tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post4985818050696102075..comments2024-03-29T02:41:52.718-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Please Let Congress Know It's a No on HB610Melissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-73771391445578973742017-03-10T12:37:54.084-08:002017-03-10T12:37:54.084-08:00Republicans are going to remove the filibuster rul...Republicans are going to remove the filibuster rules. This might be a done deal.<br /><br />ASC200Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-70135649512504253712017-03-09T13:11:37.064-08:002017-03-09T13:11:37.064-08:00I agree... I am very worried. The proposed House G...I agree... I am very worried. The proposed House GOP healthcare bill would have catastrophic impact on students. The immigration issues are also very worrisome. As far as education goes, I think the voucher issue is real, I just don't think any bill which mandates that a state must make federal funds available for use at private schools would be constitutional, in that it would exceed Congress’s power under the Spending Clause. I think we are likely to see more bills that are a bit better thought out that provide for expanding vouchers. Ugh!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542105149501352547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-18168929969732151512017-03-09T12:56:41.267-08:002017-03-09T12:56:41.267-08:00I didn't say it has no chance of passing. But...I didn't say it has no chance of passing. But okay, if you don't think it's an issue, that's fine. I think the GOP is ramrodding things thru and now I think it could be a problem.Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-59384403319740695742017-03-09T10:23:55.237-08:002017-03-09T10:23:55.237-08:00Melissa, Here is where you agreed with a comment t...Melissa, <a href="http://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2017/02/legislative-items-of-note.html?m=1" rel="nofollow">Here</a> is where you agreed with a comment that there was no need to urge people to contact their representatives about this very bill.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542105149501352547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-76847308563917348722017-03-09T10:12:47.826-08:002017-03-09T10:12:47.826-08:00I don't know who you are addressing this to bu...I don't know who you are addressing this to but I don't recall saying the bill wouldn't pass. It might get altered but I think it could pass.<br /><br />Thanks for the news on other bills.Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-81093222902792632312017-03-09T10:05:29.510-08:002017-03-09T10:05:29.510-08:00You have previously admitted that this bill has no...You have previously admitted that this bill has no chance of passing. I agree that it does not have a chance of passing. So why does the Network for Public Education keep pretending that this is the wolf at the door? King threw this bill out as a welcome mat for Betsy De Vos. It's not a real threat, and I'm not stupid enough to think that it is. I think the Network for Public Education needs to be a little smarter with what it portraying as a threat. What about the bill to eliminate the Department of Education--HR 899, or the bill to void the protections of the IDEA for using public money at private schools for students with disabilities S 235? According to <a href="http://predictgov.com/projects/congress/" rel="nofollow">Predictgov</a>, these both have higher chances of passing. Can we have some realistic discussions about federal education issues without banging the drum of hysteria? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542105149501352547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-593418323912901482017-03-09T09:20:48.142-08:002017-03-09T09:20:48.142-08:00Just a suggestion to the zero Republican congressc...Just a suggestion to the zero Republican congresscreatures who read this blog: To make the legislation more appealing, you could add provisions to enable parents to form home-school cooperatives and hire their own teachers. Authorize a payroll agency like ADP to accept vouchers and disburse salary and benefits to licensed teachers appointed by the cooperatives. Include a prevailing wage provision (compensation must match or exceed local union contract) to reduce teacher opposition. That part goes against the Republican grain, of course, but if your goal is to build a coalition to get the law passed, and to make it sticky in the future, you have to be pragmatic.<br /><br />Outsidernoreply@blogger.com