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Washington, DC
Joined August 2021
The fifth Education Law & Policy Conference is set for February 17, 2027, at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. DFI is delighted to host the ELPC with @NCLAlegal and @LJCenter.
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Under Gov. @GlennYoungkin’s leadership, Virginia was the first state to opt in to the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit. Now, @GinnyGentles writes, @GovernorVA Spanberger is threatening to walk back education choice opportunities from thousands of families.
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WATCH: Washington high school runner Elise Bierer forfeits her last race of the season rather than compete against a trans-identifying boy. She was the only one to do so.
WATCH: A Washington high school runner walks away from a chance to advance to regionals, then breaks down in tears as her mother rushes to embrace her. Battle Ground High School sophomore Elise Bierer steps off the starting line at a district cross-country meet, refusing to compete against a transgender athlete who began the year competing against boys. Bierer, one of her team’s fastest female runners, previously told her mother she would not race against a transgender athlete if faced with that situation. The decision brings her cross-country season to an emotional end. | @Outkick More on the decision Bierer made before race day and how her family is responding: foxnews.com/outkick-sports/w…
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Washington state still unlawfully allows boys to compete in girls' sports. DFI's model legislation, the RESPECT Title IX Act, would end the gender madness for good: dfipolicy.org/title
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Workforce Pell Grants save students time and money by shortening the pathway to high-skill jobs. As @EDSecMcMahon explains, forward-thinking colleges will create new programs to serve these students.
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DFI submitted a public comment in support of Workforce Pell Grants in April of this year: dfipolicy.org/wp-content/upl…
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Starting in 2027, donors can fund K-12 scholarships for free thanks to the federal Education Freedom Tax Credit. Alan Levine, CEO of the Jewish Education Access Fund, joins Freedom to Learn to urge everyone to take action so education can be centered on what kids need, not “the unions’ whims.”
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While teacher union bosses rail against the Education Freedom Scholarship Tax Credit, their union members are singing a different tune. @EdChoice finds that most teachers, including union members, support their states opting into the tax credit.
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Teacher unions tried to lower the bar so students cannot possibly fail - but instead, they've made it nearly impossible for students to succeed, DFI's @AngelaLMorabito says.
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California spends $150 billion on education each year, but less than half of students are meeting state reading standards. Hear more from DFI's @AngelaLMorabito.
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Partnering with states, @EdSecMcMahon has freed $120 million in education funding from federal control and returned it to state education leaders to allocate as their students need, not as bureaucrats dictate.
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.@EdSecMcMahon touts "the largest national expansion of education freedom in our nation's history," during her returning education to the states tour stop in Utah. Education Freedom Scholarships will allow parents to pursue tutoring, after-school support, a different public school, or even a private school for their children beginning next year. 31 states have opted in so far.
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See if your state has opted-in here: xitter.cf/DFIPolicy/status/21061…
Beginning in 2027, millions of students will be eligible to receive scholarships from the first-of-its-kind federal Education Freedom Tax Credit. But students can only participate if their state opts in.
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UCSF employees conducted transgender surgery on a minor child against his father's wishes. DFI's latest amicus brief, in Hudacko v. Regents of the Univ. of CA, urges the Supreme Court to review a lower court's dismissal that shields government employees from accountability.
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