Christine M. T. Pitts, PhD

Dedicated to shaping effective policies and improving educational outcomes for all students

[Christine M. T. Pitts, PhD @cmtpitts]

[A Saturday🪡]

Dear Oregonians,

Our narrative about education is tired, and our outlook is mainly false. Our children are not doing OK; the answer is not more money.

[Christine M. T. Pitts, PhD @cmtpitts]

🎤📍

[Kareem J. Weaver @KJWinEducation]

"Lazy parent problem"?
I know a guy working 3 jobs, wife works 2. His well-behaved always at school by 7:45, clean, fed, rested, w/ bagged lunch. Kid's always 'Yes sir. No sir'.
So, he's lazy if he doesn't teach them to read?
Nothing boils my blood > "lazy parents" label

[KATU News @KATUNews]

Neighbors complain about homeless vehicles lining Southeast Clinton Street near 136th Avenue, and now they are worried about their kids who walk past the vehicles on their way to a bus stop.

https://t.co/P7ks14NGL6

[Christine M. T. Pitts, PhD @cmtpitts]

Yes!

[Cris GW @cristina_gw]

Not a surprise to me- how can anyone be against THIS 👇🏼

[Christine M. T. Pitts, PhD @cmtpitts]

Finding new happy places 🤩

[Christine M. T. Pitts, PhD @cmtpitts]

@ShelbyDoyleNSCW @PIEnetwork @alissajjacques @DeLaneyNoelle16 Y’all are so cute! Loved seeing your smile Shelby!

[Christine M. T. Pitts, PhD @cmtpitts]

Many of us don’t need to be persuaded that Oregon schools aren’t consistently educating our children to their highest potential — we just need permission to say the quiet part out loud.

[KATU News @KATUNews]

For the first time in more than a century, salmon are swimming freely along the Klamath River and its tributaries — a major watershed near the California-Oregon border — just days after the largest dam removal project in U.S. history was completed.

https://t.co/YpxblfLCN7

[Rebecca Sibilia @RebeccaSibilia]

Worth pointing out that every one of the nominated orgs/coalitions for the @PIEnetwork Game Changer of the Year are women. This is really awesome to see.

(And I didn’t even mention that THREE of these nominees are being celebrated for reforming their state funding formulas!)

[Christine M. T. Pitts, PhD @cmtpitts]

It’s humbling to hear these stories. These women are changing the way that children are educated across the country.

We can do this work in Oregon. Let’s go!

[Jen Alexander @jenalexanderct]

So excited to learn about the finalists for @PIEnetwork Game Changer of the Year with @EvanRStone @MMartinCadogan @dcpave Christy Hovanetz @ExcelinEd @kellibottger @LAKidsCAN @BrendaBautsch @ReadyColo @Mdivanne @Ed4Excellence and @radiokeri @NationalParents #PIESummit24

[Christine M. T. Pitts, PhD @cmtpitts]

Holy cannoli —

THIIIIIIIIIIIS!!!!!!!

[Kareem J. Weaver @KJWinEducation]

"When most kids in a class are non-readers, does daily Silent Reading time still make sense... for the kids?"

If you get 20 different answers to this, in a school bldg, there needs to be honest, well-facilitated, PD.

Alignment matters

[Ginger Gibson @GingerGibson]

My 4-year-old just saw Tim Walz on 60 Minutes and said, "That's Kamala Harris' assistant."

[Ashley Jochim @aejochim]

My child’s dysgraphia diagnosis disappeared upon transferring to a school w/weekly spelling instruction. She’d proudly come home from school showing off her “4.0” on the weekly spelling test.

How many children are diagnosed w/learning disabilities because they’re never taught?

[Travis J. Bristol @TravisJBristol]

#election2024 #teachers

[Brandon Brown @BBrownIndy]

When diversity ends up looking a lot like uniformity.

So good from @arotherham.

https://t.co/Nlu8uNd80g

[Center for Black Educator Development @CenterBlackEd]

As we get closer to the national election, do not miss @TravisJBristol's new @BrookingsInst commentary on teacher policy proposals the presidential candidates should consider to help improve K-12 education: https://t.co/q4cNAuU3WZ

[Cris GW @cristina_gw]

The system, which was fully designed to purposely exclude, historically marginalized populations, is unequivocally broken.

#WhatAboutUs
@FreedmCoalition

[Christine M. T. Pitts, PhD @cmtpitts]

Equity and justice have become transactional checkboxes (or it's always been that way for the #edublob).

We'd all benefit from grappling with Andy's push here to unpack whether making a "statement" about a social issue is an organization's appropriate role.

[Eduwonk @eduwonk]

Today @eduwonk. Why @bellwetherorg doesn't do statements and why others are going that way, too. Plus canceling Denver reforms, Pondiscio on canceling, 50Can survey, is "woke" over? And fish! More >

https://t.co/abyPlErJTW

[Freedom To Choose Schools @ChooseSchools]

Professional development and coaching for teachers--that's just one key strategy behind the academic success of Texas' high-poverty charter and traditional public schools--and a policy priority for FCCS.

📄 Discover the other strategies driving these Spotlight Schools to excel in @EdReformNowUSA's new report: https://t.co/KHlAgfSHpF

[Min Sun @drminsun]

https://t.co/155MIcwdve @UW is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Manager of Strategic Partnerships to join our dynamic team. This role is crucial in expanding our reach and fostering relationships with school districts, funders, private companies, policymakers, & funders