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@WaltBlanksJr

Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

4 years

Yes sir we are coming and there’s nothing the opposition can do to stop us!!!

@mleblond1

Marc LeBlond

4 years

Why do I believe the wave of education choice is inevitable? Because there is a cohort of young, hungry professionals who know firsthand the profound impact of a chosen education. And they won’t stop until every kid has access.

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@WaltBlanksJr

Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

Haha this is spot on!

@schoolchoicebyz

School Choice Boyz

@schoolchoicebyz

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@WaltBlanksJr

Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

1 year

For far too long parents have been left with broken promises and empty platitudes. School choice is here and with parents like this speaking up, it’s here to stay!

@DeAngelisCorey

Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist

@DeAngelisCorey

1 year

Nebraska parent GOES OFF on teachers union president for fighting against school choice.

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@WaltBlanksJr

Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

4 years

Did #BlackLivesMatter to you @SenMcCollister when we sat in front of you on 02/19/20 urging NE to improve educational opportunity, freedom, and equality for kids? #blm #blackvoicesmatter #blackchoicesmatter #blackstoriesmatter #blackeducationmatters

@SenMcCollister

John McCollister

@SenMcCollister

4 years

Black Lives Matter.

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@WaltBlanksJr

Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

The school choice wave is too much for @rweingarten to handle. Can't stick to those union talking points now... #schooolchoicenow #schoolchoiceWAVE

@nytimes

The New York Times

3 years

Breaking News: Randi Weingarten, president of America’s second-largest teachers’ union, plans to call for a full reopening of schools for the next academic year.

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@WaltBlanksJr

Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

It’s extremely condescending when people think school choice isn’t good for other people and then they give a long list of reasons. People pick different schools for different reasons. That’s the beauty of school choice: it empowers parents to make that decision.

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@WaltBlanksJr

Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

You LOVE to see it!!!! Well done Senator Wayne! #schoolchoiceNOW

@DeAngelisCorey

Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist

@DeAngelisCorey

3 years

BREAKING: Nebraska Senator Justin Wayne (D) again calls out his colleagues for sending their kids to private school while opposing school choice for others.

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@WaltBlanksJr

Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

School choice is the way! Fund students, not systems!

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

2 years

Absolutely mind blowing.

@DeAngelisCorey

Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist

@DeAngelisCorey

2 years

they closed their replies like they closed schools.

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

4 years

I wonder what will happen to traditional public schools that don’t provide results.... oh wait.. I already know🙄

@DeAngelisCorey

Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist

@DeAngelisCorey

4 years

Biden's Policy Director: "Biden will make sure that we stop funding for charter schools that don’t provide results."

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@WaltBlanksJr

Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

The conversation isn't us vs. them. It's about families having access to the learning environment that works best for their children. Idk about you, but I trust parents to make that call better than politicians can.

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@WaltBlanksJr

Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

Big win for ALL parents in Virginia! school choice matters! Time to get back to work and keep riding the WAVE! #schoolchoicenow

@nathancunneen

Nathaniel D. Cunneen

3 years

BREAKING from Virginia: Parents matter. Education matters. School choice matters. #fundstudentsnotsystems

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@WaltBlanksJr

Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

4 years

So if two men in their 70’s can act like that on stage... why do I have to wait another 10 years before I can run🤔

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@WaltBlanksJr

Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

Staying up past my bed time to watch this!! So excited @DeAngelisCorey !

@Gutfeldfox

Gutfeld!

3 years

TONIGHT! @greggutfeld welcomes @AmandaMilius , @DeAngelisCorey , @KatTimpf and @jimmyfailla . 11pm ET on @FoxNews . DON'T MISS IT!

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@WaltBlanksJr

Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

4 years

You would NEVER travel with an airline that had a D rating.. but it’s perfectly acceptable to send our children to schools with that rating🙄 Parents are tired of waiting!! #schoolchoicenow

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@WaltBlanksJr

Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

2 years

We have the receipts, Carol.

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Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑

3 years

All it takes is one person to spark a movement... #schoolchoiceWAVE

@SchoolChoiceNow

American Federation for Children

@SchoolChoiceNow

3 years

Happy Birthday to School Choice warrior @virginiawalden and her sister Harrietta! You both have been monumental to our movement! Thank you so much for leading the way!

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