Sarah Carpenter

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

[Dale Chu @Dale_Chu]

“The widespread dismissal of standardized testing is one of the silliest and most harmful developments in the past twenty-five years of education discourse.”

[Dale Chu @Dale_Chu]

Children get one education. They can't wait for housing patterns to change or promised reforms to reach their classrooms.

[Sarah Carpenter @LadyTenn]

When people like @arneduncan remember you that makes me HAPPY. We met him like 11 years ago I LOVE this man always has been so humble.

[Sarah Carpenter @LadyTenn]

@Dale_Chu @BriHatch1 @ChalkbeatTN Hi @Dale_Chu

[Sarah Carpenter @LadyTenn]

Me too

[Sarah Carpenter @LadyTenn]

@EDSecMcMahon I need to talk to you please.

[Laura D. Testino 〽️ @ldtestino]

News: A new coalition of early supporters of an MSCS takeover want the district to drop the lawsuit, and will appeal to Shelby County Commissioners this afternoon.

So what has the lawsuit cost so far?

https://t.co/gj9QecKMJ9

[Karen Vaites @karenvaites]

Good for this former teacher of the year for speaking out about the behavior issues around her – including troubling parent behaviors, as well as spineless administrators.

[U.S. Department of Education @usedgov]

Ladies and gentlemen, the LAST Secretary of Education. 👇

[Sarah Carpenter @LadyTenn]

@ShayA_WREG3 💔

[Shay Arthur @ShayA_WREG3]

This is horrible 💔
https://t.co/yVfaI0nsJY

[Holly Robinson Peete 💃🏾♍️ @hollyrpeete]

💔💔💔💔I am absolutely devastated by the tragic passing of Professor Jason Arday.

I had been collaborating with Jason on promoting his new memoir, Great and Unfortunate Things, and was so looking forward to helping him and his extraordinary mother, Gif, share their story…a story of autism, adversity, faith, a mother’s fierce determination, and a young boy who defied every limitation placed upon him to become a professor at Cambridge.

These were the words I had written for the back of his book:

“As the mother of a child on the spectrum, I was reminded once again that there is nothing more fierce than a mother’s determination to see her child receive the services and attention he deserves; nothing more inspiring than a stranger with nothing to gain who asks anyway, ‘How can I help?’; and nothing more empowering than intervention combined with positivity, love and grit. Read this book and prepare to be inspired.”

I never imagined those words would now feel like part of a farewell.

Whatever questions surrounded Jason’s professional life, nothing justified the relentless public humiliation, online cruelty and dehumanization he endured.
We must remember that behind every headline and every social media pile-on is a whole human being!…with a heart, a family and a breaking point. Words have weight. Cruelty has consequences.

Jason was only 41. His life mattered. His journey mattered. And the story he and his mother fought so hard to create still matters.

My heart is shattered for Gif, his wife, his children and everyone who loved him. I am so deeply sorry, Jason.
May you finally rest in peace. 💔🕊️

[Sarah Carpenter @LadyTenn]

https://t.co/r5QifZRW8n

[Sarah Carpenter @LadyTenn]

@EDSecMcMahon Please Memphis schools need help from whoever.

[Sarah Carpenter @LadyTenn]

@EDSecMcMahon Our school board treats parents and community like crap.

[Sarah Carpenter @LadyTenn]

To the State of Tennessee the people are crying out for HELP. How much longer do you want us to cry for our babies in this City? @GovBillLee

[Sarah Carpenter @LadyTenn]

Dear anybody come fast our children cannot READ…..SOME PEOPLE ARE PROTECTING THIS SYSTEM that’s NOT working for our children.

[Sarah Carpenter @LadyTenn]

Dear State Of Tennessee @GovBillLee get to Memphis fast. Our children are the ones suffering!

[Sarah Carpenter @LadyTenn]

Some of Memphis schools are on LIFE SUPPORT. The SAD part is you have people that want to keep Sh<> THE SAME! CHILDREN can’t read and do math on grade level I don’t care who don’t like what I said!

[Paul Young @mayorpaulyoung]

If you haven’t made it out yet, there’s still plenty of great tennis to come.