I'm honored that both my dynamic & impactful wife
Cynthia Richie Terrell & I were lifted up by Washingtonian 🌸
magazine as among the 500 most influential people of Washington, DC. Check out the full list!
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.Chad Aldeman: Districts with the steepest enrollment declines can't escape the mathematical pressures that come with serving fewer students. See what happening in your state buff.ly/44l3cMm

📣Register TODAY to hear Dr. Laura Schifter on May 2nd for the 'Adapting to a Changing Climate' panel! American Progress

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Join us this Friday, May 3, to explore new PBSKids programs that integrate career & self-exploration activities!

The event will be co-hosted by Coalition for Career Development (CCD) Center CEO Eva Mitchell & CCD Center Board member/CEO of Pure Edge, Inc., Chi Kim.

Info/registration: eventbrite.com/e/career-dev-i…

We are proud to partner with Empatico, a bridge-building organization fostering compassion and connection. Check out empatico.org for a library of resources, including a selection of our Brain Breaks! 🧠

PBS Newshour ran an episode about The Outlaw Ocean investigation of state-sponsored forced labor in the form of North Korean workers in Chinese seafood processing plants that export to the US and EU. youtu.be/ZiWDaUvBhYs

Friends- if you haven’t heard about Ian Urbina and his incredible work including The Outlaw Ocean Project- I hope you will watch this PBS Newshour clip. What’s on your plate from the sea? Henry Winkler Rex Chapman🏇🏼 Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦 seaspiracy

74% of Americans think our democracy is getting weaker, according to a new American Bar Association poll.

“One reform that could help, Danielle Allen said, was adopted in Alaska”: #RankedChoiceVoting along with open primaries.

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During my research for ASK, I had the opportunity to interview iconic CEO and leadership expert Bill George. Bill is an exemplar of a Learner-in-Chief – Thank you for your contributions to ASK and these powerful words!

Pre-Order ASK Today: buff.ly/44iCeoS #AskApproach

Don't let runoffs get you down. #RankedChoiceVoting is an instant runoff. There is no need for weeks- or months-long delays to find a majority winner! fairvote.org/tax-day-blues-…

“Contempt wins elections,” said Tami Pyfer, co-founder of The Dignity Index. But it shouldn’t — that’s why there’s a push for civility. buff.ly/3UkUwlY

Choosing a decidedly different direction in this age of rage and season of unreason. UNITE timshriver Tami Pyfer
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The White House has proclaimed it Care Workers Recognition Month. The most important recognition we can provide “child care workers” is that their proper title is, in fact, “teachers.” It’s time we support and compensate them as such.

These new public lab schools are from across Virginia, maritime trades, tech, health professions. Exciting!

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The numbers:
-77% say their job is frequently stressful.
-68% say it’s overwhelming.
-70% say their school is understaffed.
-52% say they would not advise a young person starting out today to become a teacher.

📑 A new report from Pew Research Center confirms what educators have for too long observed: Most teachers experience frequent stress at work and more than half of teachers would NOT advise a young person to become a teacher.