Building ladders of success using cradle-to-career educational opportunities to address poverty and racial inequality #edequity
Berkeley, CA
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Check out the 5th blog in our #FollowTheMoney series that examines issues related to #educationfunding & spending. This time we look at the underrepresentation of rural schools in #CCSPP theopportunityinstitute.org/… #caedu #communityschools
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ICYMI, Bellwether's Alex Cortez joined the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading's #LearningThursdays to discuss building parent power.
Watch the recording ⬇️
youtube.com/watch?v=6zdk5fZ8…
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The 2024 National #CommunitySchools & Family Engagement Conference is now open for registration! @IELconnects and @commschools are proud to host this event in Atlanta, May 29-31, 2024. Our theme this year is “Level Up for Success!” - Learn more & register: bit.ly/csxfe24
ALT Atlanta, May 29-31. ATL skyline and images of previous conference attendees. IEL and CCS logos. Register for CSxFE24
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Why does CA, a center high-tech vital to its economy, rank near bottom of states in offering HS computer science? @carolynjones100 explains calmatters.org/education/k-1…
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Join us for a webinar on Nov 2, 9 a.m. PT, where experts will share recommendations for ways that adults can help youth cultivate their sense of purpose from the new NSCA report, “Cultivating Purpose in Adolescence,” being released next week: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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For over 30 years, @SchottFound has championed community and advocacy organizations, empowering them with sustainable funding. Learn more about their impacts on education justice across the nation and join our very own @zansari8 on October 25: buff.ly/3QbiBYS
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Many thanks to @ed100 for doing the Herculean work of summarizing all the education legislation California lawmakers passed in 2023!
📚 Education News Alert 🚨: The 2023 'Pass/Fail' Veto Explained! Dive into the details of this crucial decision and its implications for students and schools. Get informed: ed100.org/blog/2023-pass-fai…
📰 #EducationNews #PassFailVeto #StudentAdvocacy #EdPolicy #SchoolUpdates
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ICYMI! Video of the recent PACE seminar on "Declining Enrollment, School Closures, and Equity Considerations" with Francis A. Pearman of @StanfordEd and Carrie Hahnel at @bellwetherorg is now posted and streaming from PACE. Watch here: edpolicyinca.org/events/decl…
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DSC is live in Jackson, Mississippi on the State capitol steps leading a press conference and rally to END CORPORAL PUNISHMENT, punitive discipline, and violence towards Black and brown children in schools! #WeekofAction2023
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‼️Just announced: Soledad O'Brien @soledadobrien to Keynote the CA College Affordability Summit on November 7-8th, 2023! #HungryToLearn Register Now! events.rcoe.us/ca_college_af…
Announcing the Annual CA College Affordability Summit! Over 30 sessions of pro development for educators, policy leaders, and community-based orgs. Join us and our partners @CADeptEd @RCOE and @EdTrustWest in Riverside Nov 7-8, 2023! Register today at castudentaid.org/summit2023.
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“Why are we losing so many educators? Let’s talk about how can we keep them, how we can support them, and how we can mentor them. I was able to do that in my school because of #TitleII. And I was able to get teachers from my community so students could learn from people who look like them,” said @CaraballoSuarz—NAESP’s first Latina president. #ThankAPrincipal
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PACE's @hjhough: “I think we need to look closely at how funding investments are actually going to affect teaching and learning—and whether teachers are getting the resources they need to really help students in the classroom." calmatters.org/education/k-1… via @CalMatters
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“Restorative practices are an alternative to punitive discipline. Suspensions do not actually keep schools safer but are instead associated with negative outcomes for students.” @KlevanSarah shares what restorative practices are & why they’re needed. #SafeSchoolsThrivingStudents
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I'm excited to step into this new role @NYWFP
w/ @AnaMariaforNY.
@AQE_NY will have new leadership as @zansari8 & @mmarcouomalley step up as interim co-EDs.
This is a leader full movement, these transitions set up both AQE & WFP to continue to win big for NYers. – at New York, USA
GREAT NEWS!! In @politicony playbook: @AnaMariaforNY & @Jasgripper are our new Co-Directors of @NYWFP! Amazing picks for new leadership 🐺
Congratulations friends!
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Our DeSoto Town Hall event radiated hope! #RaiseMississippi, forging a brighter path for students. Join us at RaiseMississippi.org. #MAEToday @NEAToday
#education #educators #Mississippi #PublicSchools #MississippiEducators #BuildingABetterTomorrow #EducationMatters
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Check out this week's #newsyoucanuse! (1/2)
@educationweek reported on the impact of school surveillance on students.
@Progressive4Ed covered how families are fighting back against a far-right movement against public education.
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The State of Pensions in 2023: Even though the average funded status of the United State's public pension plans has marginally ticked up in 2023, most U.S. state and municipal plans continue to be fragile or distressed. Read more in our latest report: bit.ly/3FgKNVg
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.@StevenDLevitt in @FortuneMagazine strips away the noise surrounding the current debate over #DataScience education and zeros in on what matters most: "The data revolution is here and our kids are not prepared for it."
"Objections to data science in K-12 education make no sense," writes @StevenDLevitt, author of Freakonomics. trib.al/0ui2lD1
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Practicing music increases synapses and gray matter in your brain. This helps not only in the playing of an instrument but in any life activity where learning and memory are needed. @susanmagsamen
How arts education builds better brains and better lives
kqed.org/mindshift/61372/how…
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Join our Week of Action National Event hosts for this important discussion #TODAY!
Link to Join at 2pm CST! buff.ly/46Ln4s3 (link in bio also!)
#DSCWoA2023 #EducateLiberateElevate
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Today’s ed justice update:
✅ @RaceForward released a new episode of their podcast “Momentum”
✅ @TCIAMN is hosting their Data 4 Public Good Conference on Nov. 2-3
✅ @DignityinSchool is hosting their 2023 National Week of Action in just a few days!
