.Billy This are my two youngest kids- one crying because his older brother ruined his favorite song by chanting "Alt Nation" during it. The other guessing title and artist. Btw- pretty sure this is my first ever tweet, so hope you feel special.

This tells us everything we need to know about how much this country cares about educating its children and how much it values and respects its teachers.

#MitchPlease

Charter schools and private schools aren’t required to admit every child. They aren’t required to have a SpEd program or make accommodations. Public schools are required to accept every child and meet their needs…defunding public schools threatens the most vulnerable kids.

Several of you have asked for my thoughts on common sense gun reform that we could enact quickly. I’m just a dude with a Twitter account, but here are my thoughts on the matter: Thread: 🧵

Want proof that classrooms aren’t funded fully? Why is #clearthelist a thing? I appreciate those who help fulfill teachers' wish lists BUT it shouldn’t be needed! Classrooms should be fully funded. Is there any other profession where this happens? #teachers #education

What would happen if the billions spent annually on standardized testing was instead spent to fund more field trips, classroom supplies, updated furniture, after-school programs, and support services? Would this lead to better results and more success than all of that testing?

1. Religious freedom means you can practice any religion you want, or none at all. 2. Religious freedom doesn’t mean you can use your beliefs to dictate what others can and cannot do. Your religion guides you, not all of us. It’s as simple as that.

We should have just had to celebrate Halloween yesterday. Now we have to make ofrendas because our children and mothers were murdered. We march, not because we want to, but because we have to. We demand justice and change!

Most important thing to read today is this article: bit.ly/3t22TUV Turns out, 80% of parents with kids in K12 schools are satisfied or very satisfied with the education their kids are receiving. Let's push back against the "schools are failing" narrative.

Your biennial reminder that in the US, land doesn’t vote.

Today is my 32nd birthday. Over the last month, I asked several 90-year-olds what advice they would give to their 32-year-old selves. Here's the life advice everyone needs to hear:

Please check out TurnSignl, an app founded by Black civil rights lawyers. It lets you to call a lawyer asap through voice activation when police pull you over. The lawyer manages & records the entire convo w/police & works to get you home safe. See here: m.turnsignl.com/get_app/NbAW

Nazis didn’t start with internment camps. They started by banning books and intellectualism and defining everything that didn’t fit into their narrow bigoted ideology as “indoctrination” that needed to be eliminated or “purged” from society.

Women don't hear these things. And they need to. What a generation of women (finally) need to know:

Here’s what I want for teacher appreciation week. An end to standardized tests and the $1.7 billion spent each year on these tests redirected into classrooms.

I hope I’m wrong but if we lose in November I think the main reason why will be the number of young men of all races that are no longer Democrats. There’s been a taboo about talking about this because we understandably are hesitant to make men a main point of conversation (given