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Illinois Families for Public Schools @ilfps.bsky.social · 14h

Take action on the devastating US Dept of Ed special education services staff cuts: sosarizona.org/restore-ed/ (thx to @sosarizona.org for the action link--it works for any state!)

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Save Our Schools Arizona @sosarizona.org · 15h

Register for the Peoria Override virtual phonebank: www.mobilize.us/sosarizona/e...

Register for the Mingus HS/Cottonwood Oak Creek override virtual phonebank: www.mobilize.us/sosarizona/e...

Register for the Gen Z bond & override virtual phonebank: www.mobilize.us/sosarizona/e...

PUSD Override Virtual Phone Bank · Save Our Schools Arizona

## Sign up to let voters know about the PUSD Override! ### For this VIRTUAL phone bank you will need - Phone - Computer or tablet Join fellow public-school supporters as we inform voters about th...

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Save Our Schools Arizona @sosarizona.org · 15h

🗳️Ballots are in the hands of voters NOW — we need YOU to help ensure that they know to VOTE YES for their local school bonds & overrides. AZ’s kids are counting on us!

☎️ Sign up today to join us via Zoom to call Chandler Unified voters from the comfort of your home! www.mobilize.us/sosarizona/e...

CUSD Bond & Override Voter Outreach Phonebank · Save Our Schools Arizona

Sign up to join the Voter Outreach Phonebank for Chandler Unified School District's Bond & Override campaign!

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Save Our Schools Arizona @sosarizona.org · 15h

💥URGENT — TAKE ACTION: The Trump Administration weaponized the federal shutdown to decimate the US Dept. of Education's special education office, deliberately gutting supports and protections for students with disabilities — as dictated by Project 2025.

📣 Make your voice heard ➡️ bit.ly/NoSPEDCuts

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Save Our Schools Arizona @sosarizona.org · 15h

📧 Use our easy, one-click email tool to demand that these cuts be reversed before America’s most vulnerable students suffer: bit.ly/NoSPEDCuts

Restore Ed - Save Our Schools Arizona

Strong Schools, Strong State

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Save Our Schools Arizona @sosarizona.org · 15h

This shocking move eliminates crucial oversight of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), jeopardizing legal protections and $15 billion in funding for disabled students nationwide.
www.npr.org/2025/10/13/n...

Amid shutdown, Trump administration guts department overseeing special education

Multiple sources tell NPR that, as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education.

www.npr.org

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Save Our Schools Arizona @sosarizona.org · 15h

🤬 The Trump administration is using the government shutdown as cover for a mass firing of special education staff at the Dept. of Education, gutting the federal office that enforces the rights of 7.5 million disabled students.

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Save Our Schools Arizona @sosarizona.org · 1d

🚨TAKE ACTION: Trump’s US Dept. of Education has decimated the office in charge of special education, using the federal shutdown as cover to remove supports and protections for students with disabilities.

📣 We must speak up NOW, make your voice heard: bit.ly/NoSPEDCuts

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Save Our Schools Arizona @sosarizona.org · 1d

⏰🗳️ There's no time to waste, ballots are in the hands of voters. Join us: ➡️ sosarizona.org/action-link

Action Links - Save Our Schools Arizona

SOSAZ Action Links Facebook Twitter Youtube Instagram Tiktok Threads Join Team SOSAZ Join Your Local Team! Donate to SOSAZ Sign up to get emails Subscribe to our Substack Get a Public School Proud Shi...

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Save Our Schools Arizona @sosarizona.org · 1d

🌦️Even in the pouring rain, #TeamSOSAZ volunteers are out in the community, connecting with Arizona voters! We continue to knock doors ✊ and make calls ☎️ to ensure voters across the state know that now is the time to VOTE YES on ALL bonds & overrides.

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Save Our Schools Arizona @sosarizona.org · 1d

Read the details and more K-12 news in our latest #WeeklyEdReport @ bit.ly/13OctoberEdReport

Schools are Closing – It’s the Vouchers

Read our OpEd 🔥 Vote YES for bonds & overrides 🗳️ Volunteer with us 💪 Speak up to stop federal K-12 cuts (again!) 📣

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Save Our Schools Arizona @sosarizona.org · 1d

😡 Last year, 20 neighborhood schools were forced to close – now, even more districts across Arizona are facing the very grim reality that they may have to shutter multiple schools across their districts.

Why⁉️ It’s the $1 billion universal voucher program.

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Save Our Schools Arizona @sosarizona.org · 1d

This mass firing of experts guts the agency’s ability to protect students with disabilities by enforcing the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which guarantees a free and appropriate education, and jeopardizes the funding of $15B in special education services under IDEA 😡

Save Our Schools Arizona @sosarizona.org · 1d

🚨BREAKING: The Trump administration has decimated the special education division at the US Dept. of Education, which will cause severe harm to America’s most vulnerable students.

abcnews.go.com/Politics/spe...

Special education staff decimated after Trump administration shutdown firings: Sources

The nation’s special education services have been significantly damaged after Fridays’s mass layoffs within the Department of Education, sources told ABC News.

abcnews.go.com

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Save Our Schools Arizona @sosarizona.org · 2d

Learn more about the devastating impacts that vouchers are having on Arizona’s public schools: azmirror.com/2025/10/06/n...

Neighborhood schools are closing across Arizona. It's because of vouchers.

OPINION: Arizona's $1 billion voucher program is forcing public school closures while subsidizing wealthy families

azmirror.com

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Save Our Schools Arizona @sosarizona.org · 2d

💸 What is the total #VoucherDrain in your local district? Find out here: bit.ly/VoucherDrain

Impacts of Universal Vouchers on AZ Public Schools | Save Our Schools Arizona Network

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Save Our Schools Arizona @sosarizona.org · 2d

🤔 DID YOU KNOW? ESA vouchers drained $10M from Cave Creek schools in 2024 — even though 81% of Cave Creek's voucher recipients were already enrolled in private education‼️This school year, the Cave Creek school district was forced to close an elementary school, displacing students and educators.

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Save Our Schools Arizona @sosarizona.org · 2d

💥 RESTOCKED! Show support for public schools! Get your #PublicSchoolProud shirt & help SOSAZ, AZ’s grassroots org working to fully fund & protect our public schools & students.

🍎 Special Offer: Educators & students can now get a deal on PSP shirts!

👕 Donate to get one: sosarizona.org/tee-shirts

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Save Our Schools Arizona @sosarizona.org · 2d

Lea el Semanario en español: bit.ly/octubre13Inf...

Schools are Closing – It’s the Vouchers

Read our OpEd 🔥 Vote YES for bonds & overrides 🗳️ Volunteer with us 💪 Speak up to stop federal K-12 cuts (again!) 📣

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Save Our Schools Arizona @sosarizona.org · 2d

🔥 Read our OpEd on why schools across AZ are closing — spoiler, it’s the vouchers

🗳️ Vote YES on school bonds & overrides

📣 Speak up to stop federal K-12 cuts

💪 Find ways to plug in and make a different

Get it all in our #WeeklyEdReport 🍎 bit.ly/13OctoberEdReport

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Save Our Schools Arizona @sosarizona.org · 3d

👉 “Concerns around ESA [voucher]s are rapidly growing, particularly following reports of a lack of accountability and fraud. More than 75% of voters express concerns about reports of ESA [voucher] misuse, including taxpayer dollars spent on luxury goods and out-of-state trips."

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Save Our Schools Arizona @sosarizona.org · 3d

⚠️ NEW Voucher Poll: EdForward has a new poll on ESA vouchers, and AZ voters are increasingly opposed to this unaccountable, $1 billion #VoucherScam.

Read more here: everythingtogain.org/research-resources/

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Save Our Schools Arizona @sosarizona.org · 3d

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Save Our Schools Arizona @sosarizona.org · 3d

💪🍎 We need YOU to join the fight against special interests working to dismantle our public schools! Become a member of #1000Strong for Public Education and help us defend the future of AZ students.

Join the movement and make a difference today! 💵 Donate at bit.ly/1000StrongAZ

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Save Our Schools Arizona @sosarizona.org · 3d

📬 Ballots are in arriving in mailboxes NOW — we need YOU to help ensure that voters in 36 school districts across AZ know to VOTE YES for their school bonds & overrides. AZ kids are counting on us 🍎🗳️

👀 ⏰ There's no time to waste. Join our movement & sign up to volunteer TODAY ➡️ bit.ly/SOSAZevents

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