Sarah Carpenter

Executive Director @Memphis_Lift
Member of THE POWERFUL PARENT Movement
#WhatYouSeeIsWhatYouGet

[Dale Chu @Dale_Chu]

WATCH: Say what you will about @RahmEmanuel, the man talks about education like he means it. The rhetorical vacuum behind him is vast.

[Sarah Carpenter @LadyTenn]

@ShayA_WREG3 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔

[Shay Arthur @ShayA_WREG3]

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[Jeanne Allen @JeanneAllen]

For decades, I’ve hoped our nation’s leaders would not only highlight student achievement challenges when scores come out, but keep them front and center year-round—and advance real solutions and innovation to solve the crisis.

Whatever your politics or point of view, it is extraordinary to see the nation’s First Lady using her bully pulpit to do just that.

[Dale Chu @Dale_Chu]

If you’re serious about the science of reading, it’s a curious move to route $10 million through the teachers’ union to design the training—especially when implementation quality is the whole ballgame.

[Charles Cole, III, Ed.D., MPA ᯅ @ccoleiii]

I appreciate anyone who takes time to engage with these random thoughts of mine and i'll always reflect on pushback, good faith debate, and alternative view points. That said, this is a prime example of the onus always ending up back on Black men, regardless of the situation. #colorcommentary

[Dale Chu @Dale_Chu]

Hard truth: inclusion only works if someone is willing to draw lines.

[Jeanne Allen @JeanneAllen]

Great to see @AlphaSchoolATX and so many other companies at the @FLOTUS Global Summit Fostering the Future Together, to help get Tech & AI right for our kids.

[Jeanne Allen @JeanneAllen]

Read of the day. About reading and its relationship to content knowledge. Hirsch was always ahead of his time.

[publiccharters.org @charteralliance]

We’re proud to recognize the women who help guide the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools through their leadership on our board!

[Charter School Growth Fund @CharterGrowth]

New national data from the Turning the Tassel report, by @actwithagency, shows that within 10 years of completing high school, public charter school alumni earn $22,000 more per year than district school peers, are more likely to earn a college degree (38% vs. 31%), and own homes at higher rates. Every child deserves a school that sets them up to thrive, not just on graduation day, but for life.

See the full findings: https://t.co/twEZzskjKg

@HarrisPoll
#CharterEducation #Charter #Education #CharterGrowth #CSGF #StudentSuccess #PublicEducation #K12Education

[Dale Chu @Dale_Chu]

“They are moving the needle on outcomes for kids when it comes to education. But I think what I love most is that every person who is touched by @memphis_lift knows that there is someone there who has their back.”

[Christopher @citizenstewart]

I’m here because the people in this room believe something the world has spent centuries trying to disprove, that Black children are born perfect.

Perfect, by the hand of God, but born into a world that can’t wait to ruin them.

cc: @selmekki @Teacherishx @ccoleiii @TorraineWalker @CenterBlackEd #Blackprint20

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[Sarah Carpenter @LadyTenn]

I don’t care who sees this I’m begging for the children of Memphis @TheTNHoller @ChalkbeatTN I’m not for a job I’m fighting for children.

[Sarah Carpenter @LadyTenn]

@GovBillLee please get in touch with me I’m begging now. Our children are in trouble in Memphis.

[Sarah Carpenter @LadyTenn]

I am convinced School Boards mess up School Districts! I said what I said.

[Sarah Carpenter @LadyTenn]

If the STATE of Tennessee don’t step in now our children don’t stand a chance @GovBillLee

[Sarah Carpenter @LadyTenn]

@suptking PROUD OF YOU.

[Marlon D. King @suptking]

✨🇦🇫This Black History Month, let’s celebrate the incredible contributions of African Americans! As African American, I’m humbled but yet proud to share my journey:

1. The first and only African American superintendent for Haywood County Schools and appointed the first African American principal at Haywood High School (Dorothy Bond) and the first head African American varsity Tomcat football coach (Tim Seymour).

2. The first African American Superintendent of the Year for the Southwest Region ’24.

3. The youngest African Americans to serve as superintendent in Tennessee at age 31.

4. The longest-serving African American superintendent in Tennessee—15 years, plus 3 years at the Department of Education.

5. The only African American to serve three districts as superintendent and at the Department of Education.

6. The longest-serving African American superintendent for JMCSS and the second longest overall.

7. Among the few African American National Blue Ribbon School principals in the state of Tennessee.

8. The first African American promoted directly from the classroom to principal and from principal to superintendent.

Together, we can learn, share, and uplift every voice—because every story matters! 🧡🖤💚❤️ #BlackHistoryMonth #EducationLeadership
…and now one can understand why I'm unapologetic about serving my God — I know who's “first” in my life.

[Sarah Carpenter @LadyTenn]

https://t.co/7FZ4kWVVPb

This has put so much more fire in my belly. I’m going to run on! @Dr. Howard Fuller