Parent, Oakland resident, CEO, Silicon Schools. Views my own.
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I’m thrilled by what we've accomplished at @siliconschools. And, I am driven by the immense needs that still exist. Leading on innovation in education, developing the schools & solutions we need & creating a more equitable future for our kids–this will be my focus as our new CEO.
An exciting announcement about Silicon Schools Fund. Please join us in congratulating @caitrinwright, who was unanimously chosen by the board to lead our next chapter.
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PROOF POINTS: Third graders struggling the most to recover in reading after the pandemic. Having a current third grader myself and watching zoom kinder into 1st this is not at all surprising. hechingerreport.org/proof-po…
The needs of our children should be at the center of every conversation about education. @TheOaklandREACH & @CAParentPower are pushing the Oakland Unified School District School Board to allow for parent involvement. When parents are involved, students win! This is urgent work.
CA refuses to release state assessment data from last year until (conveniently) after elections. How does this center students and the organizations trying to support them? Infuriating. edsource.org/2022/state-dela…
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Get a sneak peak at our podcast "Dreaming in Color," hosted by Darren Isom!
Celebrate the genius of #SocialSector leaders of color through 6 candid conversations.
Coming next week- subscribe now so you don't miss an episode:
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We’ve spent 4 years making a film about early literacy and are thrilled / relieved / proud as heck to share the trailer.
Retweet, share, send it to your kids’ principal, whatever you want. It’s time to get everyone talking about this #quietcrisis.
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I was so moved to see Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed this afternoon. Like so many of you, I can’t help but feel a sense of pride—a sense of joy—to know that this deserving, accomplished Black woman will be a part of the highest court in the land.
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“California is about to take a big step backward by setting up huge barriers for consumers to adopt solar power,” writes @Schwarzenegger, a former governor of the state. nyti.ms/356je2j
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New study confirms the experience of a second grader:
"Last year, I didn't like reading because I didn't know how to do it. Now I like reading because I can."
New preprint! "Literacy skills seem to fuel literacy enjoyment, rather than vice versa" doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/3kfg… We tested the direction of causation in 3,690 twins aged 12. See here what we found (1/5):
ALT Influences: A=genetic (i.e., heritability); C=shared-environment (e.g. family & school); E=non-shared environment (e.g. own friends, accident) + measurement error
What a loving, thoughtful and clear description of the experience of being supportive parents of a trans child. It resonated watching our dearest friends trace a similar path. #TransDayOfVisibility
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Please watch @dyslexia_black talk about ways educators attributed a source for reading difficulties in an eye-opening survey.
0% blamed the curriculum, teachers, or principal
10% blamed the parents
100% blamed the child
We need to talk about this.
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Join us for a discussion about our move to remote learning and how it affects some more than others. #SGS xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1BRJjByAN…
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The pandemic year has been brutal for young people. And it's been much tougher in some places than others. Here's my latest for @propublica, a story from a part of the country where the line between disruption and normalcy was drawn especially starkly. propublica.org/article/the-l…
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A University of Chicago study is offering hope that high school students struggling before and after the pandemic can start to catch up. wbez.org/stories/tutoring-st…
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The pandemic has dimmed college prospects for students in need. #NACAC CEO @AngelBPerez weighs in: “What we are really worried about, simply put, is: ‘Will we miss out on an entire generation of students going to college?’” @USATODAY @hechingerreport usatoday.com/story/news/educ…
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I mean this honestly, not critically: I hope every “Open Schools” movement is prepping to convert to an “Equitable Schools” movement once schools are fully open. The reopening issue will be over in 6-12 months, and we’ll need sustained parent advocacy of all stripes long after.
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A year into pandemic, far fewer young students are on target to learn how to read, tests show buff.ly/3pUA5ts
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A new, real-world Israeli study shows the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is almost 90% effective at stopping COVID-19 transmission (not just symptoms) bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
