We saw our communities and societies ravaged by AIDS. We lost beloveds, friends, family. We contributed weekly to funerals and support funds for the children orphaned. We heard every variety of denial and projection and magical thinking, and we lived the resulting devastation.

That generation of children orphaned by AIDS has barely made it to adulthood. Yet here we are again, throwing our lives and the lives of others onto the roulette table. Sleepwalking towards avoidable suffering and avoidable death. How is it that we've forgotten?

History teachers, how are you going to explain this?

“Caring for Students in the Wake of a Traumatic News Event”-helpful insights for teachers & parents in this challenging moment via ⁦Evie Blad⁩ of ⁦Education Week⁩ edweek.org/leadership/tea…

today’s the last day a woman has never been vice president

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This is very sad news. Steve Carter was always a level-headed supporter of education reforms during his tenure on the #LaLege House Education Committee. Thoughts and prayers for his family. #NOLAed #LaEd

.Bridget Hamre: Universal pre-K isn't enough — the programs must be of high quality. Here are some ways to make that happen The 74 the74million.org/article/hamre-…

Detroit Public Schools Community District partnered with us to implement our integrated learning solution and preschoolers saw gains in every domain. Learn More. bit.ly/3cMtKf9

FYI Friday: $122 billion is a lot of money - don't let anyone convince you otherwise. We can and should expect states and districts to make bold differences in the lives of children with #ARPA education funding.

But what do backers say about how this benefits Louisiana children? #LaEd

Next month, we’re launching #AccelerateAmerica, a first-of-its-kind, affordable, flexible pathway for young adults to an immediate in-demand job and credit toward a bachelor's degree. Read more in Paul Fain Open Campus newsletter The Job: bit.ly/3wBgeUj

“In a few years, speech recognition technology will be part of every classroom instruction, accelerating the reading—and math and language—skills of young students.” Margery Mayer on voice-powered learning tools in our new TechCrunch article buff.ly/3l4FEoO

One of my reflections as a former K-12 supe is that our country needs a postsecondary edu system that allows HS graduates to quickly access economic stability w/o forestalling higher educational attainment. That system is "jobs-first" higher education.usnews.com/news/health-ne…

🧵 We are excited to announce Accelerate! Incubated and launched @ America Achieves, Accelerate is a $65M initiative to fund & support high-impact tutoring thru innovation in schools, launch high quality research, & build a federal & state policy agenda. accelerate.us

Great coverage in THE Journal of a new national initiative to develop and scale cost-effective, evidence-based, high-impact tutoring models to more equitably serve students. Exciting work by K Huff Hannah Dietsch America Achieves and others! thejournal.com/articles/2022/…

.K Huff & Janice K. Jackson: This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to expand high-quality tutoring for all students who need it. Our new nonprofit's grants can help America Achieves buff.ly/3uGqMTM

Excited to see $9M in Missouri’s state budget dedicated to expanding post-secondary advising in rural high schools. Thanks to @GovParsonMO and our partners Missouri DESE Ozarks Technical Community College for helping rural students graduate on a path to lifelong prosperity! ow.ly/VFSZ50JMSj2

Rural higher ed rarely gets the attention it deserves. Vote for our panel, so we can get rural on stage at SXSW EDU panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/127254 rootEd Alliance Ozarks Technical Community College Hal Higdon Alice ISD Open Campus

OTC is proud to partner with rootEd Alliance and Missouri DESE to provide advisors who help increase college enrollment and grow postsecondary education and training for Missouri’s rural high school students. Early results are encouraging: myotc.in/3RwnTxz #rootEdMissouri