Linda Jacobson

.@usedgov Lifts Freeze on Remaining $5.5 in Federal Funds for Schools @The74 the74million.org/article/educat…

Update: @WHOMB will release $1.3B for afterschool programs Monday, but @PattyMurray says “every penny … must flow.” @The74 the74million.org/article/democr…

Is it the beginning of the end for @usedgov? @lrj417 and @gtoppo take a look, with help from @amanda_geduld and @mkeierleber @The74 the74million.org/article/in-rul…

In #SCOTUS Ruling’s Aftermath, Some See Beginning of the End for @usedgov @The74 the74million.org/article/in-rul…

Democratic-Led States Sue @POTUS Over $7 Billion Federal Funding Freeze @The74 the74million.org/article/democr…

UPDATED: @SCOTUS allows @EDSecMcMahon to move ahead with firing half of @usedgov @The74 the74million.org/article/legal-…

Do you ever feel like you need a scorecard to keep up with all the litigation affecting the @usedgov and public schools? @lrj417 at @The74 has got it. the74million.org/article/legal-…

The right of red states to ban transgender girls from competing in female sports will head to the U.S. Supreme Court, whose conservative majority has taken an increasingly skeptical view of gender identity issues. @lrj417 reports the74million.org/article/suprem…

Update from @lrj417: House passes Senate version of the bill with scaled-back school choice provision. Trump will sign tomorrow. @The74 the74million.org/article/big-ta…

Update: Sen. Cassidy, who sponsored the provision, said “enshrining the first ever federal school choice provision into our nation’s tax code is a major win". The House passed the tax-and-spending package today by a 218-214 vote the74million.org/article/big-ta…

Big Tax Bill Passes Senate — With Less ‘Beautiful’ Plan for National School Choice @The74 the74million.org/article/big-ta…

#SCOTUS Requires Schools to Allow Students to Opt Out of #LGBTQ Lessons @The74 the74million.org/article/suprem…

With a 12-11 party line vote, @GOPHELP Advances @SchwinnTeach and Kimberly Richey Nominations to Full Senate @The74 the74million.org/article/ed-com…

More Than a Third of Homeschool Families Also Use Public Schools, New Data Shows @The74 the74million.org/article/more-t…

"There’s not this rejection of public schooling that people frame it as,” said @AngelaRWatson with @JHUEdPolicy @The74 the74million.org/article/more-t…

Homeschooling rates have doubled in recent years, but a significant share of families also have a child in public school. @lrj417 reports Read more here: buff.ly/0t9CsUp

Some religious schools say serving LGBTQ students violates their faith. One voucher opponent said they want a ‘blank check to do what they want.’ @lrj417 reports Read more here: buff.ly/esD1WAN

Good look at the intra-Dem choice debate in @The74. It's not so much political math as geography - ESAs have spread like wildfire, if Dems want to be nationally competitive they will have to tolerate diverse views on the question. (Links below).

Here's a helpful @lrj417 update on the response to @Jorge_Elorza & @DFER_News' voucher-curious manifesto and Democratic choice politics in general, including @DeAngelisCorey & @joshcowenMI:

Amid Calls to Close @usedgov, @SchwinnTeach Promises to Aid ‘Our Most Struggling Schools’ @The74 the74million.org/article/amid-c…