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DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican - Who funds Mikva's DC operations specifically?
Meta.
From Mikva's own website: "Thanks to the investment from Meta, we are able to uplift the visions, voices, and leadership of young people – reaching hundreds of youth across DC."
https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2040528776145322115
DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican - Joyce Foundation also funds:
Brennan Center for Justice
Vera Institute of Justice
American Constitution Society
Same funder. Civic education → judicial reform → criminal justice.
https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2040528599850361125
DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican - Obama sat on the board of the Joyce Foundation from 1994-2002, the years Mikva Challenge was founded and growing.
Joyce Foundation grants to Mikva: $280,000.
https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2040528250880118890
DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican - Who founded this?
Abner Mikva, one of the few people in history to serve in all three branches of government:
• U.S. Congressman from Illinois
• Chief Judge, DC Circuit Court of Appeals
• White House Counsel to Bill Clinton
He personally mentored Barack Obama at the University of Chicago.
https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2040527331190841827
DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican - On consensus, from Mikva's own site:
"Without consensus, you may experience problems maintaining motivation further into the process."
Jury service requires individual judgment. This curriculum trains group agreement.
https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2040526801630568768
DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican - The curriculum teaches students "root causes" analysis, "power mapping," and how to examine "privilege, marginalization, and access to power."
Students must reach class CONSENSUS on a political issue for collective action.
https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2040526643236905034
DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican - From Mikva's own curriculum page:
"This curriculum embraces student exploration of topics of social identity and how it shapes civic identity, privilege, and oppression."
This is mandatory for every DCPS student, grades 6-12.
https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2040526118453911976
DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican - So what IS DC prioritizing with that #1-in-the-nation spending?
Meet Mikva Challenge. Their "action civics" curriculum is integrated into MANDATORY DCPS core courses: US Government, DC History, and 6th grade ELA.
Every DC public school student. Grades 6-12.
https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2040525529938530758
DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican - In 2017, NPR found Ballou High School, which celebrated 100% college acceptance, graduated students who weren't showing up.
Half of graduates missed 3+ months of school. Only 57 of 164 met attendance requirements.
https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2040525358802579585
DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican - Chart: What does #1 spending buy?
DC Policy Center (2024): Graduation rates keep climbing while proficiency scores keep falling.
Only 34% of DCPS 10th graders scored "college and career ready" in English. 18% in math.
https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2040524859873411405
DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican - Chart: DC per-pupil spending: $31,629
National average: $16,526
That's almost twice the national average. More than any state.
https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2040522129838579910
DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican - DC voted 92.1% for Biden in 2020. 5.4% for Trump.
The DC Circuit ruled in 2024 (US v. Webster) that this political composition does not make DC juries unfair.
That case effectively foreclosed ALL venue challenges for Jan 6 and politically sensitive federal cases.
https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2040521951664627910
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