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Shaka Mitchell

@shakamitchell

The usual husband-dad-lawyer-professor-runner-cyclist-EdReformer. Good opinions are mine. Please check out my Substack for more than 160 character thoughts.

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TN students are back to pre-pandemic academic levels in many cases. Good insights from friends at David Mansouri SCORE TN Dept of Education Cara Candal. Bad news is that persistent gaps...persist. So the work continues! buff.ly/W1LtaBy

TN students are back to pre-pandemic academic levels in many cases. Good insights from friends at <a href="/davemansouri/">David Mansouri</a> <a href="/SCORE_TN/">SCORE</a> <a href="/TNedu/">TN Dept of Education</a> <a href="/CandalCara/">Cara Candal</a>. Bad news is that persistent gaps...persist. So the work continues! buff.ly/W1LtaBy
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More scholarships, more opportunity, and real hope for families seeking better education options. Share this so more parents know what's coming.

More scholarships, more opportunity, and real hope for families seeking better education options.

Share this so more parents know what's coming.
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I’m sending up today’s tune while sitting in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Looking out at the mountains and seeing the buffalo roam reminded me of this western soundscape from Lord Huron, "Long Lost". Enjoy! buff.ly/IbETa5c

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It was fun to reminisce with friends Pioneer Institute about a time when ed reformers were more united in a common cause. Might we be on the verge of another great ed reform awakening? Full episode is here buff.ly/KBJuOPl Alisha Thomas Searcy Walter T. Blanks Jr.👑 American Federation for Children

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"Under-challenged" is an under-statement. Students with #invisibledisabilities are dramatically underchallenged in our schools! We talked with Karla Phillips-Krivickas, Co-Founder & Director of Strategic Partnerships and Policy of Champions for Kids and Co-founder of Arizona Inclusion Network,

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When folks shrug at the new federal tax credit program for students, they should listen to the passion describing what it took to get to this point. This is a David vs Goliath story & I’m thankful for the work done and the new forward path. Tommy Schultz 🇺🇸 Michael Petrilli Brian Jodice

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Residents, like me, in southeastern states continue to roast beneath the summer HeatDome. In Nashville we have all the heat and all the humidity. We lack the breeze and ocean vibes of a place like, say, Jamaica. This afternoon I closed my eyes and tried to imagine sitting on a

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🖐️ Raise your hand if you’ve left an IEP meeting high-fiving the gazillion participants thinking, “That was awesome!” Bueller. Bueller. We talk that over with Karla Phillips-Krivickas, Co-Founder & Director of Strategic Partnerships and Policy of Champions for Kids and Co-founder of Arizona

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No artist has been in the news more than @Coldplay recently, but instead of dunking on the cheaters, I thought I might highlight this lovely video that Chris Martin did with Dick Van Dyke. Seeing Van Dyke dance around with his family to all my love just felt joyous. I hope you

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Are there boundaries to education innovation? Should there be? How would you deal with the proposal below while avoiding a compliance-driven system? We discuss with @DGRCosta, President of Foundation for Economic Education. Kerry McDonald Daniel Hamlin