jgulla

Executive Director of the Edward E. Ford Foundation since 2013. Married to Andrea Godbout. We have two sons, Benjamin and Zachary.

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@SenTinaSmith Totally rational decision though you will be missed, and not just by Minnesotans, but also by former Minnesotans. Andrea and I send our best to you, Archie and your growing family.

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@theharkyp The dead people in Greenwood cemetery sent in absentee ballots to Chicago.

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If only that education could teach him humility.

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In the past decade, enrollment is down in 85 of the 100 largest public school districts in the US. Chart below shows some of the steepest declines. Demographics, school choice programs & other factors are contributing to this & it is an opportunity as well as a huge challenge.

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So this seems a helpful chart given the concerns about immigration. For about half a century, we experienced an annual immigration at a rate of ~13-15% of the population and it didn't destroy our country.

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I have generally been staying away from X given my concerns about its owner, but I have to give credit where it is due. This "catch" is amazing. I remember when it was the NASA that used do such things. https://t.co/WIDBMMe6l3

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"What drives teachers is being in a community of like-minded individuals who are good at what they do and want to get better. Teachers like the community aspect of teaching." Steve Robinson full of wisdom in this piece.https://t.co/oakm8UEpxT

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Ed Week report. 60% of Americans today say that they would NOT support their children becoming public school teachers. in 1969 that number was 25%. The implications for our future are dire. https://t.co/c50Z5yxpD6

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It has been over 3 months since I last posted here & I continue to view the platform w/ great ambivalence b/c of, well, the owner, yet I miss the connections I had here. LinkedIn is good for postings of more substance but X is easier for some things so I'm tiptoeing back in.

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"Some kids in our college-prep programs need more difficult demands with greater intensity, and others are damaged by them. Our task, then, is to properly differentiate. Between healthy and unhealthy rigor." https://t.co/joQutdQltR

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"Equality is essential for sustainability. The science is clear — people in more-equal societies are more trusting and more likely to protect the environment.." from Nature 3/12 issue. Look at us, look at U.S.!

[मैं हूँ Sanatani 🇮🇳 🚩🚩 @DesiSanatani]

@fasc1nate A Chinese artist creates stunning 1,650ft ladder in the sky with fireworks in tribute to his grandmother 🙌🏼

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How many of us "substitute busyness for real productivity"?https://t.co/nnNeTZ3VD2

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2:52am at @FirstAvenue …I can’t leave the stage

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As good and pithy a definition of an independent school as you can find. 2/2 https://t.co/mNo8Iv3OTA

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Derek Bok in the latest Harvard Magazine, "In 1957, Justice Felix Frankfurter.... set forth what he described as the four essential freedoms of a university: to decide who will teach, what they should teach, how they will teach, and who should be admitted to study." 1/2

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"...has led us to conclude that our holistic admissions approach to identifying the most promising students, regardless of their background, benefits from a careful consideration of testing information as part of their application package." https://t.co/NjD4vUFaeS

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"the fact remains that in literature there abide major hopes for human renovation.” Mark Edmundson from Why Read? as quoted in this inspirational article from David Brooks. https://t.co/UxzTp7Wu3n

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When it comes to élite, "Americans tend to root for the adjective and resent the noun." From the superb New Yorker article by Evan Osnos. https://t.co/8fejLlOhi0