HAPPENING NOW: The Future of Public Education panel with Cindy Marten @usedgov, @fedingram, and @AFTEVPDeJesus. Follow along in the thread below! 🧵#TEACH21
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.@AFTEVPDeJesus: We know a lot more about how children learn to read. What hasn't changed is supporting our teachers and resourcing our schools so students have what they need to learn. #TEACH21
.@fedingram: Thanks to the election of @POTUS Biden & @VP Harris, we now have a cabinet of educators like @SecCardona & Deputy Secretary Cindy Marten who know what it means to teach in our public schools. @usedgov #TEACH21 
Cindy Marten @usedgov: In my last few years as a superintendent, I was able to work with educators and stakeholders to get our schools opened equitably. But at my core, I'm a teacher, and I bring that experience & commitment with me wherever I go, no matter my title. #TEACH21
Q, @AFTEVPDeJesus: How do we make sure students teach at the grade level?
A, Cindy Marten: We have to remember literacy is the cornerstone of success, not just in school but in life. It's being able to make meaning of the world around you. #TEACH21
A, Cindy Marten: We have to remember literacy is the cornerstone of success, not just in school but in life. It's being able to make meaning of the world around you. #TEACH21
A, Marten (cont): Good literacy teachers know what a student needs to grow in their lives. Our approach isn't based on just correcting reading problems, but honoring the literacies they bring to the table and providing them a rich literate environment. #TEACH21
Marten, @usedgov: I'm not sure we're all in the same boat during #COVID19 but we were all in the same storm. We have to honor where we're coming from. We must ensure the resources that every school can provide 5 day schooling, and the #AmericanRescuePlan has those funds. #TEACH21
Cindy Marten @usedgov: We are heartened by the trend of the schools reopening & parents re-enrolling their students, our most recent survey on reopening shows students of color are less likely than their white peers to return in-person. We need to solve that. #TEACH21
Cindy Marten @usedgov: We need to understand what students need and how they need it, and that takes deep listening and understanding. The only way to respond & sustain that is to build trust and relationships. #TEACH21
Q, @AFTEVPDeJesus: How do we help students & communities thrive as we come out of this storm, and how do we #BuildBackBetter?
A, Marten: Great question! What lights up a teacher is seeing their students grow & thrive, and this context makes it more complex than before. #TEACH21
A, Marten: Great question! What lights up a teacher is seeing their students grow & thrive, and this context makes it more complex than before. #TEACH21
A, Marten (cont): We need to work together, and make sure that everyone involved in students' success are at the table. That means parents and caregivers must be involved, and we must build relationships intentionally in communities. #TEACH21
A, Marten (cont): Every student experienced the pandemic differently, and we need to acknowledge that and lean into that. We need to create a safe, inclusive and welcoming environment for them to return to, and to be creative in including all we've gained this past year. #TEACH21
Q, @AFTEVPDeJesus: Knowing we have to differentiate our approach to teaching special education students, differently-abled students, and English language learners, how do we differentiate the funding to do this? #TEACH21
A, Cindy Marten @usedgov: Where there is greater need, there must be greater investment. In the local control funding formula, there must be a local control accountability plan. With flexibility must come accountability. #TEACH21
Q, @fedingram: How do we attract teachers & school support staff to their profession?
A, Marten: The key word is sustainability here. We have to respect the teaching profession for what it is - the foundation of all other opportunities - and compensate it accordingly. #TEACH21
A, Marten: The key word is sustainability here. We have to respect the teaching profession for what it is - the foundation of all other opportunities - and compensate it accordingly. #TEACH21
A, Marten: Thousands of educators qualify for public assistance. That's not sustainable. We need to compensate educators fairly, and offer the professional development they need to continue teaching our students. This is the kind of investment that matters. #TEACH21
A, Marten: With more than 1/2 of our students identifying as non-white, we need more educators of color to join our profession. It's important that all educators create diverse & inclusive classrooms, but we need a more diverse teaching workforce. It benefits all kids. #TEACH21
Q, @fedingram: Long-term, how are you thinking the @usedgov should be working to make sure public education, as an institution, remains the cornerstone of our democracy?
A, Marten: It's all I think about. #TEACH21
A, Marten: It's all I think about. #TEACH21
A, Marten (cont): The short-term priority for me is the same for @SecCardona & @POTUS: All schools will offer 5 day in-person instruction for all students. That's where we're going to start. As we move forward, we're establishing a new baseline for all students. #TEACH21
A, Marten (cont): The new baseline will give every family access to early childhood education, will give every child a high quality education regardless of geography or demography. Your demography does not decide your destiny. #TEACH21
A, Marten (cont): We also are focused on making higher education more affordable and accessible, as well as diversifying the educator workforce. We are going to heal, learn, and grow together, and invest in innovation like broadband access. #TEACH21
A, Marten (cont): The #AmericanFamilieisPlan is a once in a generation investment, and it's in the foundation of middle class prosperity with education, healthcare, and childcare. It is transformational funding so every child can succeed. #TEACH21
.@AFTEVPDeJesus: For the first time in years, we have the freedom to truly re-imagine public schools. #TEACH21
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