Mary de Leon Denton

Activist and retired teacher; former SPFT CareerTeacher Coordinator; professor; teacher preparation; alternative licensure; speech/language pathologist; PK-12

[Mary de Leon Denton @docdenton]

@BernadeiaJ So sorry. So sad. May Reggie RIP in the hands of God. And remember he's always with you in your heart & memories. My thoughts, prayers & love are with you and your family. God bless. 🕊

[Bob Morgenstern @MorgyWV]

.@SPFT28 decision to change insurance plans was methodical, responsible, transparent and done to lower health insurance costs for their members. District should look at ways to increase revenue, work w/union, not sue. https://t.co/DaWr5uQtmV @AFTunion @rweingarten @DeniseSpecht

[Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar]

Russia is coming for our elections again, and we need to be ready. That’s why I’ve introduced legislation to secure our elections — including backup paper ballots.

https://t.co/q6IazgVI5X

[Lily Eskelsen García @LilytheTeacher]

Proud to be a part of this. We will continue to work to improve school safety and inclusion so that LGBTQ students can succeed and thrive academically and socially. #LGBTQyouth

[Denise Specht @DeniseSpecht]

That’s right! Breakfast and lunch should be provided to every public school student. Period.

[Sen. Tammy Baldwin @SenatorBaldwin]

Your Admin so far:
❌ Banned patriotic, trans Americans from serving in military
❌ Gutted protections for transgender ppl in health care, housing & schools
❌ Said you would veto #EqualityAct
…I could keep going.

Want to honor #PrideMonth? You’ll have to do better than this.

[Peter Daou @peterdaou]

DEAR DEM LEADERS:

There's a simple reason @AOC has taken the political world by storm. She's doing what so few Dems have been willing to do over the past two decades: Reclaim the language of morality and justice without hesitation or equivocation.

#AOCintercept #SXSW2019

[Mary de Leon Denton @docdenton]

MN so lucky/fortunate to have strong intelligent, inspirational, innovative, out-of-box creative thinker/leader to head DOE! Continue to be strong, be brave, be you! Congrats @mcricker! Positive meaningful change in MN education future!

[Diane Ravitch 🇺🇸🇺🇦📚🌈🗽🌹🇨🇱❤️ @DianeRavitch]

Congratulations to MTEA and all who helped to oust Scott Walker!

[NPR Politics @nprpolitics]

The White House is promising despite the partial government shutdown, tax refunds will still be issued.

It's unclear how, though, given that 70,000 IRS employees are furloughed. https://t.co/eoXKqhGt6V

[AFT-Wisconsin @AFTWisconsin]

To every union member, Happy Inauguration Day!

[Denise Specht @DeniseSpecht]

There she is! That’s @julieblaha, math teacher, labor leader and now the sworn-in Minnesota State Auditor. Ready to make our dreams real with good data and truth in numbers. #OneMinnesota #Blahauditor

[Sen. Tammy Baldwin @SenatorBaldwin]

Honored to attend the inauguration of @GovEvers today! I’m excited to have a strong partner in our state as we work together to do right by Wisconsin. Let’s get to work! #OurWisconsinOurValues

[AFT-Wisconsin @AFTWisconsin]

WELCOME to Wisconsin's new Governor Tony Evers! "In his inaugural remarks, Evers, who had been state superintendent, called on the state to fully fund schools at every level, including all-day pre-kindergarten. . . . In one of the biggest... https://t.co/BDW6AQM0m9

[Mary de Leon Denton @docdenton]

So proud of you and excited for you! Positive future for MN education!

[Mary de Leon Denton @docdenton]

Congrats Julie!

[Mary de Leon Denton @docdenton]

@kc1959 @mcricker @SPFT28 @HamlineU #CareerTeacher was/still is top notch innovative GYO model. MN BOT recognized this. Too bad SPPS couldn't. That's right-can't have too much innovative leadership from tchrs, something awesome/meaningful might result.

[Minnesota DFL @MinnesotaDFL]

“Minnesotans do not fear the future we create the future.” - @Tim_Walz

We’ve got 58 hours. Let’s do this. 🗳 https://t.co/5WIg5k1L03

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

Donald Trump and his advisor think the federal minimum wage is "a terrible idea." Wrong. We need to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour.