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Vicki Murray

@vickimurrayphd

Director, Center for Education @WAPolicyCenter | Research Fellow @Independentinst | Policy Adviser @HeartlandInst | Visiting Fellow @BIPPS. Opinions mine.

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"Closing the Department of Education would provide children and their families the opportunity to escape a system that is failing them." @WAPolicyCenter @IndependentInst whitehouse.gov/presidential-a…


Constitution Day 2025: How Federal Tax Credits Could Revolutionize Civics Education for All Students washingtonpolicy.org/publications/d…


Only 102 of 8,500 Roosevelt Elementary District students left for an ESA. Fully 8,440 students who live within the district enrolled in a different public school. Tell the truth, @washingtonpost.

The @washingtonpost just launched a dishonest attack on Arizona’s school choice program. Here’s the truth: ✅ Nearly 90K students are thriving with ESAs ✅ ESAs help low-income & special needs families ✅ ESAs save taxpayers thousands per child vs. public school The Post’s…



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The @washingtonpost just launched a dishonest attack on Arizona’s school choice program. Here’s the truth: ✅ Nearly 90K students are thriving with ESAs ✅ ESAs help low-income & special needs families ✅ ESAs save taxpayers thousands per child vs. public school The Post’s…


No education provider is entitled to other people's children and their associated ed funding. If these schools were working for students, students would be staying.

In Arizona, public schools are being forced to close because politicians are defunding them through a runaway voucher program. We must strengthen, not abandon public schools. washingtonpost.com/education/2025…



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Happy Independence Day! America is worth celebrating, and we're proud to be a part of upholding the values that have made the United States the greatest country on earth.


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"Despite the harms done to our families, we both believe America is the greatest country on earth." The first two videos in our American By Choice series are live! Watch @WAPolicyGreen introduce it here: youtu.be/GE7znsQTBY8

WAPolicyCenter's tweet card. This is What Makes the U.S. Worth Celebrating | American By Choice

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This is What Makes the U.S. Worth Celebrating | American By Choice


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ICYMI: Superintendent Reykdal was in a heated battle with his own agency's numbers on student performance and spending. washingtonpolicy.org/publications/d…


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With one bill, Gov. Bob Ferguson and his fellow Democrats dismantled the parental rights protections in Initiative 2081, which was backed by more than 400,000 Washingtonians. House Republicans battled relentlessly to stop House Bill 1296, working to expose its consequences and…

Vicki Murray: HB 1296 dismantles WA’s parental-rights law and expands state control—while 35 states back choice. clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinio… #ParentalRights #WAleg #Opinion

NewsFromCCT's tweet image. Vicki Murray: HB 1296 dismantles WA’s parental-rights law and expands state control—while 35 states back choice. clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinio… #ParentalRights #WAleg #Opinion


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Odd that ESAs are the headline when this is buried in the story: “The two biggest reasons for the shortfall are that more kids are in public schools than projected, and there was a settlement involving school districts in Maricopa County. That accounted for $114 million of…

ESAs play a key role in $206 million funding shortfall for Arizona school districts and charters as lawmakers remain on vacation. 12news.com/mobile/article…



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It's easy to claim your policies are working if you don't have any accountability. That's why we created the Report Card for Washington online dashboard. This web version of our full study shows the data comparison from ten years ago to today. This will continue to be updated…

WAPolicyCenter's tweet image. It's easy to claim your policies are working if you don't have any accountability.

That's why we created the Report Card for Washington online dashboard.

This web version of our full study shows the data comparison from ten years ago to today. This will continue to be updated…

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BREAKING Governor Ferguson has signed HB 1296 into law, gutting much of the Parental Rights Initiative passed last year. He now joins Sen Jamie Pederson and other Progressives who fought against parents having rights to raise their children. Background: komonews.com/news/local/par…

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Parental Bill of Rights debate rages on as Democratic party chair comment goes viral

The rights of parents are again being scrutinized in Olympia, with a democratic sponsored bill to overturn the Parental Bill of Rights passed into law.


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BREAKING: A federal court ordered a California elementary school to notify parents and allow children to opt-out of gender ideology lessons 🚨

DeAngelisCorey's tweet image. BREAKING: A federal court ordered a California elementary school to notify parents and allow children to opt-out of gender ideology lessons 🚨
DeAngelisCorey's tweet image. BREAKING: A federal court ordered a California elementary school to notify parents and allow children to opt-out of gender ideology lessons 🚨

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The West Virginia House passed the Parents’ Bill of Rights. The vote was 89 to 9. All Democrats voted AGAINST "a fundamental right of parents to direct the upbringing, education, care, and medical care of their minor children."


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So great to see @LarryPack and @WVTreasury highlighting the THOUSANDS of lives that are being changed for the better as a result of families being empowered to find the right education for their student through the Hope Scholarship. WV must keep leading on education innovation!

The Hope Scholarship program offers state funding to parents, like Ashley Bennett, to tailor an individualized learning experience that works best for their child. For more information, visit hopescholarshipwv.com.



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Today is a BIG day for school choice. The House Committee on Public Education met to advance school choice legislation. Speaker @Burrows4TX and Chairman @BradBuckleyDVM will then bring the bill to the House floor for a vote. This session, we will PASS school choice.


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Don't forget to submit your questions for next week's "Ask Paul Anything" segment on WPC on the Go! Email them ahead of time to [email protected].

WAPolicyCenter's tweet image. Don't forget to submit your questions for next week's "Ask Paul Anything" segment on WPC on the Go! Email them ahead of time to comms@washingtonpolicy.org.

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American parents aren’t waiting on Washington to solve their education problems. Families are moving in droves to places like Florida for education freedom. The school choice movement is a powerful force that has delivered a mandate to Washington to return control back to…


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“Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.” — Milton Friedman

FAHayekSays's tweet image. “Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.”

— Milton Friedman

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