Amy Dudas

Working on system change for District youth. Yoncé, ya'll. All views my own.

[Stacey Abrams @staceyabrams]

Anchored by intellectual rigor, compassion and fortitude, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson joins the U.S. Supreme Court and the annals of history. We are grateful for service that brought her here and the work yet to come. Congratulations, America! #KetanjiBrownJackson #SCOTUS

[Laura Coates @thelauracoates]

Don’t worry my beautiful daughter, you’ll hear a lot more than 47 “No’s” in your lifetime. But in the end, they will still have to put some respect on your name. They may even have to call you Justice.

[Errin Haines 🐴🤠🇺🇸🍑 @errinhaines]

Jackson’s parents, Johnny and Ellery Brown — both born during Jim Crow, HBCU graduates and public school educators — proudly look on in the hearing room.

[Eduardo Ferrer @EduardoRFerrer]

2 years into this pandemic, everyone is struggling to heal and have their needs met. For too many of our kids, their menu of options for meeting their needs is limited. And we have to recognize that we, the adults, have designed & handed them that menu.
https://t.co/1SS4MMX2uN

[Laura Hayes 🍣 @LauraHayesDC]

Today, D.C. lifted its indoor mask mandate for bars & restaurants. For 24 months, hospitality workers have been the enforcers of yo-yoing restrictions intended to keep us safe. Please humor me on this monster thread about what they went through so we don't forget.🧵

[Ahmed Ali @DrAhmednurAli]

You can (and should), unapologetically advocate for the Ukrainian people’s safety and peace AND you can call out the hypocrisy and racism on full display with the comparisons to other conflicts. They are not mutually exclusive. Let your sense of humanity be on full display.

[Alex Dodds @alexgdodds]

"very little of Cheh’s speech had much grounding in fact and, even more troublingly, relied upon a common, classist trope about the causes of violence in the community." https://t.co/EHlpL0uHba

[Kimberly Perry @KimPerry_DC]

🧵 I am deeply disturbed by @MayorBowser’s recent newsletter blaming and finger pointing on youth-involved crime instead of taking ownership for the District’s years of divestment in our youth. And, I’m equally disappointed in CM @MaryCheh’s remarks at a recent press conference…

[Ben Spielberg @BenSpielberg]

Again, there has long been voluminous research demonstrating that income support carries long-run benefits for kids. Here's a paper my fantastic former colleagues Arloc Sherman and @TazraMitchell wrote 4.5 years ago to summarize some of it. https://t.co/nhk3utuibU

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: Cash payments for low-income mothers increased brain function in babies, a study found, with potential implications for U.S. safety net policy. https://t.co/CPi24odr48

[Isaac Castillo @isaac_outcomes]

We hope to measure changes for individual early childhood educators, as well as systemic change. #evaluation #data

@PeterTatian @Chase @marthastableorg @LIFTCommunities @AmericanU @AU_SchoolofEd @Trinitydc @TrinityPrez @vppartners @urbaninstitute

[Isaac Castillo @isaac_outcomes]

Here is what each member of the partnership will do as part of the Advancing Early Education Collaborative.
@JPMorgan @Chase @marthastableorg @LIFTCommunities @AmericanU @AU_SchoolofEd @Trinitydc @TrinityPrez @vppartners @urbaninstitute.

[Isaac Castillo @isaac_outcomes]

The Advancing Early Education Collaborative will focus on supporting early childhood educators with our partners:
@JPMorgan @Chase @marthastableorg @LIFTCommunities @AmericanU @AU_SchoolofEd @Trinitydc @TrinityPrez @vppartners @urbaninstitute

[Amy Dudas @amy_dudas]

It’s launch day! @vppartners is excited to begin our work with the Advancing Early Education Collaborative with @MarthasTableorg , @LIFTCommunities, @AU_SchoolofEd, @TRINITYPREZ, @TrinityDC and @urbaninstitute. Grateful to @jpmorgan and @Chase!

[Youth Invest Partners @youthinvestptrs]

We are thrilled to be named a winner of AdvancingCities by @jpmorgan and @Chase as a member of the Advancing Early Education Collaborative. This bold investment will foster equity in early education in DC. @AmericanU @LIFTCommunities @MarthasTableorg @TrinityDC @urbaninstitute

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

Please share this quote from my father through #MLKDay2022:

“I think the tragedy is that we have a Congress with a Senate that has a minority of misguided senators who will use the filibuster to keep the majority of people from even voting.”

@LeaderMcConnell @SenatorSinema

[Diane Schanzenbach @dwschanz]

1.Young workers typically turn to community colleges to invest in skills when unemployment increases. But the onset of COVID was different. Enrollment at community colleges declined by 9.5 percent between 2019 and 2020, with the drop larger among men.

[Capital Weather @capitalweather]

Looks amazing...

[Eduardo Ferrer @EduardoRFerrer]

More of threads like these please. Facts will win over fear. Love will win over hate. But only if we keep pushing.

[Helen Blank @BlankHelen]

“I make $10 an hour to shape the future of children but $15 to hand someone a cup of coffee.” This article goes to the heart of child care issues. Finally a chance to fix it. ⁦@JasonDeParle⁩ https://t.co/xa0v5fgpfJ