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Jenna Stephens

@Jenna_edu

Michigan girl working hard to better education for ALL kids!

Joined November 2014
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Detroit launches $500K Innovation Challenge, wants ideas to empower boys & young men of color. Pls share #MBKDetroit thndr.me/p5DhXg
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I just supported MBKDetroit InnovationChallenge on @ThunderclapIt // @skillmanfound thndr.me/45eWpK
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The DEC is the only proposed solution to address student achievement and empower parents with better access to school choices. #choiceisours
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Gov. Snyder ‘open’ to ending EAA school reform detne.ws/1YfQLad via @detroitnews
Are we willing to adequately fund our public schools? The answer in most states is no. cbpp.org/research/state-budg… #Voices4Ed
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Please read a great op ed by @StudentsFirstMI's @SfLhuddleston #ChoiceIsOurs #mileg #edchat #michigan mlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/…

Detroit education reforms also must address 'school-to-prison pipeline'

Lindsay Huddleston is state director of StudentsFirst Michigan, a bipartisan group of parents, educators, business owners and concerned citizens. Lindsay Huddleston By Lindsay Huddleston My organiz...

mlive.com
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“The highest result of education is tolerance.” Helen Keller’s soothing words on a sad day. educationworld.com/a_lesson/… #Voices4Ed
To rebuild Detroit, restore the schools bit.ly/1TrLWtF via @BridgeMichigan #StudentsFirstMI
Can the Truth About Testing Set Us Free?: educationpost.org/2015/11/ca…
Skillman leader: Don’t expect foundation rescue of DPS detne.ws/1j8HJho via @detroitnews
An Open Letter to His Majesty King Abdullah and Her Majesty Queen Rania wp.me/p6WK0O-4 via @wordpressdotcom
“Black people have to be the ones communicating on school choice.” @rolandsmartin on Clinton & charters: the74million.org/article/exc… #Voices4Ed
“Never settle.” This principal, formerly a student, beats the odds in @ChiPubSchools: dnainfo.com/chicago/20151106… @andreavwatson12 #Voices4Ed
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Thank you @onetoughnerd for signing the teacher evaluation bill today. We were honored to be there! #mileg #edhcat
Image from StudentsFirst MI (@StudentsFirstMI)
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StudentsFirst MI applauds @allen_tonya for a well written piece in the Freep today! freep.com/story/opinion/… #mileg #choiceisours #miedchat
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DeVore: Literacy program targets Detroit youth detne.ws/1NnzQ4c via @detroitnews

DeVore: Literacy program targets Detroit youth

A $1.5 million initiative is intended to build preschool children’s vocabulary in two Detroit neighborhoods

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Blueprint for fixing Detroit schools detne.ws/1NjXCOk via @detroitnews

Blueprint for fixing Detroit schools

The governor and others working to achieve meaningful improvement must solve several key problems, Huddleston writes

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“You take ownership of the curriculum.” This New York City school gets great results without textbooks: nytimes.com/2015/10/25/nyreg… #Voices4Ed
“It’s the president’s job to lead the way” on education. @ctuckerprof on politics and schools: the74million.org/article/wan… @The74 #Voices4Ed

Tucker: Want a President Who Will Tackle Income Inequality? First Get a Candidate Who Will Talk...

Isn’t public education presidential? Isn’t it more important to the nation than Donald Trump’s buffoonery or the size of Bernie Sanders’ crowds? Well, of course it is. Every candidate on the campaign...

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Act now to tell your state rep. to support meaningful teacher evaluations today! Click here: studentsfirst.org/state/mich…… #mileg #miedchat
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