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Scott C. Riley

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Middle school teacher interested in politics, public schools, privatization efforts and sports #godawgs

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Scott C. Riley @rileyscottc.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
lol when did Trump start using Undertaker's entrance music??
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Scott C. Riley @rileyscottc.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Nothing coming out of the U of Arkansas’ (Walton funded) Department of Education Reform should be taken as credible youtu.be/FkmsHDJ5Ez0
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Did students receiving school choice vouchers have improved academic outcomes?
YouTube video by KATVchannel7
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Oh No He Didn't 🤯 @ohnohedidnt24.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
😂😂😂
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Scott C. Riley @rileyscottc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
www.appenmedia.com/elections/ho...
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House District 48 candidates meet for a heated debate
The Georgia House District 48 election race between Republican incumbent Scott Hilton and Democratic challenger Adam Cleveland is nearing the Nov. 3 election and the pair met for a debate to state the...
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Scott C. Riley @rileyscottc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
www.idahoednews.org/news/richard...
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Richard McKenna charter employees enrolled friend, bypassed students on waitlist
A school investigation found staff gave one family special treatment and denied seats to two others who should have been next in line.
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Brian Bannon @sobsax.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I argued something similar, though less articulately, in 2023 when GA Dems seemed to want to pretend Trump was an aberration. They've moved beyond over-relying on the AJC but elders are still pushing centrist consensus and a return to "civility." brianpbannon.medium.com/two-chairs-t...
Gov Roy Barnes "Politics has lost its civility."Closer Look with Rose Scott

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maggie-lee.bsky.social @maggie-lee.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
thecurrentga.org/2026/09/30/d... Yes the biggest recipients of Georgia private school voucher money are parochial schools and Amazon, same as last year Most of the parochial schools are Christian affiliated. A handful are Muslim-affiliated which is germane because …
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Demand rises in second year of Georgia school voucher program - The Current
Georgia's Promise Scholarship program saw participation increase to approximately 13,500 students for the 2026-2027 school year, following a controversial 2024 legislative expansion that allows public...
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Scott C. Riley @rileyscottc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.wmnf.org/school-vouch...
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School vouchers in Florida are making empty promises to Children with disabilities to attend private schools
A recent report found that school voucher programs in Florida aren’t as accessible as they claim to be for children with disabilities.
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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Recession indicator
A box of Hamburger helper. At the top it says to try using hot dogs instead of ground beef
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Jen Jennings @jenjennings.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
17 states looked at quadrant 4 and said: i'll take that one. by 26-27, half of US K12 schoolkids will be eligible in a universal voucher state
NY times cost/effectiveness plot of ed reforms
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Center for Civic Education @civiceducation.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Kaylea Dominguez’s fifth graders nearly passed a bill requiring daily snacks—and knew how to override her veto. 🍪 Meet our 2026 American Civic Education Teacher Award winner in The Indiana Citizen: indianacitizen.org/magic-in-her...
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MAGIC IN HER CLASSROOM: Indianapolis teacher wins national award for ‘messy, chaotic’ civics lessons - THE INDIANA CITIZEN
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 25, 2026 Watching her 10-year-old students craft legislation as part of a class exercise on how a bill becomes a law, Kaylea Dominguez, who had design...
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Scott C. Riley @rileyscottc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Had a job interview today and flubbed the handshake with one of the interviewers on the way in and way out
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PL Thomas EdD @plthomasedd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
To Dismantle Democracy, You Subvert Public Schools 2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/to-dismantle...
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To Dismantle Democracy, You Subvert Public Schools
For at least the past fifty years*, conservatives have made substantial efforts to dismantle public education, through a variety of policies, practices, and story-lines: budget cuts, vouchers, charter...
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Scott C. Riley @rileyscottc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I liked Fleabag, but top 5 seems a bit of a stretch. Community barely making the cut is wild. I could find room for Man Seeking Woman.
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Scott C. Riley @rileyscottc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
*whispers* This could have been the candidate
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Scott C. Riley @rileyscottc.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
One thing this analysis overlooks is the concentration of state-approved charter schools in southwest Atlanta that have siphoned away APS students and QBE dollars
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Scott C. Riley @rileyscottc.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Behind the Investigation: Inside Atlanta’s controversial school closure plan
YouTube video by Atlanta News First
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Scott C. Riley @rileyscottc.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
1st Amendment lawsuit against Cobb schools moves forward three years after public comment line stunt cobbcountycourier.com/2026/09/1st-...
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1st Amendment lawsuit against Cobb schools moves forward three years after public comment line stunt
Two Cobb parents are pursuing a First Amendment lawsuit over public comment access at a 2023 Cobb County Board of Education meeting.
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Secret Base @secretbase.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
did you know Rick Fox is currently a senator in the Bahamas? he is that
headshot of Senator Fick Fox on a webpage for The Government of the Bahamas
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Max Blau @maxblau.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Among the discoveries: Georgia has made payments of more than $1.1 million since the COVID-19 pandemic for at least one contractor to work with the Corrections Department on its lethal injection process. During that period, the state carried out just a single execution.
A check from the Georgia Department of Corrections dated Aug. 19, 2026, for $170,000. The recipient, account number and signature are redacted with black boxes.
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Scott C. Riley @rileyscottc.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Georgia families ‘frustrated’ after virtual school’s sudden closure www.wrdw.com/2026/09/02/j...
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Georgia families ‘frustrated’ after virtual school’s sudden closure
Families said they were given a 48-hour ultimatum to find a new school and a new plan.
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Scott C. Riley @rileyscottc.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Why Democrats Must Embrace a “Mom Populist” Education Agenda newrepublic.com/article/2137... via @newrepublic.com @jenniferberkshire.bsky.social
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Why Democrats Must Embrace a “Mom Populist” Education Agenda
Democrats once preached college-for-all, and were too soft on school privatization. They need to reverse course on both these positions—and make an unapologetic case for education as a public good tha...
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 28/08/2026
Pre-tax earnings in the US have hit the highest level since the aftermath of the second world war, while workers’ slice of the pie has sunk to historic lows, fuelling discontent and a widening political backlash. ft.trib.al/ThPVQhN
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Scott C. Riley @rileyscottc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Burt:
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Georgia Recorder @georgiarecorder.com · 26/08/2026
NEW: Federal appeals court voids 2023 ruling that Georgia’s political maps violated Voting Rights Act, reports @mayahoman.bsky.social. #gapol
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Federal appeals court voids 2023 redistricting ruling • Georgia Recorder
A three-judge panel ordered Georgia's district court to reconsider the case in light of the new standard established in the Callais decision.
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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Olivia Miles behind the back to Kayla McBride for 3, the replay is 🤌🏼
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John Breen @breen.tech · 19/08/2026
Oh wtf: “Delta employees at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport told him his seat was being upgraded, but that, because of technical issues, he needed to board last…. Instead of an upgraded seat, he walked down the jet bridge to find three ICE agents waiting.“
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
FLIP IN FLORIDA: The Democratic-backed slate has flipped the school board of Sarasota County. This is a county of 400K that went for Trump by 18%. It's also where Bridget Ziegler has been on the school board. Dem-backed candidates just flipped 2 seats, adding to the 2 they already had (out of 5).
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Scott C. Riley @rileyscottc.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I don't recall the exact ordering, but it was one of these
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Scott C. Riley @rileyscottc.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Middle School student agendas contain misspelled states and science errors, raising AI questions www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2026/08/14/m...
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Middle School student agendas contain misspelled states and science errors, raising AI questions
A student agenda at Farnsley Middle School misspelled state names on a U.S. map and contained science errors. Jefferson County Public Schools says it is communicating with parents about the inaccuraci...
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Atlanta News First @atlantanewsfirst.com · 14/08/2026
Former Coweta County deputy, school resource officer indicted on child molestation charges
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Former Coweta County deputy, school resource officer indicted on child molestation charges
He faces three counts of child molestation and two counts of enticing a child for indecent purposes.
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Anxious Rage @anxiousrage.blacksky.app · 03/07/2025
Skyline cleanse. Sound up 🥲
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Josh Cowen @joshcowenmi.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
And via @dallasnews.com the 20,000+ who returned gave up their voucher even when offered, most were low-income and in public school. Precisely what past research predicts. I have been stressing this for years now. Eligibility does not mean access.
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Josh Cowen @joshcowenmi.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Texas comptroller just (after delay) released the numbers. 70% of voucher users this year were never in public schools. Almost precisely what I predicted to the Texas legislature when I testified 18 months ago.
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Scott C. Riley @rileyscottc.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
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Israeli settlers' siege of Palestinian homes draws a sharp US rebuke
Mike Huckabee’s remarks on X represented an unusually sharp rebuke from the Trump administration of the latest episode in a surge of settler violence in the region.
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Scott C. Riley @rileyscottc.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Peach Pundit Guest Post from Dr. Randell Trammell - Dublin on Trial—but Where Was the State? peachpundit.com/dublin-on-tr...
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Dublin on Trial—but Where Was the State? – Peach Pundit™
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GaPolBot @gapolbot.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
#gapol New large Georgia campaign finance filing: $10,000.0 from Amazon.com, Inc. to Georgia Chamber Free Enterprise Action PAC, Inc. on 07-16-2026 To view, filter contributions above $5k here: peachfile.ethics.ga.gov/public/cf/c…
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Scott C. Riley @rileyscottc.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
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Georgia teacher’s lawsuit may affect 120,000 educators
Katie Rinderle refuses to quit in her David and Goliath battle between might and right, pursuing an ongoing wrongful termination lawsuit against the Georgia public school district where she previously...
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Scott C. Riley @rileyscottc.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
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Scott C. Riley @rileyscottc.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
GOP leaders sue to keep voucher measure’s broader effect off ballot tucson.com/news/local/e...
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GOP leaders sue to keep voucher measure’s broader effect off ballot
Arizona Republican leaders are suing to remove ballot language warning that a military-family voucher measure could nullify broader voter-approved reforms to the state’s voucher program.
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Patty Durand @pattydurand.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Yesterday, OpenAI announced they were building the biggest AI data center in the country in Effingham County, Georgia, at an enormous cost of $20 billion. "Camellia" will require an astonishing 3.2 gigawatts of electricity, far larger than Plant Vogtle's two new reactors that opened in 2024.
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Robert Komaniecki @komaniecki.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
This utter muppet of a conservative Canadian politician in New Brunswick forgot to remove the LLM text from his floor speech and read it out loud.
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Scott C. Riley @rileyscottc.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Courtesy of the Cobb County Courier youtu.be/H-innR4mxlM?...
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July 2026 public comments
YouTube video by Cobb County Courier
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Scott C. Riley @rileyscottc.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Somehow I knew this was a Patricia Murphy piece before opening it
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Scott C. Riley @rileyscottc.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Had forgotten Cobb County School Board started disabling the livestream during public comment
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Scott C. Riley @rileyscottc.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Trump endorses Greg “Dozewall” in Marietta
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Scott C. Riley @rileyscottc.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Just looking at Troy Jackson's platform and 🤙
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Bruce Lesley @brucelesley.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Open Letter to the National Assessment Governing Board: Stop Letting Others Lie About Our Children with Your Data open.substack.com/pub/bruceles... Cites @roblevine82.bsky.social @plthomasedd.bsky.social @palan57.bsky.social @dianeravitch.bsky.social @jerseyjazzman.bsky.social @brookings.edu
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Open Letter to the National Assessment Governing Board: Stop Letting Others Lie About Our Children with Your Data
NAEP Proficient is not grade level. It never has been. They have an ethical responsibility to correct the public misuse of the data.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 18/07/2026
THREAD: The boy is called a liar. He’s told not to defend himself. Then the private school owner encourages all of his peers to attack him, one by one. She hits him, repeatedly, with a plastic pipe-like object. How does this school still exist — and receive state funds? 🧵
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