Helping @theyoungcenter & a bunch of ed tech cos, researching AI, furniture maker. Prev: Co-founded+CEO'd+sold Thinkful (to Chegg) & Perpetually (Dell).
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Border Patrol arrested a 75-year-old humanitarian worker who was bringing water to lost migrant children, including one holding a baby. Agents used a legal workaround to charge her with trespassing on public land. theintercept.com/2023/05/14/…
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AP African American Studies is an incredible opportunity for students to learn our history & it’s shameful – though not surprising – that Gov. DeSantis opposes this. Proud to support @AmandaDoAmanda of @thinkfiveable to call on @CollegeBoard to step up: 5able.me/3XFssZv
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As the Young Center has consistently demonstrated, Title 42 is a violation of immigration law that fuels human suffering.
📢 We urge the Biden Administration to seize the opportunity noted by the Court to take independent action to end Title 42 immediately.
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OK. We're building a Data Science curriculum with math + machine learning.
🧮 Learn Calculus, Stats, Linear Algebra using Python Jupyter Notebook
🆚 In-browser VS Code projects
🛠️ 19 certifications
💰 Fundraiser w/ 100% donation match from @darrellsilver
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Allow me to entertain you with thread: A few days ago, there was a twitter storm about the worst places in NYC. Many people said Times Square, which I would typically agree with except for one thing: My dad. 1/11
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1/7 In my early days of working in the media in NYC, a coworker said, "It's interesting how most midwesterners go to state schools; I guess you all like to stick close to home." I was shocked by the classism. I said nothing. But here's what I wish I would have said:
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Thank you @Technori and @kitun for sitting down with our own @darrellsilver to chat about @thinkful and how skills-based learning can create more value for college students. #studentsfirst
@thinkful founder @darrellsilver joins the show to talk about why online learning should help us reach our job goals -in tech especially- efficiently and with the same focus we give to college education as a whole. #elearning #edtech #technori @Chegg
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"Bad apple that's a lovely name for murderer... I've had a bad apple, it was tart but it didn't choke me up."
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3. More restrictive state and local policies governing police use of force are associated with significantly lower rates of police shootings/killings by police. This is backed by 30+ years of research. We identified specific policies that work here: useofforceproject.org
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2. There is no evidence that better police training programs or “implicit bias” training changes police behavior. The trainings vary in quality and rarely result in any accountability/changes in decision-making. Don’t put this at the top of your agenda. Next, what works...
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In 1665, the University of Cambridge temporarily closed due to the bubonic plague. Isaac Newton had to work from home, and he used this time to develop calculus and the theory of gravity. cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-A…
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Percentage of workers 25 and over who can work from home:
College graduates: 52%
Some college/associate's degree: 24%
High school graduates, no college: 13%
Did not complete high school: 4%
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Today is my first day as a Junior Full Stack Engineer at @LearnPlatformUS!
I'm a grad of @thinkful's Engineering Flex program and I've worked full time in education for 6 years (10 years including part time work)
Keep reading for a short thread on my journey:
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#tbt Last year on 1/2/19 I found out via video call that I got accepted into @thinkful. I received so many things since finishing including this shirt. Happy anniversary to me! #CodeNewbie #careerkarma #webdev
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Thanksgiving is a day to recognize all we have to be thankful for, including the people who are there for us. Wishing a #HappyThanksgiving to our students, mentors, and employees, who help us harvest brighter futures each and every day.
What are you grateful for? 🦃
