Kyle Smitley @kylesmitley
Founder/co-founder at @DetroitAcademy & @DetroitPrep2016. Opinions are my own and typically not very exciting. detroitachievement.org/expansion Detroit, Michigan Joined May 2010-
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A lot of folks are talking about #DraftDay2024 in Detroit & it’s only fitting that @Forbes published @kylesmitley piece on Detroit being the most affordable city in the country for teachers to live. This is certainly a must read! forbes.com/sites/yasspriz…
Our students are so grateful for their new backpacks! The @YassPrize is the gift that keeps on giving 🥹
Our students are so grateful for their new backpacks! The @YassPrize is the gift that keeps on giving 🥹
We had the absolute BEST day today! Thank you so much @YassPrize, we are so happy to have you! ✨
We had the absolute BEST day today! Thank you so much @YassPrize, we are so happy to have you! ✨
Best day of my year: ✔️
Best day of my year: ✔️
"Our crew has character" is right! @DetroitAcademy #YassRoadShow2024
Skills Workshop Time for @DetroitAcademy 4th graders. #YassRoadShow2024
Look at all the art! #YassRoadShow2024
I cried twice today - having the @YassPrize team (who just GET IT) was the most special treat for our school family! ✨💖
I cried twice today - having the @YassPrize team (who just GET IT) was the most special treat for our school family! ✨💖
TODAY: The next #YassRoadShow2024 at @DetroitAcademy! Make sure you’re checking in all day on @YassPrize social platforms. yassprize.org/awardees/detro…
You can’t claim to be pro-child if you are anti #schoolchoice.
Ten of the top middle schools in the state are charter schools operated by National Heritage Academies. And the top three elementary schools in Detroit are charter schools, even when compared to schools that selectively enroll their students. hubs.la/Q02tjYkH0
MYTH: Only non-profit organizations can apply 🚫 MYTH BUSTED: The #YassPrize is sector & tax-status agnostic. We want the best in education innovation. period. Apply: yassprize.org
The countdown is on! Don't forget to apply for the #YassPrize by 12PM ET on Thursday, April 18th: yassprize.org You do not want to miss out on this opportunity!
Being a part of the @YassPrize is truly one of the best thing that has happened to us- the connections we’ve made & maintained are priceless. What are you waiting for??! yassprize.org @oakmontedu @Dr_JerryFarley
Being a part of the @YassPrize is truly one of the best thing that has happened to us- the connections we’ve made & maintained are priceless. What are you waiting for??! yassprize.org @oakmontedu @Dr_JerryFarley
"What the Yass Prize is saying is if you are delivering outstanding results, if you're committed to students and putting them first, then we're going to see you and we're going to award you." @MissTaylorShead @StemuliStudios Apply by April 18th! yassprize.org
“There's millions of kids in this world, millions of different ways that they could learn, and their lives could be transformed through these innovations." @ErikaDonalds, 2023 #YassPrize Semifinalist @OptimaVR Are you an education innovator? Apply! yassprize.org
This really is THE issue. When politicians, professors, union bosses and others w access to #schoolchoice take it, no one should be mad at them. THE ISSUE is those ppl are morally and ethically obliged to use their power to extend access for absolute #schoolchoice to everyone
This really is THE issue. When politicians, professors, union bosses and others w access to #schoolchoice take it, no one should be mad at them. THE ISSUE is those ppl are morally and ethically obliged to use their power to extend access for absolute #schoolchoice to everyone
I could tell you to apply for the @YassPrize because it will change your life. OR I could tell you that I woke up today eager to text @cristina_gw (Yass ‘22) and then went to a @uCCNOLA (Yass ‘22) job site and will not ever be the same!!! APPLY NOW!! 🫶✨@edreform @JeanneAllen
This year, we are now awarding 50 semifinalists with a minimum of $200K on the way to the final $1M award. Apply TODAY! yassprize.org
Come hang out with me and some geniuses in NYC this fall?
Come hang out with me and some geniuses in NYC this fall?
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231 Followers 390 Following Glaucoma Doc husband of @siegelbee. Father of #MrSeb & #MrOliver. Lover of food/wine, architecture, ⚾️ , Detroit, & Imperial 🇬🇧. RT / Follow ≠ Endorsement.
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Isabel Lohman @isalohgo
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Jamie A Hope @jamieahope
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The Hanford Institute.. @ThiccInstitute
966 Followers 2K Following The Hanford Institute for Canine Confusion, the world's leading parody think tank for canine confusion. Likes aren't endorsement, but a recognition of effort.
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JK @JKuips1
280 Followers 802 Following I read some books and then learned to work. Joined X in September 2012 but left when I realized the deck was stacked. Then came Mr. Musk.
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"jim" Jacob Botello @scriptacts
142 Followers 46 Following here is an opinion, marked iin pen lows , my university stance. kidded a post career. likely showing up french police. haha. set my watch for sight ladder. la
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AT @Tangmanstyle
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Griswald @Tippet36795
38 Followers 2K Following The pursuit of truth and knowledge and the struggle for it are one of the highest qualities of human beings
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64K Followers 986 Following Saved by Grace. Wife of @ByronDonalds. Boy Mom. Eduprenuer. CEO @OptimaEd @OptimaVR. @Heritage Ed Freedom Fellow. Former School Board Member. Liberty Lover.
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133 Followers 202 Following Soar Academy is a Micro school in Augusta GA. Project based learning and mental health support are at the core of our curriculum for neurodivergent students.
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Detroit Achievement @DetroitAcademy
662 Followers 136 Following The Detroit Achievement Academy is a free public charter school in Detroit, Michigan. We love creativity, Detroit, and growing and eating healthy food.A lot of folks are talking about #DraftDay2024 in Detroit & it’s only fitting that @Forbes published @kylesmitley piece on Detroit being the most affordable city in the country for teachers to live. This is certainly a must read! forbes.com/sites/yasspriz…
When you send your kids to schools other than the school to which you were zoned, YOU ARE A #schoolchoice proponent. Stop w the bs about trying to create a ‘difference’ between you using school choice bc you can pay for yours. That’s gross.
Our students are so grateful for their new backpacks! The @YassPrize is the gift that keeps on giving 🥹
"Our crew has character" is right! @DetroitAcademy #YassRoadShow2024
We had the absolute BEST day today! Thank you so much @YassPrize, we are so happy to have you! ✨
And that's a wrap! A special thank you to @kylesmitley & @DetroitAcademy for hosting us. The pinnacle of Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding and Permissionless. #YassRoadShow2024 yassprize.org/awardees/detro…
And that's a wrap! A special thank you to @kylesmitley & @DetroitAcademy for hosting us. The pinnacle of Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding and Permissionless. #YassRoadShow2024 yassprize.org/awardees/detro…
"Our crew has character" is right! @DetroitAcademy #YassRoadShow2024
Skills Workshop Time for @DetroitAcademy 4th graders. #YassRoadShow2024
Look at all the art! #YassRoadShow2024
Our sixth #YassRoadShow2024 stop has begun at @DetroitAcademy!
TODAY: The next #YassRoadShow2024 at @DetroitAcademy! Make sure you’re checking in all day on @YassPrize social platforms. yassprize.org/awardees/detro…
You can’t claim to be pro-child if you are anti #schoolchoice.
Prayers for my sweet dad as he overcomes some road bumps in his recovery journey. He is absolutely at the best place, where he needs to be @OhioStateSurg & we are keeping him motivated! Hopeful he moves down to Dodd Hall tomorrow. #LungTransplant #DonateLife
“Coddling is a huge problem because it tells this generation that disappointment is not the norm, while disappointment and failure are necessary part of life.”
Incredible. @FrankBruni interviewed @ASUgsvsummit by @ASU’s Julia Rosen.
A message from @AaronFrumin leader of @uCCNOLA, 2022 #YassPrize Finalist, at #ASUGSVSummit. APPLY by tomorrow at noon EST! yassprize.com @asugsvsummit @MissTaylorShead @BrianAtRapunzl @Rapunzl_Invest @ErikaDonalds @soaracademyaug @josephjconnor @gw_smiles…
Iowa's new universal school choice program is activating entrepreneurship, as the founder of a new Des Moines high school focused on career and technical ed (CTE) tells me on today's podcast: youtu.be/N_bFPtgzsqQ?si…
Rather than give block grants to programs no one wants to attend, we are giving low-income students the funds and the choice of out-of-school programs - @MikeJohnstonCO @asugsvsummit
@Rapunzl_Invest Co-founder Myles and I hit the stage at @asugsvsummit to talk about the amazing work that the @YassPrize is doing to transform education in America. Tomorrow is the deadline to apply for this prestigious award! @edreform @JeanneAllen
Kudos to @MaryLandrieu for her stalwart defense of DC's charter school law thehill.com/opinion/educat… cc @MayorBowser @paulkihn @dcpcsb
The countdown is on! Don't forget to apply for the #YassPrize by 12PM ET on Thursday, April 18th: yassprize.org You do not want to miss out on this opportunity!
“What really protected me was the innocence of a child,” about her integrating the Louisiana school. What drives me is that 6-yr old still inside me. @RubyBridges, Civil Rights icon @asugsvsummit
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