Amy Dowell 🟧 @AmyDowellCT
Executive Director, Democrats for Education Reform CT and Ed Reform Now CT. Right to Read CT. Public school parent. Tweets are my own. Joined September 2016-
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Awesome event! With @Hartford_Public @EducateCT @ReadtoGrowCT and @Literacy_How for a family engagement series with Hartford Parent U. Great turnout to learn about research based literacy instruction! 📚📓
You know it @UWBadgers! Exclusive: Employers Are Souring On Ivy League Grads, While These 20 “New Ivies” Ascend via @Forbes forbes.com/sites/emmawhit…
New 2022 census data States w highest per pupil spend: NY $29,873 DC $27,425 NJ $25,099 VT $24,608 CT $24,453 Lowest: UT $9,552 ID $9,670 AZ $10,315 OK $10,890 MS $10,984 Most in 100 biggest districts NYC $35,914 DC $27,425 SF $23,654 Atlanta $22,882 LA $21,940 Detroit $21,771
Thank you for the mention @hearstcmg ! @EdReformNowCT See which Connecticut private high schools charge the highest tuition greenwichtime.com/news/education… via @GreenwichTime
So very dumb. Electing a fascist will help who? College Protests Over Gaza Deepen Democratic Rifts nytimes.com/2024/04/28/us/…
New Haven tutoring Initiative shows improvement in math and reading skills nhregister.com/news/article/n… via @nhregister
LOL 🐧. “Lawmakers held a panel to discuss diversity among educators. Advocates wearing "people not prisons" shirts lobbied for criminal justice reform. But in the end, none could quite compete w the penguins.”@AlexPutterman @hearstcmg ctinsider.com/politics/artic… via @insider_ct
Hot off the presses! Excellent piece by @NewTeacherTrack partner Dr. Dolores Garcia-Blocker @TeachForAmerica on teacher cert and breaking down barriers! Opinion: CT must reimagine teacher certification requirements ctpost.com/opinion/articl… via @connpost
For those keeping score at home, the anti-Israel demonstrations on American college campuses and city streets have now been endorsed by Hamas, the PFLP, and the Supreme Leader of Iran. And that, frankly, should tell you just about everything you need to know about them.
For those keeping score at home, the anti-Israel demonstrations on American college campuses and city streets have now been endorsed by Hamas, the PFLP, and the Supreme Leader of Iran. And that, frankly, should tell you just about everything you need to know about them.
Bill would ‘delay access to numerous public records,’ CT watchdog says trib.al/ssWVizx
Vouchers packaged as tax credits is the most R thing I have ever heard.
Vouchers packaged as tax credits is the most R thing I have ever heard.
“The idea is that Jewish students and faculty should be able to tolerate all of this because they are white.” I’m a Columbia Professor. The Protests on My Campus Are Not Justice. nytimes.com/2024/04/23/opi…
Americans have a right to peacefully protest and express their views. That stops when protest turns violent and hateful. The anti-Semitism and intimidation on college campuses is shameful and needs to end. It must be called out no matter your stance on events across the globe.
Listening to the great insights of @CharleneRTedu @EducateCT @SenMcCrory @ct_state @RelayEducation on educator diversity at the LOB today. @NewTeacherTrack
Join us in one hour in 1C in the LOB!
Happening today! Class Action organizer Elyse Martin-Smith is on a mission to end legacy at Harvard. Check out the event she's hosting with Harvard's Black Student Association. RSVP: tinyurl.com/4-22LegacyPanel @James_S_Murphy @LydiaMEdwards @IvanEspinozaESQ
🍎If you are in the LOB tomorrow, join us at 12:30pm for this ALL⭐️ panel!
🍎If you are in the LOB tomorrow, join us at 12:30pm for this ALL⭐️ panel!
MA legislature also considering ban on legacy admissions -thanks to leadership of @staterepmike @LydiaMEdwards and @DFERmass bostonglobe.com/2024/04/15/opi… via @BostonGlobe
85 : 1 A report from @EdReformNowCT finds that—in the 2022-23 school year—there were 85 students in Connecticut to each teacher of color. We need a more representative workforce. #TeacherDiversityCT
85 : 1 A report from @EdReformNowCT finds that—in the 2022-23 school year—there were 85 students in Connecticut to each teacher of color. We need a more representative workforce. #TeacherDiversityCT
Provision regarding racial balance stripped from CT education bill greenwichtime.com/news/education… via @GreenwichTime
Emily Hanford @ehanford
40K Followers 3K Following Senior Correspondent, American Public Media. https://t.co/hboGIXhHJI ehanford at apm reports dot org Re/Tweets aren't endorsements
Matt Lesser @MattLesser
9K Followers 6K Following State senator. Dad, cancer survivor, chair of the Human Services Committee, serving the people of Middletown, Newington, Cromwell, Rocky Hill & Wethersfield.
Karen Vaites @karenvaites
24K Followers 7K Following Literacy advocate, curriculum maven, children’s advocate, mom. Founder, Curriculum Insight Project. @curriculumIP
Right to Read CT @read_ct
471 Followers 345 Following Passed CT's #RightToRead legislation—requiring all districts to use the #ScienceOfReading, building a strong foundation in #EarlyLiteracy + narrowing inequities
John Craven @johncraven1
6K Followers 2K Following Award-seeking political reporter for @news12CT • Biscuit, sweet tea, and Yacht Rock enthusiast • Past: @69news / @fox7austin / @6NewsCTX / @ABC13News
ctnewsjunkie @ctnewsjunkie
59K Followers 9K Following CTNewsJunkie is a news org that covers Connecticut politics & policy. This is a news distribution channel for now and awaits a new editor. Thanks for following!
Will Haskell @WillHaskellCT
9K Followers 5K Following Formerly: wrote laws in CT’s State Senate. Currently: studying laws @nyulaw | Chair of Clipboard PAC | Author of 100,000 FIRST BOSSES from @avidreaderpress
Jason Rojas @jrojas9
3K Followers 2K Following East Hartford/Manchester, House Majority Leader, Uconn Fanatic, Proud Bantam, Dad to the Girls, Good Housing Policy = Economic, Educational, Social Opportunity
Connecticut Dems @CTDems
44K Followers 14K Following Fighting for our values by electing Democrats at the federal, state, and local levels. Paid for by the Connecticut DSCC. Edwin Camacho, Treasurer.
Senator Bob Duff, Maj.. @senatorduff
23K Followers 2K Following Majority Leader of the Connecticut Senate representing the 25th District, which includes Norwalk and Darien.
Alexander Russo @alexanderrusso
32K Followers 12K Following Founder @thegrade_: https://t.co/jGcf3CCcxw. Previously: This Week In Education, LA School Report, District 299, Stray Dogs, Saints, & Saviors (book).
Jacqueline Rabe Thoma.. @jacquelinerabe
4K Followers 3K Following Investigative reporter @Hearstcmg. Past: @WNPR @CtMirror Will work for tips: [email protected]
Connecticut Mirror @CTMirror
37K Followers 2K Following CT's trusted, free nonprofit source for in-depth reporting on public policy, government and politics. Sign up for updates: https://t.co/iYxoIslSaP
berrinchuda montoya @BerrinchudaM
3K Followers 5K Following PhD mom & product of public schools. Not happy about how reading is taught. #ScienceOfReading
Sean Ghio @seanghio
988 Followers 873 Following Policy Director @pschousing. Views are my own. A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.
James S Murphy @James_S_Murphy
5K Followers 677 Following Sometimes I write slow, sometimes I write quick. Immigrant. Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Website: https://t.co/0ZYs7MgDaJ
CT Dept of Education @EducateCT
11K Followers 2K Following Official account of the Connecticut State Department of Education. Follow our Commissioner! @CharleneRTEdu
Sara C. Bronin @sarabronin
6K Followers 745 Following Mexican-American architect, attorney, & @usachp Chair. On leave from @CornellAAP @CornellLaw. @ZoningAtlas founder. 7-gen Texan. Personal account.
Kevin Kurian @KevinKurian
934 Followers 3K Following Working @CTComptroller. @nyuniversity ‘22 & @harvardlaw ‘27. Fmr. @nedlamont, @desegregatect. #Believe
CT Senate Democrats @CTSenateDems
14K Followers 3K Following Official Twitter feed of the Connecticut Senate Democratic Caucus.
Class Action @ClassActionOrg
60 Followers 107 Following Students and alumni holding "elite" colleges to a higher ethical standard. Leading the charge against inequitable admissions and corporate career funneling.
Beryl Marshman @BerylqxMarshma
14 Followers 471 Following Lured the best beauties from all US states 😻 Ready for private meetings Some have naked profile photos! Watching this https://t.co/X7PN8oDtpI
Valerie @valerieljohns0n
808 Followers 857 Following legislative affairs @CollegeOpp. @ucberkeley and @mycraftonhills alumna. views my own. she/her
Michelle McNamara @mtarzmac
103 Followers 205 Following
Greer Morgan @GreerMorgan3
45 Followers 166 Following Account Manager for Savvas Learning Company, a next-generation education company. 💻📚✏️
Charlene Russell-Tuck.. @CharleneRTedu
936 Followers 162 Following Education visionary with a passion for positive outcomes for each and every child. Commissioner - Connecticut State Department of Education @EducateCT
Dominic Slowey ☮️ @domslowey
748 Followers 3K Following Public relations professional; former reporter and government official; active in education reform; political and news junkie; tweets are my own opinions.
Judy Carson @jcarsct
365 Followers 1K Following Working at the intersection of families and learning at CT State Dept of Education
@ReadingLeagueCT @readingleaguect
136 Followers 62 Following The Reading League CT promotes knowledge toward reading instruction rooted in science.
Miah Haley @MiahHaley14152
113 Followers 3K Following
Seema Tejura @SeemaTejura
174 Followers 845 Following Founder @LiteracyArch - building virtual communities to learn about the science of reading Reading Specialist | Dyslexia Practitioner
Hamish MacPhail @Hamish1MacPhail
4 Followers 13 Following Husband, father, small town inhabitant, education policy enthusiast
Ashara Baker @AsharaBaker
296 Followers 414 Following New York State Director @NationalParents Co-Founder @NYParentCouncil Proud Mommy🫶🏾
NewTeacherTrack @NewTeacherTrack
75 Followers 175 Following New Teacher Track is a coalition working to modernize educator preparation in Connecticut to increase the efficacy and diversity of the teaching workforce.
Elissa @MsRabin_4
57 Followers 649 Following she/her. 9th grade English teacher. @hgse grad. Policy Analyst @PIENetwork. Retweet isn't endorsement. All opinions my own.
C B LaConti @LacontiB
5 Followers 20 Following
mcgerome8620 @mcgerome2086
0 Followers 77 Following
Andrea McElroy @amcelroy222
30 Followers 2K Following
Molly Ingram @mollyaingram
138 Followers 473 Following Reporter for WSHU Public Radio, Connecticut and Long Island’s NPR station. Sacred Heart & CCSU alum. she/her
Cody @codylin85
11 Followers 60 Following
StoryfulNews @StoryfulNews
7K Followers 7K Following Storyful is a news and intelligence agency, setting the industry standard for social news gathering, verification and UGC content services
Ricky Ranger @RickyRanger929
92 Followers 658 Following Government Official. US Army Recruiter. 70 countries 🌏 Opportunity enhancer.
Minetre Martin @MinetreMartin
171 Followers 621 Following
gyanloud @gyanloud
157 Followers 383 Following 👉बिना ज्ञान 🧠के जीवन एक रेखांकित 📖की तरह होता है, हिंदी से संबंधित आपको हर चीज की जानकारी मिलेगी l🫡
Bryant Smith @RyantSmith33
955 Followers 3K Following The chief contracting officer KCA DETUAG #Coordinates the preparation of contracts and contract amendments and ensures compliance with legislation
Erin Dunleavy Benham @Benhameerin
14 Followers 155 Following Connecticut State Board of Education Vice Chairperson~ Retired Teacher Sisters Project Board Member
astutercommuter @astutercommuter
4 Followers 1K Following
Aaron Ment @AaronMent
19 Followers 67 Following
Max Swartout @Max_Swartout
188 Followers 437 Following Music teacher, Cultural Foundations of Education student, chorister (he/him/his) 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌎🕊️ #kentriderpride #wallsrocks #riderscompost VOTE 🗳️
Marsha @kilpatrick33mar
189 Followers 3K Following
Joan Gillman @GillmanJoa80197
3 Followers 65 Following
Emily Byrne 🟧 🟦 @ebbyrne
715 Followers 986 Following Nutmegger, global citizen | @CTVoices ED | former @BoschStiftung Fellow | equity advocate, immigrant | retweets/likes≠endorsements | Also on Threads & Post
Daffodil Hill Press @DHPDecodables
248 Followers 669 Following We make inclusive, engaging, brief decodable texts for growing readers.
Center for Higher Edu.. @CHEPPtweets
236 Followers 431 Following On a mission to center learners in the future of higher education.
Spencer @spencersworld86
2K Followers 3K Following Presenter of the soon to be famous 🤡 award. DM me to suggest a nominee. You do 🤡 things you get 🤡 prizes. clown/clown-self
Alison Li @guanwan1212105
62 Followers 903 Following
Dr. OlindaRamsarran @OlindaRam6
570 Followers 1K Following Setting high expectations, improving student outcomes, and building our teachers' capacity to become experts in their craft. Proud principal at Benavidez ES.
keke @denglei729
205 Followers 5K Following
Jessica Bravo @bravowrites
569 Followers 945 Following Breaking news reporter for @Hearst CT Media // Previously: @ctmirror & @ccsujournalism // Tweets are my own // Send me your tips [email protected]
Nicole Rizzo @nikrizz
190 Followers 937 Following M.Ed, Literacy & Educational Equity Advocate #studentsfirst @openupresources
Kim Entzminger @KimEntzminger
225 Followers 657 Following Wife, Mom, Mimi, Lit Specialist, NBCT, former Kinder teacher, Reading Interv., adjunct, SoR advocate, Structured Literacy Advocate, Doctoral candidate
Melissa Tranchida @MelissaTranchid
121 Followers 755 Following
Erin Smith @ErinHeffSmith
274 Followers 710 Following Elementary school SLP, Dyslexia mom and advocate, runner, PKD awareness #ortongillingham #dyslexiaawareness #1in5 #untileverykidcanread
Assemblymember Robert.. @Bobby4Brooklyn
6K Followers 4K Following NYS Assemblymember(44th District), Adjunct Law Professor @NYLS, fan of Theatre and the @Mets. Dad and Brooklynite.
The Conntrarian @The_Conntrarian
204 Followers 513 Following @ConnCollege’s student-run online publication, a platform promoting opinion articles from across campus. @ISI Collegiate Network Publication.
ACCEPTGroup @AcceptGroup
4K Followers 3K Following ACCEPT empowers college admissions professionals center anti-racism, equity & justice in our work & communities. Join for the activism, stay for the discomfort!
Emily Hanford @ehanford
40K Followers 3K Following Senior Correspondent, American Public Media. https://t.co/hboGIXhHJI ehanford at apm reports dot org Re/Tweets aren't endorsements
Matt Lesser @MattLesser
9K Followers 6K Following State senator. Dad, cancer survivor, chair of the Human Services Committee, serving the people of Middletown, Newington, Cromwell, Rocky Hill & Wethersfield.
Karen Vaites @karenvaites
24K Followers 7K Following Literacy advocate, curriculum maven, children’s advocate, mom. Founder, Curriculum Insight Project. @curriculumIP
Kareem J. Weaver @KJWinEducation
13K Followers 122 Following Committed to service. Morehouse man. Educator. Oakland NAACP foot soldier. Focused on literacy. https://t.co/kredDBi0lC
Matt Blumenthal @Matt_Blumenthal
7K Followers 1K Following State Representative for Stamford, trial lawyer, former Marine grunt
Right to Read CT @read_ct
471 Followers 345 Following Passed CT's #RightToRead legislation—requiring all districts to use the #ScienceOfReading, building a strong foundation in #EarlyLiteracy + narrowing inequities
John Craven @johncraven1
6K Followers 2K Following Award-seeking political reporter for @news12CT • Biscuit, sweet tea, and Yacht Rock enthusiast • Past: @69news / @fox7austin / @6NewsCTX / @ABC13News
ctnewsjunkie @ctnewsjunkie
59K Followers 9K Following CTNewsJunkie is a news org that covers Connecticut politics & policy. This is a news distribution channel for now and awaits a new editor. Thanks for following!
Jillian Gilchrest @JillianG_CT
2K Followers 1K Following Raising women up, championing public policy, bringing folks together. Serving as State Representative for the 18th district of West Hartford.
Will Haskell @WillHaskellCT
9K Followers 5K Following Formerly: wrote laws in CT’s State Senate. Currently: studying laws @nyulaw | Chair of Clipboard PAC | Author of 100,000 FIRST BOSSES from @avidreaderpress
Jason Rojas @jrojas9
3K Followers 2K Following East Hartford/Manchester, House Majority Leader, Uconn Fanatic, Proud Bantam, Dad to the Girls, Good Housing Policy = Economic, Educational, Social Opportunity
Secretary Miguel Card.. @SecCardona
104K Followers 150 Following Official account for the 12th Secretary of Education. En la unión está la fuerza. In unity there is strength. Lifelong educator, husband, and father of two.
Right to Read Project @right2readproj
15K Followers 272 Following We are a group of teachers, researchers, and activists committed to the pursuit of equity through literacy.
Timothy Shanahan @ReadingShanahan
32K Followers 259 Following Timothy Shanahan is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Connecticut Dems @CTDems
44K Followers 14K Following Fighting for our values by electing Democrats at the federal, state, and local levels. Paid for by the Connecticut DSCC. Edwin Camacho, Treasurer.
Senator Bob Duff, Maj.. @senatorduff
23K Followers 2K Following Majority Leader of the Connecticut Senate representing the 25th District, which includes Norwalk and Darien.
Alexander Russo @alexanderrusso
32K Followers 12K Following Founder @thegrade_: https://t.co/jGcf3CCcxw. Previously: This Week In Education, LA School Report, District 299, Stray Dogs, Saints, & Saviors (book).
Sean Scanlon @SeanScanlonCT
6K Followers 546 Following Dad of two boys, husband of @MegScanlon19 and Connecticut State Comptroller
Ali Bauman @AliBaumanTV
11K Followers 4K Following Emmy & Murrow Award winning reporter for @CBSNewYork Got a story? Slide into my DMs (or email [email protected] ) Follow me on IG https://t.co/3rOazWSrtR
Denise Feriozzi @dsferiozzi
1K Followers 957 Following Boy mom, ED @ Pipeline Fund, alum of @CivitasFirm, @emilyslist and @hillaryclinton, Wisconsin by way of DC + NJ.
Denise Forte @Denise_EdTrust
953 Followers 211 Following President & CEO of @EdTrust, a mom, a Blue Devil, a fierce advocate for education equity.
New America Ed @NewAmericaEd
24K Followers 2K Following We develop ideas that advance equity, access & excellence in education.
John Breunig @johnbreunig
867 Followers 224 Following Editorial Page Editor for the Stamford Advocate and Greenwich Time, and father of mischief-maker who keeps changing my social media profiles.
Hugh Bailey @hughsbailey
1K Followers 2K Following Policy director, Open Communities Alliance https://t.co/wcZ5GDpeP4
Hallie Jackson NOW @HallieOnNBC
2K Followers 280 Following Hallie Jackson NOW streams weeknights at 5p.m. ET on @NBCNewsNow
Class Action @ClassActionOrg
60 Followers 107 Following Students and alumni holding "elite" colleges to a higher ethical standard. Leading the charge against inequitable admissions and corporate career funneling.
@ReadingLeagueCT @readingleaguect
136 Followers 62 Following The Reading League CT promotes knowledge toward reading instruction rooted in science.
Jimmy Tickey @jimmytickey
2K Followers 1K Following Vice Chair @CTDems. District Director @jahimes. Planning & Zoning Commissioner #SheltonCT. Still a kid from the Naugatuck Valley.
Nicholas Munyan-Penne.. @MunyanPenney
139 Followers 222 Following New England native in DC. Husband, dog dad, and assistant director of policy @edtrust. Opinions are mine.
Molly Ingram @mollyaingram
138 Followers 473 Following Reporter for WSHU Public Radio, Connecticut and Long Island’s NPR station. Sacred Heart & CCSU alum. she/her
Cody @codylin85
11 Followers 60 Following
ADL @ADL
358K Followers 4K Following To stop the defamation of the Jewish people, and secure justice and fair treatment to all. @JGreenblattADL, @ADL_Tracker, @adlisrael #FightingHateForGood
Simone Zimmerman @simonerzim
34K Followers 2K Following I tweet mostly about the politics of Israel-Palestine and antisemitism. co-founder of @IfNotNowOrg. featured in @IsraelismFilm. Views are my own.
NewTeacherTrack @NewTeacherTrack
75 Followers 175 Following New Teacher Track is a coalition working to modernize educator preparation in Connecticut to increase the efficacy and diversity of the teaching workforce.
DataHaven Connecticut.. @ctdata
6K Followers 3K Following 30 years of collecting and sharing data on well-being, equity & quality of life. Nat’l #NNIP partner. ED at @urbandata. Also at https://t.co/gk8LOKPCRb
Kevin Kurian @KevinKurian
934 Followers 3K Following Working @CTComptroller. @nyuniversity ‘22 & @harvardlaw ‘27. Fmr. @nedlamont, @desegregatect. #Believe
Minetre Martin @MinetreMartin
171 Followers 621 Following
Alison Cross @Alison_Cross_
327 Followers 340 Following @HartfordCourant reporter covering government/politics and education for CT. @UConn grad. Email me: [email protected].
Alex Putterman @AlexPutterman
5K Followers 1K Following Statewide reporter @insider_ct. Formerly @hartfordcourant. [email protected]
Emily Byrne 🟧 🟦 @ebbyrne
715 Followers 986 Following Nutmegger, global citizen | @CTVoices ED | former @BoschStiftung Fellow | equity advocate, immigrant | retweets/likes≠endorsements | Also on Threads & Post
Anthony Nolan @RepNolanCT39th
689 Followers 486 Following Official Page of State Representative Anthony Nolan * 39th District Chair of Veterans & Military Affairs, Appropriation & Intern Committee’s.
Jorge Elorza @Jorge_Elorza
15K Followers 2K Following Son of immigrants, PVD native, cyclist, runner, lawyer, professor, judge, 38th Mayor of PVD, married to the amazing Stephanie Gonzalez and proud dad of Omar.
Gregory Stroud @Gregory_Stroud
201 Followers 351 Following PhD, lapsed historian, co-founder and editor in chief of The Connecticut Examiner
Erica Moser @Erica_Faith13
819 Followers 825 Following I like talking to people doing cool things and going down rabbit holes. Now: writing about social sciences @Penn. Former journalist @thedayct, @woonsocketcall
Christopher Poulos @PoulosChris
540 Followers 300 Following Teacher | Candidate for State Legislature | Proud Dad
Jessica Bravo @bravowrites
569 Followers 945 Following Breaking news reporter for @Hearst CT Media // Previously: @ctmirror & @ccsujournalism // Tweets are my own // Send me your tips [email protected]
Bruce Lesley @BruceLesley
20K Followers 17K Following Proud father of 4. Child advocate. President of @First_Focus & @Campaign4Kids. Basketball fanatic. Speaking of Kids podcast co-host. #InvestInKids #VoteKids
The Conntrarian @The_Conntrarian
204 Followers 513 Following @ConnCollege’s student-run online publication, a platform promoting opinion articles from across campus. @ISI Collegiate Network Publication.
Assemblymember Robert.. @Bobby4Brooklyn
6K Followers 4K Following NYS Assemblymember(44th District), Adjunct Law Professor @NYLS, fan of Theatre and the @Mets. Dad and Brooklynite.
ACCEPTGroup @AcceptGroup
4K Followers 3K Following ACCEPT empowers college admissions professionals center anti-racism, equity & justice in our work & communities. Join for the activism, stay for the discomfort!
Fordham Institute @educationgadfly
62K Followers 528 Following Non-profit education think tank dedicated to educational excellence and education reform.
GoodMorningWilton @gdmorningWilton
1K Followers 442 Following #WiltonCT's go-to news source. Daily, GOOD news the way you want it, covered by people who live here.
Jessika Harkay @JessikaHarkay
3K Followers 1K Following Either traveling around the world, or covering education for @CTMirror. Baylor alum, dog mom. Formerly: @StarTelegram, @HartfordCourant, @NYDailyNews.
Loan Wolves @loanwolvesmovie
305 Followers 155 Following The acclaimed new documentary on student debt & American politics, now on @peacock & @msnbc. Watch it here ⬇️
Bellwether @bellwetherorg
20K Followers 1K Following A national nonprofit that exists to transform education to ensure systemically marginalized young people achieve outcomes that lead to fulfilling lives.
Saul @SaulFlores_A
74 Followers 314 Following
Jackie Martell @Martell_Jackie
207 Followers 637 Following Believer 🙏🏽✨| Executive Director @ Education Reform Now NY/DFER NY | Community Cultivator | Marathoner 🦄 | Unbought & Unbossed | Views My Own
Christopher Peak @CLPeak
2K Followers 947 Following Reporter for @apmreports. Previously @newhavenindy @PointReyesLight @SFPublicPress. Get in touch at [email protected].
And how are the child.. @jessicahdgiles
787 Followers 1K Following She/her | Executive Director of @DFER_DC and @EdReformNowDC | Christian | Racial Equity Advocate | Womanist | AKA | W7 | Tweets = My Personal Opinion
Mark Huelsman @MarkHuelsman
2K Followers 642 Following Policy & Advocacy Director @hope4college | Fellow @theSBPC | Working Dad | Him | The future's here, just ain't evenly distributed | Give people $ | Sports!
Lacey Robinson @lacrob
2K Followers 223 Following President/CEO at @UnboundEdu Forbes 50 Over 50 “Justice Seekers” out NOW
Chad Aldeman @ChadAldeman
8K Followers 759 Following I write about education finance policy and teacher labor markets. Father. Founder of @ReadNotGuess. Amateur bread-baker.
Eric Scoville @eescoville
116 Followers 267 Following Proud Public Servant, Trinity Grad and Hartfordite..
CCM @CCMAdvocacy
2K Followers 1K Following CCM is Connecticut's statewide association of towns and cities.Americans have a right to peacefully protest and express their views. That stops when protest turns violent and hateful. The anti-Semitism and intimidation on college campuses is shameful and needs to end. It must be called out no matter your stance on events across the globe.
We did it!! Thanks to everyone who joined the fight to protect our TN public schools - parents, school board members, students, teachers, & colleagues (some across the aisle). I’ll always go to bat for our kids, even if it means being dragged by folks on the far right. Go team!
85 : 1 A report from @EdReformNowCT finds that—in the 2022-23 school year—there were 85 students in Connecticut to each teacher of color. We need a more representative workforce. #TeacherDiversityCT
Our Teacher of Color Ratio (TOCR) illustrates just how many students there are for every #TeacherofColor in CT. ↪️EG: @Hartford_Public provides the most opportunity to its students in terms of access to a diverse pool of educators! edreformnowct.org/diversitygap #DiversityGap
In DC to discuss my Right to Read legislation. TY Ashara Baker & @NationalParents for organizing. Teacher training on best practices, evidence-based pedagogy, & literacy assessments should be in all our schools. All levels of gov will be needed to solve our literacy crisis.
The CSDE is pleased to announce the release of the Request For Proposals (RFP) for State and Local Charter Schools application. Proposals must be submitted to the CSDE by November 4, 2024. For more information go to portal.ct.gov/sde/rfp/reques…
🚨4.23 @ 12:30pm: Please join @conncan @CWCSEO @Ed4Excellence-CT + @EdReformNowCT in a convo w/ policymakers + practitioners about CT's progress towards diversifying the educator workforce. Featuring: - @EducateCT - @SenMcCrory - @ct_state - CT NAACP - @RelayGSE - And More!
Yale students are tired of legacy admissions. Sam and Birikti's compelling op-ed explains why. We're honored to work with these two to end legacy admissions in CT and across the country. ctmirror.org/2024/04/02/ct-…
.@Yale students on #legacypreference: "To ensure these advantages [of a #highereducation] are well allocated, we must reinforce our highest and best principles of education — meritocracy, diversity, and access." @derekslap @GreggHaddad
2 @Yale students call for the end of legacy admissions in CT: "[W]e must reinforce our highest and best principles of education — meritocracy, diversity, and access." ctmirror.org/2024/04/02/ct-…
To the many transgender students across the country listening on this Transgender Day of Visibility, @usedgov wants you to know that your school, your community, and your country are better because you're a part of it. You don't just belong here, we need you here.
As Food Insecurity Increases, Advocates Call for Free School Meals dlvr.it/T4jJMf #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics
I met a @Harvard grad this week who was the 17th person in her family to go there. And now she is fighting to get legacy banned in her home state. It's time.
Last week, Cornell's student assembly unanimously passed a resolution condemning the use of legacy in the college's admissions process. I was proud to join student assembly pres. (& @ClassActionOrg partner) @PatrickKuehl307 in sponsoring the resolution. cornellsun.com/2024/03/25/stu…
2 states have passed bans on legacy admissions at public colleges. 6 more states currently have bills in session to ban legacy admissions at all colleges. It's time. timeshighereducation.com/news/state-law…
.@liamhknox from @insidehighered: Legacy’s ‘Last Stand’ in Connecticut - State lawmakers are considering a groundbreaking bill to ban legacy preferences at public and private colleges. Powerful institutions like Yale are fighting to stop it. insidehighered.com/news/admission…
Excited for the second session of the #RighttoRead program for parents in @Hartford_Public with Hartford Parent University on Wednesday night. Parents will learn about the district's 5 #literacy pillars and see demonstrations of #structuredliteracy!
CT lawmakers consider outlawing preference for ‘white and wealthy’ in college admissions trib.al/G1GuFcJ
A testament to the power of student organizing. Congratulations to the many students who testified in support of SB 203 and to our friends at @EdReformNowCT. More to come!
In memory of Nex, we must all recommit to our work to end discrimination and address the suicide crisis impacting too many nonbinary and transgender children.
Connecticut moves closer to banning legacy admissions at all colleges: 'Just plain wrong' trib.al/lw0tobq
Breaking news: Connecticut's joint Committee on Higher Ed advanced the bill to ban legacy preferences at public and private colleges. They still need to get the bill to a floor vote, but this is a big step forward.
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