Editor of What We’re Reading | SVP, K-12 Communications @WhitebdAdvisor | Education, media & storytelling | @LSU @ManshipSchool alum | Dog Dad
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The SXSW EDU panel picker is live! Join @karimmeghji, @armanatbrisk, @thomas_rodgers and our own Lisa O'Masta at SXSW EDU to explore how district leaders are scaling AI tools and curriculum to support educators and empower students.
Vote for our panel: participate.sxsw.com/flow/sx…
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Graduation should be a time of joy and celebration. But this year, fear kept some families from showing up.
This isn’t just about immigration. It’s about the constitutional right that every child has to access a free and public education. #PlylervDoe
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Building for impact?
The Solutions Summit at #ISTE2025 brings together education leaders and innovators to spotlight what’s working and what’s next.
Join us June 29 to connect with system-level decision-makers.
#EdTech
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Bringing a new product to market?
The Solutions Summit at #ISTE2025 is your chance to hear directly from system leaders about what they need now and what they’re planning for next.
Join us June 29.
#EdTech
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@Xfinity maybe don’t send this when the internet has gone out twice this week for multiple hours?
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Education leaders are looking for solutions that deliver results at scale.
The Solutions Summit at #ISTE2025 is where decision-makers and innovators connect.
Join us on June 29 to be part of the conversation.
#EdTech
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Can't wait for this session!
Don’t miss @jwestanderson and me at @SXSWEDU as we tackle the myths that hold students back from loving and learning math —and how we can help all kids thrive.
📅 Wednesday, March 5
⏰ 11:30 a.m. CT
bit.ly/4hXv7I0 #SXSWEDU
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The @FTC's updated #COPPA rules will more strictly regulate how #EdTech companies collect and retain children’s data.
W/A's Head of K12 Communications, @thomas_rodgers shares what you need to know.
#StudentPrivacy #PrivateEquity
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This morning, leaders from across @MDCPS came together to focus on transforming math mindsets. Through insights from the National Math Improvement Project and the Math Narrative Project, they explored how evidence-based messaging can shape math instruction from our earliest learners through our high school students.
Together, we’re working to build confidence and success in mathematics across our schools. #MathMindset #YourBestChoiceMDCPS
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Ever heard someone say, "I’m just not a 'math person'?" In her new @TEDTalks, @Zearned CEO @Shalinee_Sharma shares why it is time to rethink that & offers 4 steps to help everyone thrive in math. #TEDTalks
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Discover how advanced technology is transforming learning standards adoption. W/A's VP, @HillaryK13, joins @EdGate’s webinar, The State of Learning Standards, as a panelist.
📅 Dec. 17 | 2 PM ET
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#EdTech #LearningStandards
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Drop in US 8th grade math TIMSS scores 2019 to 2023 was larger than peer countries.
WSJ: “The stakes are high. Test scores predict economic success both for countries and individual students.”
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🚀Big News! I teamed up with my colleague @jisoosong2017 to publish a new policy memo with @scientistsorg on reimagining E2T2. It’s time to help State Education Agencies modernize K-12 #edtech policy and bridge the 2024 #NETP digital divides.
Read it here: fas.org/publication/reimagin…
#SETDA #k12
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✅ You're not ready for tonight's Vice Presidential Debate until you’ve downloaded the official W/A “Veep Debate Bingo Card.”
Share your finished card as a comment, and tell us how you did for a chance to win a W/A branded Yeti mug.
#EducationPolicy #DebateGames #election2024
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Sign up for The EdSheet, our brand new biweekly publication focused on the latest education business and funding news.
#Investors #EdTech #PrivateEquity
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A new @USC study shows a strong link between #absenteeism, academic performance, and mental health.
W/A's Head of K-12 Communications, @thomas_rodgers shares what you need to know.
#MentalHealthAwareness #Comms4Good
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W/A's co-director of research @ddeschryver and @MargueriteRoza, Research Professor at @Georgetown & Director of the @EdunomicsLab aim to share data on states' financial forecasts & how to tell if a district has money to spend.
Cast your vote ⤵️
#SXSWedu
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When it comes to selling products and solutions to schools, there is almost no worse time than right now.
Here's why.
#BackToSchool #EdTech #BuyingCycle
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