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Mark Winegar, Ed.D.

@mark4ed.bsky.social
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My objective is to help improve public education and resist school vouchers.

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Mark Winegar, Ed.D. @mark4ed.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
The South Dakota House of Representatives will be voting on a bill to require posting and teaching Ten Commandments in every K-12 classroom in the state. What do you think about this?
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Mark Winegar, Ed.D. @mark4ed.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
It’s been a great week for VHS basketball. Our women’s varsity team beat undefeated Sioux Falls Christian. Then the men’s varsity team came from behind to beat Groton. Hooray Tanagers!
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Mark Winegar, Ed.D. @mark4ed.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
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Josh Cowen @joshcowenmi.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
The same folks telling you vouchers will work now were the same folks telling you they’d work a decade ago too. They were wrong then and they’ll be wrong again. The difference is just that now we won’t know—because the new voucher bills avoid the scrutiny of past oversight.
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Mark Lieberman @marklieberman.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
New: Dozens of Head Start programs have been waiting a week for federal reimbursements that typically arrive overnight. Some may shut down if the funds don’t arrive soon, leaving thousands of children in the lurch. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
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Dozens of Head Start Programs Still Aren't Receiving Promised Federal Funds
Some providers of pre-K and child care have waited more than a week for federal reimbursements that typically arrive in 24 hours.
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Mark Winegar, Ed.D. @mark4ed.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
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Larson's Legislative Update (1/17)
YouTube video by asbsdorg
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Bren @kindofnerdy.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
“I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality, and freedom for their spirits." - Martin Luther King, Jr. May we all embody that spirit and hold tight to our compassion. #MLKDay
MLK Jr on the National Mall, huge crows before him
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Mark Winegar, Ed.D. @mark4ed.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Flexibility fuels surge in alternative schooling, while critics point to lack of accountability southdakotasearchlight.com/2025/01/10/h...
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Flexibility fuels surge in alternative schooling, while critics point to lack of accountability • South Dakota Searchlight
Alternative instruction and homeschooling in South Dakota nearly tripled over the last decade from 3,933 students in 2014 to 11,489 in 2014.
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Mark Winegar, Ed.D. @mark4ed.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
‘Big gray area’: SD authorities fear alternative instruction means ‘no-schooling’ for some students southdakotasearchlight.com/2025/01/10/s...
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‘Big gray area’: SD authorities fear alternative instruction means ‘no-schooling’ for some students • South Dakota Searchlight
Truancy data has led critics to suspect some families who say they’re enrolled in alternative instruction are not educating their kids.
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Mark Winegar, Ed.D. @mark4ed.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
@joshcowenmsu.bsky.social I enjoyed watching you on C-SPAN today. Please keep up the good work.
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Economic Policy Institute @epi.org · 08/01/2025
How much do vouchers cost public schools? A new report from EPI's @hilwething.bsky.social examines the hidden costs of vouchers. She finds that public school students will bear the cost of children participating in voucher programs. #EduSky #EconSky www.epi.org/publication/...
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How vouchers harm public schools: Calculating the cost of voucher programs to public school districts
Overview What this report is about Voucher programs for schools are rapidly expanding across the country. Under these programs, public budgets provide funding to parents to either send their children ...
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Mark Winegar, Ed.D. @mark4ed.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
School choice groups split over Noem’s education savings account plan southdakotasearchlight.com/2025/01/09/s...
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School choice groups split over Noem’s education savings account plan • South Dakota Searchlight
School choice advocates are fracturing over a bill outlining Republican Gov. Kristi Noem’s proposed $4 million plan to provide families with public money for private school, homeschooling or other for...
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Mark Winegar, Ed.D. @mark4ed.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
They falsely claim relocation of school funds won’t have a negative impact on public schools. Okay, Pinocchio! Why is your nose growing? www.kotatv.com/2025/01/09/s...
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South Dakota lawmakers introducing bill to fund homeschooling and private education
House Bill 1020, if passed, could provide $3,000 in funds to each accepted student.
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Eva Stone DNP, APRN @evasn.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
School Nurses are much more than Band-aids & boo boos. Our work transforms health & education equity. Read more in my interview with EdSurge. #schoolnursing #Healthequity www.edsurge.com/news/2024-11...
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This School Nurse Explains How Her Work Goes Beyond ‘Band-Aids, Boo-Boos and Head Lice’ - EdSurge News
“School nursing is an opportunity to meet families where they are and help them get the care that they need.”
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KS Austin @ksaustin.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
A new Calif law requires teaching students about fake news and critical thinking starting this fall: calmatters.org/education/k-...
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Recognizing fake news now a required subject in California schools
In addition to identifying fake news, students will learn other media literacy skills, such as thinking critically about internet content.
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Alice Keeler @alicekeeler.com · 05/01/2025
💡 Mistakes are part of learning, and AI is no exception. Like Ted says, “Be a goldfish.” How do you help your students bounce back from mistakes while exploring new tools? #EdTechCruise
Never stop learning. The world is a big and beautiful place
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Mark Winegar, Ed.D. @mark4ed.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
I’m returning to my Alma mater after 25 years to teach a course in lifespan development.
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Mark Winegar, Ed.D. @mark4ed.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
“In Teachers We Trust” is an outstanding guide to teaching like Finnish teachers. Why? Because Finland’s students have out performed their international peers for decades. Our district is gradually adopting many of these methods with very positive results.
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Mark Winegar, Ed.D. @mark4ed.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
This book describes the Finnish culture which we would do well to emulate.
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Gene Bryant @genebryant.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
South Dakotans for preservation of public education: The divergence of South Dakota taxpayer dollars into private, alternative instruction (home school) or for-profit institutions undermines Article VIII of the South Dakota Constitution. www.plaintalk.net/local_news/o...
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Voucher Programs Divert Resources From Public Schools
Dear South Dakotans,
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Network for Public Education @network4pubed.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Watch out South Dakota here come school vouchers! Groups fight effort to install school vouchers in South Dakota. www.dakotanewsnow.com/2024/11/29/ed… #EduSky #Education #SchoolVoucherScams
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Education groups warn of school voucher push in South Dakota
Education groups are wary of a push for school vouchers this upcoming legislative session in Pierre, warning that school districts could see massive funding cuts if passed.
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Marisa Demarco @papermarisa.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
"A $4 million proposal by South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem to help students enroll in private school and other forms of alternative instruction would undermine public education by diverting state money to unaccountable entities, opponents say."
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Noem proposes school choice program to ‘prioritize education.’ Critics say it’ll undermine it. • South Dakota Searchlight
A $4 million proposal by Gov. Kristi Noem to help students enroll in private school and other forms of alternative instruction would undermine public education, opponents say.
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ACLU of South Dakota @aclusouthdakota.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Our shared public dollars should support South Dakota public school students, not private institutions. True educational opportunity does not come from a program that takes public money to support schools that can discriminate and indoctrinate. 6/6
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Committee on Education & Workforce Democrats @democrats-edworkforce.house.gov · 18/12/2024
RM Scott on re-election to serve as Ranking Member of the 119th Congress: “Regardless of which political party is in charge, my mission is unchanged: building an America where everyone can succeed.”
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Committee on Education & Workforce Democrats @democrats-edworkforce.house.gov · 04/12/2024
School buildings are crumbling all over the country and Republicans are wasting their time with culture wars. Watch as @repbonamici.bsky.social puts student safety over political games. youtu.be/_msUBC5sXk8
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Democrats Focus on Student Needs
YouTube video by Committee on Education & the Workforce Democrats
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Committee on Education & Workforce Democrats @democrats-edworkforce.house.gov · 06/12/2024
While Republicans have spent this Congress debating culture wars–they've remained silent on the real issues facing our education system. Watch RM Scott call on Congress to prioritize legislation that addresses the issues that students *actually* face.⤵️ youtu.be/F1nKgsO0aps
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Ranking Member Scott Speaks on Crucial Communism Teaching Act
YouTube video by Committee on Education & the Workforce Democrats
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Josh Cowen @joshcowenmi.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
A Blessed Day to All. At the end of The Privateers I write about school vouchers as part of a right-wing political Christianity that separates and isolates children. Today’s @peter-wehner.bsky.social on Jesus Christ’s “radical inclusion” reminds us to do otherwise. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/24/o...
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Opinion | Why It Matters That Jesus Came From a Dysfunctional Family
He identified with the least and the lowliest, not just those in his lineage but those in his life.
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Mark Winegar, Ed.D. @mark4ed.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nkS...
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No Vouchers! Public Funds Are For Public Schools!
YouTube video by Ed Law
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Mark Winegar, Ed.D. @mark4ed.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
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Three Kinds of Voucher Billionaires—and Other Big Questions
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Mark Winegar, Ed.D. @mark4ed.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
pfps.org/josh-cowens-... Josh Cowen, an expert on school vouchers and professor at Michigan State University, is publishing a newsletter on the topic.
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Josh Cowen's Newsletter
Read about the latest news on private school vouchers. Check back often for the latest stories on how school vouchers are affecting our nation's schools and children's education.
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Mark Winegar, Ed.D. @mark4ed.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
www.voanews.com/a/finnish-yo... What are we doing to help children be discriminating viewers of media?
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Finnish youth taught how to spot disinformation
By teaching its citizens how to critically engage with media content to debunk hoaxes, mis- and disinformation, as well as to produce content of their own, Finland wants to promote media literacy as a...
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Mark Winegar, Ed.D. @mark4ed.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Current Affairs report on the status of America’s schools and some suggestions on improving matters. www.currentaffairs.org/news/2020/05... #schoolsky
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The Problem of Private Schools
It’s a well-known fact that private schools perpetuate inequality. But is abolishing them the answer?
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Theprogressive ✊️ @treadres.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
It also makes it harder for them to ban books.
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Mark Winegar, Ed.D. @mark4ed.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Why does the small nation of Finland continuously lead the pack in high quality education? toolbox.finland.fi/life-society...
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Teachers in Finland - Finland Toolbox
Finland’s high level of education and expertise are based on high-quality teacher education. Teachers in Finland are highly educated and respected professionals. Teaching is a popular profession and u...
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Mark Winegar, Ed.D. @mark4ed.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Now here is a good idea! #edusky www.timesfreepress.com/news/2024/de...
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Opinion: Tennessee’s school voucher money would be better spent on public education | Chattanooga Times Free Press
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Mark Winegar, Ed.D. @mark4ed.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Forbes reports on the edfort to create federal school vouchers. #edusky www.forbes.com/sites/peterg...
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What Is In The Federal School Voucher Bill
The proposed Educational Choice for Children Act of 2024 would create school vouchers on the federal level, and as with all voucher programs, the devil is in the details.
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Josh Cowen @joshcowenmi.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
“Eligibility does not mean access,” —I said to @propublica.org The worst school voucher myth is that they let families choose—the schools are still doing the choosing. Today’s lack of transparency is a willful effort to keep new segregation concerns under wraps www.propublica.org/article/segr...
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Segregation Academies Across the South Are Getting Millions in Taxpayer Dollars
North Carolina offers an especially telling window into what is happening across this once legally segregated region where legislatures are now rapidly expanding and adopting controversial voucher-sty...
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Mark Winegar, Ed.D. @mark4ed.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
The question posed in Utah is the constitutionality of school vouchers. www.msn.com/en-us/politi...
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Mark Winegar, Ed.D. @mark4ed.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Finland’s 5th principle is to recognize the “out-of-school situations” play a significant impact on learning.
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Mark Winegar, Ed.D. @mark4ed.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Finland’s 5th principle is realizing that “out-of-school situations” have a major impact on learning.
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Rosina O @techysaavy.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
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Mark Winegar, Ed.D. @mark4ed.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
The fourth pillar of the Finnish system is to encourage administrators to teach in the classroom and personnel need to be experienced and qualified. #eduaky
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Negan @rogernegan.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
This
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Josh Cowen @joshcowenmi.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
The voucher lobby says vouchers don’t cut public school $ because they’re paid by other state budget lines. That’s like saying gas price hikes don’t hurt a family’s ability to pay a mortgage. And relies on fantasies that below-COLA increases aren’t real dollar cuts (they are).
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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Via @hilwething.bsky.social and @epi.org, an invaluable tool for helping to calculate the hidden costs of school voucher programs.
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How vouchers harm public schools: Calculating the cost of voucher programs to public school districts
Overview What this report is about Voucher programs for schools are rapidly expanding across the country. Under these programs, public budgets provide funding to parents to either send their children ...
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Read it and weep for our children. gizmodo.com/arizona-scho...
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Arizona School’s Curriculum Will Be Taught by AI, No Teachers
The state's charter school board approved an application on Monday from Unbound Academy to open a school with a two-hour per day academic curriculum set by AI.
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Josh Cowen @joshcowenmi.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Crucial new resource on the fiscal harm caused by school vouchers that, unlike voucher industry estimates, actually (shocker!) understands how state education budgets work. @epi.org www.epi.org/publication/...
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How vouchers harm public schools: Calculating the cost of voucher programs to public school districts
Overview What this report is about Voucher programs for schools are rapidly expanding across the country. Under these programs, public budgets provide funding to parents to either send their children ...
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Mark Winegar, Ed.D. @mark4ed.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
The U.S. House of Representatives has once again failed to fund the government. That’s what happens when you Musk around with Congress.
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Mark Winegar, Ed.D. @mark4ed.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
www.yahoo.com/news/state-l... Gov. Noem deeply cuts State Library staff before her anticipated departure to join the Musk administration as the head of Homeland Security. #edusky
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State Library budget cut would hamstring local libraries, opponents say
A cut to the South Dakota State Library’s budget would be devastating to local libraries and the citizens who rely on them – including homeschool families – local librarians and library advocates say....
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Mark Winegar, Ed.D. @mark4ed.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
The third principal Finland built its exceptional schools on is providing “permanent mechanisms to secure and enhance children’s well-being in all schools.” #edusky
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