Keep up with up-to-the-minute happenings by subscribing to Dropout Nation’s Twtter feed. Here are some of yesterday’s tweets:

  • @AmSpec: NJ Gov. Chris Christie notes the costs of #teacherspensions and #publicpensions #edreform #
  • RT @blackposimage @MsMathis: The Civil Rights movement was about equality moreso than desegregation… #
  • RT @RobertTalbert: The most disturbing thing about the #UAH shooting other than the murders themselves is description of… tenure process. #
  • More #highered tenure and University of Alabama shooting: These days, only 48 percent of faculty are tenured. #
  • It’s not only politicized, but for the universities, also very expensive to award. Which results in so few achieving tenure at #highered #
  • RT @tvanderark: Wow, KC supt Covington calls for closing half of district’s 60 schools ; #edreform #
  • RT @pesky: Parent trigger gets bigger #edreform #edpolicy #education #edreform #
  • At Dropout Nation: Read: Shutdown Edition (John Covington, #edreform #parenttrigger #edpolicy #KCPS): https://dropoutnation.net/dp4 #
  • Listen: The Dropout Nation Podcast: Building Ties Between School Reformers/Grassroot Activists: https://dropoutnation.net/dp3 #edreform #
  • Anyone care to disagree? RT @DrStevePerry: If you’re a teacher&your students aren’t grasping what you’re teaching, maybe it’s you. #edreform #
  • RT @DrStevePerry: All too often, we blame environmental factors instead of looking at the quality of teachers in most urban school systems. #
  • The problem within public education cultures is exacerbated by a compensation system that emphasizes degrees/seniority over performance… #
  • Far too many teachers are trying to get their hands on master’s/doctorates that aren’t useful for classroom teaching. But who can blame them #
  • The system emphasizes becoming an Ed.D or Ph.D. versus subject-matter competence, strong instruction, and caring about the children in care. #
  • And yes, this is what schools and teachers are supposed to do: Educate the children in their care. #
  • Change how teachers are compensated. Same for principals. This changes what teachers and schools focus on. #

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