Aaron

Here mostly for Razorbacks and weather | Ed Tech Partner Success Manager | Education Policy

[𝕊𝕠𝕝𝕒 ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕕 🎚️ @sola_chad]

When challenged on the notion that America wasn’t founded as a Christian nation, Charlie Kirk responds: “9 out of the original 13 states required … a declaration of faith to be able to serve in government.”

America was founded as a Christian Nation.

[Ben Shapiro @benshapiro]

John Adams, writing to Abigail, about the Continental Congress' vote in favor of independence on July 2, 1776:

"The Second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more. You will think me transported with Enthusiasm but I am not. -- I am well aware of the Toil and Blood and Treasure, that it will cost Us to maintain this Declaration, and support and defend these States. -- Yet through all the Gloom I can see the Rays of ravishing Light and Glory. I can see that the End is more than worth all the Means. And that Posterity will tryumph in that Days Transaction, even altho We should rue it, which I trust in God We shall not."

[Aaron @aaron_abbott]

@S_Hogspitality @MeadorsDennis

[Sam Adams @MAGASamAdams]

My wife, showing where I should have parked

[Dick Vitale @DickieV]

It is amazing that @CaitlinClark22 who has brought so much publicity for the @WNBA has to take so much abuse from many of those that she has helped financially since her arrival .The physical pounding she takes is totally UNACCEPTABLE! https://t.co/PdJO1xl773

[Aaron @aaron_abbott]

@hooverhawg5 @truefanjessica Instantly thought it was probably Tyler

[Aaron @aaron_abbott]

@nhhorton Whoa… that’s $750 per uniform

[David Ray @DavidARay]

If your brain is so broken that you can’t enjoy a soccer match without being upset at the President, consider going into political detox.

[Opportunity Arkansas @OppArkansas]

Our team has created a plain-English explanation of what the so-called “Educational Rights Amendment” would really do.

👉Check it out here: https://t.co/Nn1T2AQ2ya

[Nic Horton @nhhorton]

Translation: “We can’t convince elected policymakers that our bad ideas are good, so we will do whatever it takes to preserve our ability to legislate ourselves through misleading ballot titles and deceptive marketing.”

Telling.

[Aaron @aaron_abbott]

@Variety

[Wes Huff @WesleyLHuff]

Happy Father’s Day.

I’m reminded this Lord’s Day that God’s identity as Father offers dads like me a profound model that transcends mere instruction; it redefines what fatherhood means at its deepest level. Every family derives its name from God the Father (Eph 3:14–15), which means my role as a father participates in something cosmic and eternal. If you’re a father you’re not inventing fatherhood; you’re reflecting it.

The encouragement here is this: if you’re a dad you don’t stand alone in your fatherhood. Parent-child relationships are designed to teach us by analogy our precious relationship to God — our true Father — in Christ. As you love your children imperfectly, you’re pointing them toward the perfect Father who loves them infinitely. That’s your true calling.

[Aaron @aaron_abbott]

Teachers didn’t get locked out of ATLAS. More than 3,700 Arkansas educators helped build it, and around 500 reviewed and approved the items. Live test questions are secured the same way they are on every standardized test in the country. That isn’t a cover-up, it’s basic test security.

The test didn’t get easier either. The cut scores were recommended by about 200 educators and approved by the board in fall 2024, and every score since is measured against that same fixed bar. Nobody lowered it to manufacture a bump.

And it wasn’t wasted money. The contract runs about $10 million a year, in line with what we paid ACT for Aspire, and ACT is the one that discontinued Aspire on us. We can debate whether building our own was the right call. “Wasted” is a stretch.

[Colt Shelby For Arkansas Governor @Colt_Shelby]

POLITICAL PROPAGANDA — It is the deliberate manipulation of information, imagery, and language to shape public opinion.

I knew that no matter what, the ATLAS test scores would improve this year. But was it because of the hard work and continuous practice tests, or was it because the test might have gotten a little easier for political propaganda?

Arkansas wasted over $70 million to develop its own test that is not nationally recognized or used across other states. Teachers are not allowed to read the questions, and now we know why. This is a test that the children practice a couple of times a month until the end of the year. (Of course they will do better.)

The University of Arkansas Office for Education Policy, which tracks the data, has noted that the first ATLAS results in 2024 were broadly similar to the proficiency rates Arkansas had posted for years under earlier tests. That history is one reason researchers caution against crediting any single policy for year-to-year movement on a new exam.

A more independent measure is still to come. The National Assessment of Educational Progress, often called the Nation’s Report Card, compares states on common terms and is expected to release new results in late 2026 or early 2027. On the 2022 version of that test, fewer than one in three Arkansas students scored proficient.

This is not to take away from our public educators, because as you know, I am a big fan of public schools. I realize that is the only access three-quarters of our children have available to them. Is this political propaganda, or is this actually helping our children learn?

[Aaron @aaron_abbott]

@thetrueshelby @JonesForAR Anyhoo, no thanks.

[Aaron @aaron_abbott]

@FlowTap1 LEARNS works!

[Sarah Huckabee Sanders @SarahHuckabee]

Every kid deserves a high-quality education. That’s what Arkansas is delivering.

We saw more than 20% learning growth at every grade level, in every subject.

Arkansas is leading the way and we are just getting started!
https://t.co/vi8Ooj40Uc

[Aaron @aaron_abbott]

@JoeyPostlewaite @DemocraticWins

[Aaron @aaron_abbott]

Three years ago Arkansas passed the LEARNS Act and invested in the idea that it would help kids learn. The 2026 ATLAS scores just came out, and the results show LEARNS is working.

Scores went up in EVERY GRADE and EVERY SUBJECT.

A few that jump out:
• Statewide proficiency rose from 35% to 42% since 2024 (up 20%)
• Third-grade reading, which tends to predict how kids do later on, went from 35% to 43% (up 18%)
• Kindergarten English language arts went from 50% to 66% in a single year (up 31%)
• The share of kids stuck at the lowest levels dropped 17%

Arkansas raised teacher pay, put literacy coaches in its lowest-rated schools, and paid for tutoring, and you can now see the fruits that has produced.

Credit to Governor @SarahHuckabee, Secretary Oliva (@ArkansasEd) and to the legislators who voted for it.

And credit also goes to the teachers, administrators, and families who did the actual work. The scores are theirs.

#eduction #ArkansasLEARNS #StudentSuccess #K12 #arleg

[Sarah Huckabee Sanders @SarahHuckabee]

When I took office, many Arkansas schools were in crisis.

Here’s how we transformed our education system and are helping every student succeed:

[Jordan Powell @jordanpowell]

🚨 LEARNS is working! Arkansas’ 2026 ATLAS test scores are in, and wow…

Across all subjects and grade levels, proficiency has risen by more than 20% since 2024.

English Language Arts: +17%
Math: +21%
science: +24%

🧵

[Aaron @aaron_abbott]

It’s a great day in Arkansas!