Building a more just & equitable DC education system by centering the voices of diverse educators, creating a culture of shared leadership & improving retention
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EmpowerEd retweeted
Today's revenue hearing at @councilofdc was limited to invited "tax experts", but whether we have new revenue deeply affects the education budget and many other sectors. Here is my recorded (and submitted) testimony on why we need additional revenue, and what to do. @ChmnMendelson @CMLewisGeorgeW4 @CMZParker5 @chenderson @charlesallen @tweetelissa @BrianneKNadeau @aparnafordc @repoyedc @brookepintodc @CMFrumin @CMWendellFelder @FairBudgetDC @JustRecoveryDC
TUNE IN NOW: DC’s Latino Educator Storage Lounge! youtube.com/live/Tt4AQNVGzkA…
Speaking of El Tamarindo— we’re hosting our annual Latin@ Educator Story Lounge “Mojitos y Maestros” there TOMORROW night. Come listen to inspirational stories of Latino educators in DC, share community and celebrate Latinx heritage. RSVP: events.humanitix.com/mojitos…
Tonight EmpowerEd educators are ensuring the @DCSBOE is in touch with the daily realities in our schools: the impacts of mental health cuts, approaches to truancy and absenteeism, science & reading curriculum, support for small schools & so much more. #TeacherVoice matters. @OSSEDC @DMEforDC @dcpcsb
YES! We need to continue on the path of expanding experiential learning, easy field trip requirements and restore the promise of study abroad for all @dcpublicschools students!
Experiential learning builds lifelong memories & skills, and @dcpublicschools' scholars bring it to life through:
🎭 Arts programming
🪴 Outdoor education
🌍 Cultural exchanges
✨ Other fun learning opportunities
NextGen explores this research further: bit.ly/4d06Qkn
This report is incredibly disturbing. We will not allow Pirro and this corrupt administration to intimidate DC educators and attack our young people. We will work with local partners to fight this and ensure it’s not a prelude to a larger attack on DC schools and youth. @freedcproject_ @RobertWhite_DC @EleanorNorton @Janeese4DC @ODCA_DC @CMZParker5 @chenderson @tweetelissa @CMFrumin
NEW: The special grand jury that Pirro convened is investigating the city's oversight of youth and DC public schools. In recent days, prosecutors have reached out to teachers, questioning them about truancy and graduation rates.
washingtonpost.com/national-…
This money must be directly allocated to the wellbeing of DC children:
✅ fund restoration of all CBO school based behavioral health programs in schools
✅ Expand community schools to provide wrap around supports for youth and families
✅ Invest in curriculum & educators
@ChmnMendelson @CMCHenderson @CMLewisGeorgeW4 @Janeese4DC @RobertWhite_DC @CMBrookePinto @BrianneKNadeau @CMFrumin @CMCharlesAllen @CMWendellFelder @tweetelissa @largeaparna @DCAttorneyGen
NEW: Meta will pay up to $129 million to DC for exploiting children with intentionally addictive social media.
Instagram and Facebook will adopt sweeping child safety protections to transform how social media platforms protect kids.
This is the largest big tech settlement ever.
What DCPS needs in its next Chancellor. A letter from C4DC: thedcline.org/2026/08/12/c4d… @Janeese4DC
We’re out here at @dcbilingual reflecting on a year of occupation and demanding students be safe at school!
"You cannot accountability-pressure your way to better educational outcomes when chronic absenteeism has skyrocketed, misbehavior is common, students are disengaged and skeptical that school prepares them for the lives they want to lead, and teachers feel not just tired but stripped of the professional trust that makes the work meaningful." nytimes.com/2026/06/22/opini…
As the school year comes to an end, a look back on a powerful year of #TeacherVoice and #EducatorWellness. @dcpublicschools @dcpcsb @DMEforDC
Today is the last day of SY 25-26 for @dcpublicschools. Congrats! to every student and educator/school staff who made this a great year! Despite all of the challenges, our schools were resilient and educators stepped up to provide our students with a GREAT learning experience.
We’re so grateful to @ChmnMendelson & team for listening to teachers and funding critical priorities!
✅ Community Schools + DCPS Connected Schools fully restored
✅ Experiential learning grants restored
✅ Educator wellness grants restored
✅ IMPACT task force
+ much more!
@maustermuhle @tomsherwood @SamPKCollins
This morning we rallied to save DC community schools- proven to improve student achievement, attendance and support families. We ask the DC council to restore $4 million in @OSSEDC competitive grants and DCPS Connected Schools. $178,000 per school for a robust model x 23 schools= $4M! @ChmnMendelson @BrianneKNadeau @CMBrookePinto @CMFrumin @CMLewisGeorgeW4 @CMZParker5 @CMCharlesAllen @CMWendellFelder @trayonwhite @DoniCrawford @CMCHenderson @AnitaBondsDC @CMRobertWhiteDC @CISNation @FairBudgetDC
EmpowerEd retweeted
New: Bowser's budget includes big cuts/major changes to mental health services in schools.
Educators, parents and advocates are sounding the alarm, fearing the loss of the city's only mobile crisis response unit and other huge shifts impacting school clinicians:
🚨 WE'RE LIVE for our rally to SAVE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS! Tune in now: instagram.com/empowereddc/li…
Flexible scheduling would not reduce instructional time. It provides both educators more time to plan and create effective lessons and student more time to get targeted learning and enrichment opportunities. Let's start by understanding the need for flexible scheduling ⏬
School schedules have been mostly the same for decades. We have to solve for both educator burnout and student disengagement! #FlexibleScheduling provides many options to do this. And many are already successfully being implemented, including in DC, with great success!