Senior Vice President, Strategy & Communications, Learning Heroes
Washington, DC
Joined November 2010
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We're thrilled to share our #GoBeyondGrades campaign won a @CommAwards 2024 Award of Distinction. Thankful for the recognition of this important campaign to help families & educators work together on the benefit & support of student success. #CommunicatorAwards
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Breaking down cultural barriers in the education system is crucial to help foster and fuel family-educator relationships. Don't miss the full interview featuring our president and founder @BibbHubbard with @Mr_Ankrum @EdupuristPod tonight!
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Most parents ask the question, "How is my child doing?" @tracieinspires sat down with @NBCNewsNow to discuss what parents should be asking their child's teacher to get a better understanding of their grade-level mastery. #GoBeyondGrades
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Our co-founder Cindi Williams, sat down with @Gallup to discuss the new report 'B-flation: How Good Grades Can Sideline Parents' which highlights the issues at play for parents in understanding their child's grade level achievement and shine a light on opportunities to better support families.
Listen to the full interview here: shorturl.at/kDIJT
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"Report cards are one of several measures that parents and guardians look at in order to have a more holistic understanding of where their child excels and where they may need some additional support." - @dpark11.
Read the new blog 'Report Cards Don’t Tell the Whole Story — And Parents Need to Know That' by @USCCFoundation's Joseph Davis
🔗:uschamberfoundation.org/educ… #GoBeyondGrades
.@LadyTenn, executive director of @memphis_lift works for families every day, helping them advocate for themselves and their child. Get the tools, resources, and more to #GoBeyondGrades at GoBeyondGrades.org via @BeALearningHero
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While student attendance and learning outcomes got worse during the pandemic, this study found that schools with strong family engagement experienced much smaller declines in chronic absenteeism, attendance, and achievement. Read more: bealearninghero.org/research…
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We're excited to co-host Thursday's webinar on Writing for Busy Families with @Todd_Rogers_.
Register here and join us: harvard.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
Tune in to learn more about how to write more kindly, efficiently, and inclusively for busy families and readers.
Moderated by @karen_mapp
Cohosted by @attendanceworks, @dmgroupK12, @ednavigate, @EveryDayLabs, @BeALearningHero, @TNTP
Register now: harvard.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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“Report card grades mask grade-level achievements.” - @BibbHubbard. This school year, #gobeyondgrades to get the most accurate and clear picture of how your child is doing. time.com/6308834/american-pa… via @TIME / @jwestanderson
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Ignorance is not bliss. In fact it’s devastating, the opposite of parent empowerment.
Parents will always be their children’s first, & most important teachers.
We must help them help their children.
Americans Don't Know How Their Kids Are Doing in Schoo time.com/6308834/american-pa…
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Many American parents have no idea how their kids are doing in school.
Nationally, 90% of parents think their children are reading and doing math at or above grade level.
Only 26% of eighth graders are proficient or above in math, writes @jwestanderson ti.me/45Na44U
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Our kids can’t read and it’s time to get angry, y’all! #bydhttmwfi
As @jmjpickford's essay says, there are as many as 2.5M kids struggling to read in 4th grade alone. Find out ways you can act, such as watching @levarburton's "The Right to Read" and visiting #GoBeyondGrades: bit.ly/40ZNRxz
Game-changing piece from my colleague @jmjpickford newsweek.com/parents-your-ki…. Join the reading revolution.
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Amid Pandemic Learning Loss, There's an Urgent Need to Bring Parents and Teachers Together msmagazine.com/2022/12/13/pa… via @msmagazine
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Our team visited @TwoRiversPCS in Washington D.C. and got a first-class experience in effective family-educator engagement and partnership. link.medium.com/GZsckNggJvb
Honored to keynote @GreatMNSchools annual meeting and learn from such esteemed #education and community leaders. #Minneapolis #Minnesota @BeALearningHero
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Experts from @AspenInstitute & @BeALearningHero discuss social, emotional, and academic development with Governors’ Education Policy Advisors. See lessons learned from NGA’s policy academy on improving the well-being of students and school staff nga.org/projects/improving-s…
Presented in front of the NC Parent Council today and loved hearing perspectives of folks from around the state. #nced
New @thehill oped highlights disconnect bt parent perceptions of student achievement & reality. @bealearninghero thehill.com/opinion/educatio…
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Our K-12 principal and co-founder of @BeALearningHero Cindi Williams testified in front of the @TexasHouse Public Ed committee on parent-centric research related to state’s assessment and accountability system. Full hearing: tlchouse.granicus.com/MediaP…