Alex Barrios

Everyone's world spins on its own axis.

[Educational Results Partnership @ERP_learn]

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[Educational Results Partnership @ERP_learn]

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[Educational Results Partnership @ERP_learn]

NEW REPORT!📰Skills Currency: Building a Common Language Between Education and Employment. Today, we released a new report that shares findings from ERP's first skills currency pilot. Read it here: https://t.co/6mp0FgMDn8

[Ethan Brooks @alt_w_v_g]

Went to the grocery store this morning

Bread, milk, eggs

$47.63

The screen asked if I'd like to round up to support a children's hospital

I pressed no

The cashier looked at me

The woman behind me looked at me

My wife looked at the ceiling

Again

This company made $14 billion last year

They can round up

Went to get gas after

The pump asked if I'd like to add $1 to support veterans

I support veterans

I pressed no

A $200 billion oil company asking me to fund their charity while I'm paying $3.89 a gallon

That's not philanthropy

That's outsourcing

Drove through for lunch

Taco Bell

The screen said "round up for education?"

A fast food company asking me to fund scholarships while paying their employees $11 an hour

I pressed no

My wife said "you know you're arguing with screens today"

She was right

But the screens started it

Went to the pharmacy

Picked up a prescription

$340 after insurance

The screen asked if I'd like to donate $1 to help families in need

I just paid $340 for a medication that costs $4 to manufacture

And now you want a dollar

I pressed no

The pharmacist said "it's just a dollar"

I said "it's never just a dollar"

She didn't respond

Got home

My wife said "you said no to a children's hospital, veterans, education, and families in need today"

I said "no. I said no to four corporations who want me to fund their goodwill so they can put it in their annual report"

She was quiet

Then she said "you're not wrong"

I said "I know"

She said "but you're still going to look like a monster"

I said "I'd rather look like a monster than quietly fund a billion-dollar company's PR strategy at the register"

She didn't disagree

But she didn't look at me either

Plz fix. Thx.

Sent from my iPhone

[Educational Results Partnership @ERP_learn]

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[Alex Barrios @ComsAlex]

@MMAUNCENSORED1 No. I can run around the ring for that much money knowing I would eventually lose. Enough of the participation trophy mindset.

[Alex Barrios @ComsAlex]

@DeanzTIA @SpinninBackfist Because Ngannou was looking to win not just survive lol

[Alex Barrios @ComsAlex]

What channel is the track meet on??? #JakeJoshua

[Alex Barrios @ComsAlex]

Will Smith saves the world again...this time for the Dodgers...

[Alex Barrios @ComsAlex]

@sunnstorm Yeah I'm sorry but employers aren't buying that anymore and neither are most young people. Skill development is what matters most for these young people, not partying and football games.

[Alex Barrios @ComsAlex]

As I watch Sac State leadership make fools of themselves on national TV I'm reminded that no one goes to Sac State for the football team. People go there because it WAS an affordable option to get a good education. The school should focus on and prioritize its academics.

[Alex Barrios @ComsAlex]

@sunnstorm I'm a mission person. People go to Sac State to get an affordable education so they can get a good job and have a nice life. Not for a few years of "campus life". So what's the "vision" now?

[Alex Barrios @ComsAlex]

@TomSwartz296286 @ifightthebull I think there are bigger more important fish to fry than becoming an FBS football team

[Alex Barrios @ComsAlex]

@anthonydavisinc @TomSwartz296286 I agree with Anthony. I graduated with two degrees from Sac State. Had some excellent professors and learned a lot. I'd like to see the President be more focused on that than this superficial stuff.

[Alex Barrios @ComsAlex]

@TXBruce2727 It's ok. No offense taken. I have always loved that Sac State provided good overall value and opportunities to compete in sports while PRIORITIZING academics and affordability. I feel the University is losing its focus by chasing superficiality.

[Alex Barrios @ComsAlex]

@TXBruce2727 I was a two sport athlete at Sac State. I loved that sports gave me an opportunity to get early registration which helped me finish a degree in four years. My point is sports should not be prioritized over academics, especially for the head of the University.

[Alex Barrios @ComsAlex]

@TomSwartz296286 I earned two degrees from Sac State. I thought the education was pretty good. Best value university. It was never about the sports and shouldn't be.

[Alex Barrios @ComsAlex]

@millersara714 I have yet to see any evidence that all this is going to generate money for the school. In fact, I think it's the opposite. Weren't students recent asked to increase their fees to pay for all this?

[Alex Barrios @ComsAlex]

@millersara714 The sports are just extra. The University exists for the academics.

[State Senator Jesse Arreguín @JesseArreguin]

Pleased to recognize that 34 schools in our Senate District have been named to the 2025 #ERPHonorRoll for their data-driven success and commitment to equity.
Learn more: https://t.co/9VbF3FjH7z