We Have Been Unblocked By DESE!

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By James V. Shuls | Read Time 1 min

Earlier today, we wrote a blog post about the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s blocking of my Twitter page. I sent an email this morning asking why I had been blocked and asked to be unblocked. I received the following response from Commissioner of Education Chris Nicastro at 11:35 a.m.: “I have no idea but will check it out. We welcome your ‘follow.’ ”

It took a few hours, but I’m happy to report that as of 4 p.m. today, my account and the Show-Me Institute’s account, which also was blocked, are now unblocked. Still curious about why I was blocked and wonder if anyone else was.

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James V. Shuls

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James V. Shuls is a Senior Fellow at the Show-Me Institute and Head of the Education Liberty Branch of the Institute for Governance and Civics at Florida State University. His work has been featured in numerous media outlets, including Phi Delta Kappan, Social Science Quarterly, Education Week, The...

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