Really great piece by Kayla Jimenez in USA TODAY on the impacts of quality-bind layoff policies on #TeacherDiversity: With COVID-19 relief gone, teachers are losing their jobs. It's a blow to diversity. usatoday.com/story/news/edu… Educators for Excellence (E4E) TNTP Marguerite Roza

Kamras and Cooper: 90% of families and 70% of teachers opted into Richmond pilot program testing a 200-day school year. At year's end, literacy and attendance were up — and now more schools are taking part buff.ly/472xPI1

14-year-old Mason Schermerhorn was killed at Apalachee High School today. No child should have to worry about going to school and getting shot. We have failed our children. This has to stop. Prayers to Mason's family and friends.

Two more students and two more teachers have been killed because we continue to allow children to have access to weapons of war. This must stop.

The work to reconnect with disengaged students is so hard and yet so important it takes multiple in person touch-points, flexibility around hours and location (many disengaged students are working), and a clear value-add for their lives.

It is hard to celebrate a back to school bus tour when our school community in Georgia is grieving. Fighting for public education means fighting for all of our students, teachers, and school staff to feel safe in their schools. I’ve had enough. I urge Congress to act.

Attention PIE Network members. Find out how your state report card stacks up via Morgan Polikoff 🏳️‍🌈 Robin Lake

Transparent and reliable data is so important. See which states are doing a good job of this! Thank you Robin Lake Morgan Polikoff 🏳️‍🌈 and Center on Reinventing Public Education for this important work.

Love this video from the Walton Foundation - Voices of Gen Z: What Motivates Students to Succeed in School? youtu.be/LLy9eQCjLEc?fe… The answer for many of them is their #Teachers! via YouTube

Our friends at NCLD have opened the competition for their Everyday Champion Award! They're looking for general & special educators working in K-12 settings who help students with learning disabilities and/or ADHD thrive. ncld.org/scholarships-a…

I'm attending The Democratic National Committee's event, “Dads For Kamala Debate Watch Party” - sign up now to join me! Dads For Kamala #LFG events.democrats.org/event/688989/?…

This new data analysis on the The 74 by Chad Aldeman is so important. There are lots of districts that are beating the odds and demonstrating that all kids regardless of income and learn to read proficiently. the74million.org/article/which-…

Thank you EdReports.org for drawing attention to the need for #HQIM decisions to be made with #teachers and supported by a long-term investment in aligned professional learning.

She is getting better and he is tired.

"Research shows that when students are labeled based on perceived math aptitude, it risks negatively impacting the student’s self-efficacy and motivation" - E4E-NY Sr. Deputy Director of Campaigns, Lasana Tunica-El in the latest from The 74 the74million.org/article/being-…

After NY State mandated that NYC Public Schools reduce class size at a massive expense with no extra funding they are now considering significant changes to the way schools are funded in NY that could negatively impact NYC. This coalition letter lays out clear demands to increase equity

YES!!!! thank you for your leadership on this National Parents Union

Join me @ed4excellence's upcoming virtual event, "Where We Agree: Pathways for Increasing Teacher Pay," next Tuesday, 9/24, from 5-6 PM EST. You'll hear from school & district leaders about leveraging contracts to pay educators what they deserve! e4e.org/event/where-we…

I've had the tab open on my computer for the last few days waiting to find the time to read Center on Reinventing Public Education report on the #StateOfTheStudent. Just finished and this is a must read to understand the urgent work to not just close the pandemic gaps, but ensure all students can thrive.

Join me @ed4excellence's upcoming virtual event, "Where We Agree: Pathways for Increasing Teacher Pay," next Tuesday, 9/24, from 5-6 PM EST. You'll hear from school & district leaders about leveraging contracts to pay educators what they deserve! e4e.org/event/where-we…