Working in education policy & strategy @EdCounselDC. Former civil rights lawyer & @DCPublicSchools teacher/district official. Views my own. | He/Him
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Dan Gordon retweeted
#READNOW How The U.S. Departments of Education and Labor are teaming up to tackle the nation's teacher shortages with funds and an emphasis on paid apprenticeships. #k12Teaching #TeachingApprenticehships #Education
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Dan Gordon retweeted
Not to miss in today's announcements- @usedgov will lead a Government Coordinating Council that will quarterback policy & communications b/t governments to strengthen school cyber defenses." THIS WILL MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE in our ecosystem. tech.ed.gov/infrastructure @projunicorn
Dan Gordon retweeted
ED & @USDOL are teaming up to take on our nation’s teacher shortage: ed.gov/news/press-releases/e…
The four data visualizations below tell how we got to this point – and how ED & Labor are working together to boldly improve learning conditions by supporting educators. [🧵 ⬇️]
ALT Four graphs showing teacher enrollment in educator preparation programs with the header "Educator Preparation Program Enrollment (EPP) Academic Year (AY) 2018-2019 to 2020-2021"
ALT Map of the United States with the text showing education staffing level changes from 2018 to 2021 with the header: "Progress Towards Returning to Pre-Pandemic Staffing Levels"
ALT A map of the United States showing 21 states with registered teacher apprenticeship programs, with the header "Registered Apprenticeships for K-12 Teachers 2023"
ALT A map of the United States showing teacher compensation with the header "Teacher Compensation 2021-2022"
Dan Gordon retweeted
📢Funding Opportunity! NCER's FY2024 Education Research Grants RFA is out. This program supports field-initiated research that focuses on improving education experiences and outcomes for U.S. learners. The application deadline is September 21: ies.ed.gov/funding/pdf/2024_…
ALT Funding Opportunity
Dan Gordon retweeted
Congratulations to @AASAHQ and
@jklivinFNDN for this amazing work to provide resources to school districts to leverage Bipartisan Safer Communities Act dollars - talk about leveraging and addressing capacity and infrastructure for good! greenlightsgrantinitiative.o…
Dan Gordon retweeted
.@jklivinFNDN’s GreenlightsGrantInitiative.o… is a huge step forward in helping school districts across the country access federal funding to keep their students safe. @AASAHQ is looking forward to working with @mcconaughey and @iamcamilaalves on this critical work!
Dan Gordon retweeted
All the cool kids are celebrating National Summer Learning Week (July 10-14), including our @AASAdvocacy policy blog, The Leading Edge, where our latest post is on 'Making the Most of Your Summer Fun(ds)—Improvement Isn’t Accidental':
aasa.org/advocacy/blog/guest…
Dan Gordon retweeted
Broad support for this important policy change--students deserve to understand the financial value of their education when they choose where to enroll
#ICYMI we joined 14 partner organizations in @PostsecData to support the Department of Education's proposal on financial value transparency disclosures that will inform evidence-based decisionmaking. Read to learn more: ihep.org/press/postsecdatas-…
Dan Gordon retweeted
AASA partnered w/ ASCD, International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), NAESP, and NASSP to develop a new guide for using artificial intelligence (AI) in education: Bringing AI to School: Tips for School Leaders. aasa.org/advocacy/blog/aasa-…
Dan Gordon retweeted
Do you build partners and partnerships in education research? If so, I have a great (free!) resource for you - a new book on brokering in education RPPs. Coolest feature: vignettes & tools that show what brokers do and how they do it, written by brokers.
routledge.com/Brokering-in-E…
Dan Gordon retweeted
Register now for "Digging Into the Data: A School District’s Journey to Close the Discipline Disproportionality Gap," an #edWebinar on June 7 featuring @ijduran, @edleaderkim, @LisaLwilliams13, and Digital Promise's @k12kimsmith: bit.ly/3Oe9EyG @DPLeague
Dan Gordon retweeted
As schools shift their focus from immediate recovery to longer-term solutions to help students succeed, we are updating our joint initiative with @Results4America from #EdResearch4Recovery to #EdResearch4Action to help state & local leaders address a wider set of edu challenges
ALT EdResearch for Action: Bridging the gap between research and real impact
Dan Gordon retweeted
K-12 districts experience about 57% of all ransomware attacks; underestimate how vulnerable they are - @CoSN | @CCSSO #statesleading
Attn: @EricColumbus
Dan Gordon retweeted
“@EctorCountyISD is one of 10 districts that have piloted outcomes-based contracting in cooperation with the @SouthernEdFound. The organization announced May 1 plans to scale up its work with a $4.6M grant from the @WaltonFamilyFdn…” @EvieBlad edweek.org/leadership/distri… @ScottMuri
Dan Gordon retweeted
Excellent new case studies from DQC that describe a powerful and understandable vision for using education and workforce data to help learners.
Access to data can inform people’s decisionmaking as they navigate their journeys through education and the workforce, especially at key transition points. That is what our new vision for data access is all about. bit.ly/3LH5f5U
Dan Gordon retweeted
Access to data can inform people’s decisionmaking as they navigate their journeys through education and the workforce, especially at key transition points. That is what our new vision for data access is all about. bit.ly/3LH5f5U
Dan Gordon retweeted
In a world filled with content about what the #evidence says, I am hoping this new piece from me and Nate Schwartz of @AnnenbergInst highlights the benefit of using #evidence + #values + #innovation + #evaluation to make the most of $ to support summer programs for kids.
Analysis: How should schools spend ESSER summer school funds? Rhode Island case study has some clues buff.ly/3A23ZDQ