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Bobby Ott

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Bobby Ott

@OttTempleISD

Temple, TX

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Joined April 2018

Bobby Ott
@OttTempleISD
Apr 25, 2023
Schools have parents that refuse their child to take the STAAR test. Some refuse to send their kids to school for regular attendance. If @GregAbbott_TX is about “parent rights” then why does TEA penalize districts for these parental choices? This “phrase” is used when convenient.
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Bobby Ott
@OttTempleISD
Sep 24, 2023
I would say that fully funding public schools is a civil rights issue of the 21st century.
Texas Tribune
@TexasTribune
Sep 23, 2023
.@tedcruz says he believes voucher programs that let parents take their kids out of public schools and enroll them into private ones using taxpayers' money, often referred to as "school choice," are the "civil rights issue of the 21st century." #TribFest23
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Bobby Ott
@OttTempleISD
May 22, 2023
Why are we lying to parents. Parents don’t have the ultimate choice. Selective admissions in private school select and deselect students. Tuition rates that exceed the voucher and no transportation will eliminate so many students from eligibility. Tell our parents the truth.
Governor Abbott Press Office
@GovAbbottPress
May 22, 2023
Parents MUST have the freedom to choose the education pathway that best fits their child's learning needs. That's why I made education freedom an emergency item this session. NOW is the time for school choice in Texas.
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Bobby Ott
@OttTempleISD
Jul 1, 2020
I wonder if the amount of money spent in standardized testing would be enough to cover access & devices for all our low income students in Texas? My guess is that would be a heroic & memorable decision in moving education forward in Texas. #myvote4sure statesman.com/news/20200630/…
Bobby Ott
@OttTempleISD
Oct 21, 2023
Plain to me 👇🏻 Or do we only honor the Constitution when convenient?
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Bobby Ott
@OttTempleISD
Jul 17, 2023
I agree with @GovAbbott. There’s more work to do: 1. TX is 49th in teacher retirement benefits. 2. TX is 42nd in public education funding. 3. TX is 43rd in teacher pay 4. TX is 2nd in school shootings.
Greg Abbott
@GregAbbott_TX
Jul 17, 2023
This year, I signed laws to get woke agendas out of Texas classrooms and restore parental rights in education. We made great progress, but there is more work to be done. Now is the time for school choice in Texas.
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Bobby Ott
@OttTempleISD
Nov 19, 2023
Going back through the playbook & guess what’s next: call another special session, threaten Rs, visit a private school, bash a public school, yell “unions” & say kids are trapped in failing gov schools - when really kids are trapped in a failing state that won’t fund them.
Greg Abbott
@GregAbbott_TX
Nov 18, 2023
Replying to @GregAbbott_TX
I will continue advancing school choice in the Texas Legislature and at the ballot box, and will maintain the fight for parent empowerment until all parents can choose the best education path for their child. I am in it to win it.
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Bobby Ott
@OttTempleISD
Oct 13, 2023
If “Texas has an obligation to provide the best possible education for each child” then it stands to reason that starting with the masses - fully funding pub-ed - would be the right place to begin.
Greg Abbott
@GregAbbott_TX
Oct 13, 2023
Parents have a God-given right to decide what is best for their child’s education. Texas has an obligation to provide the best possible education for each child. I called Special Session #3 to pass school choice for every family in Texas. Texas will deliver. @TPPF #txlege
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Bobby Ott
@OttTempleISD
Jan 4, 2024
To be clear @GregAbbott_TX you attached vouchers to pub-Ed funding. If you cared about children & teachers you would allow both issues to stand alone, independent of one another. Why haven’t you funded pub-Ed w/out vouchers? It would pass easily like it has in previous sessions.
Greg Abbott
@GregAbbott_TX
Jan 4, 2024
To be clear: Hugh Shine voted to stop a bill that included $6 billion in funding for public schools & teacher pay raises, more money for school security, and an end to the STAAR test. Hillary Hickland would have supported that bill. One of many reasons I support Hillary
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Bobby Ott
@OttTempleISD
Dec 21, 2023
I’m a conservative & don’t support taxpayer dollars spent without accountability, modern day segregation or false narratives portraying vouchers as “parent choice”. The reality is parents don’t get the 💰or choice - the non-public schools get to select the students they want.
Greg Abbott
@GregAbbott_TX
Dec 21, 2023
Conservatives strongly support school choice. Liberals are against school choice. Makes you wonder about the Republican Texas House members who voted with the liberals against school choice. A change is coming on March 5th. thetexan.news/issues/educati…
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Bobby Ott
@OttTempleISD
Oct 5, 2023
Not listing public education funding, accountability reform, school safety, teacher pay or special-Ed funding demonstrates a lack of awareness & support for 5.5 million children. Some can be bought & paid for, but not a majority of Texans. So it begins..
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Bobby Ott
@OttTempleISD
Jun 23, 2023
If this is the case @GregAbbott_TX then have a voucher bill stand alone & put it to a vote instead of hiding behind push polls or paid polls. Let the “majority” speak on vouchers by their own merits vs attaching to pub-ed funding as the only means to get it passed! We all know!
Greg Abbott
@GregAbbott_TX
Jun 23, 2023
Texans now support school choice by more than a 2 to 1 margin. Legislators who are against it, are simply against their own constituents. They will have a chance to vote on it in an upcoming special session.
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Bobby Ott
@OttTempleISD
Jun 2, 2023
As ISDs adopt budgets & compensation for schools, I’m reminded of @GovAbbott Teacher Vacancy Task Report’s top recommendation: “Increase overall compensation and support strategic compensation strategies”. Credibility isn’t measured by a task force, but rather the response.
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Bobby Ott
@OttTempleISD
Jul 3, 2023
There’s no greater endorsement for Texas Public Schools than comments like this from @GovAbbott that reference our products as major contributors in society. Could you imagine a Texas where our public schools were fully funded? Congrats to TX public educators! Proud of you all👏!
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