Michael Jerrell

Believer, husband, father, middle school principal, math nerd, Gators & Falcons fan

[Michael Jerrell @jmjerrell1]

“The best universal screener is a knowledgeable teacher” https://t.co/F7CzkO3G4t

[Kassia Wedekind @kassiaowedekind]

For the last 12 years I've worked for an amazing school district that invests in teachers. But this year they've adopted a computerized universal screener, iReady that is deeply troubling. Today I blogged about about "Why iReady is Dangerous" https://t.co/sAcEZD3XAD #iready

[Michael Jerrell @jmjerrell1]

Falcons fans to lions fans

[Maryland Men’s Basketball @TerrapinHoops]

Let's go 𝑀𝒶𝓇𝓎𝓁𝒶𝓃𝒹

[James Talarico @jamestalarico]

Vouchers don’t help poor kids — they just help rich parents who already send their kids to private school.

I asked if Greg Abbott’s voucher scam would give $80,000 to wealthy CEOs.

The answer was YES. #txlege

[Michael Jerrell @jmjerrell1]

@KellyBCartwrig1 do you have any research or articles for struggling middle school readers around EF and GSF? Is your research generalizable for middle schoolers?

[Michael Jerrell @jmjerrell1]

@KMarcusBrandon @EdHanes4NC @DallasWoodhouse @triciacotham https://t.co/5G3eZzorGQ

[Michael Jerrell @jmjerrell1]

@KMarcusBrandon @EdHanes4NC @DallasWoodhouse @triciacotham Our greatest need right now is finding and compensating quality educators. Vouchers take money that could go to adequately compensating teachers. You want to advocate for black and brown students? Advocate paying the teachers of black and brown students a living wage.

[Michael Jerrell @jmjerrell1]

@KMarcusBrandon @EdHanes4NC @DallasWoodhouse @triciacotham Show me the polling data on lifting the income cap on voucher recepients. Show me data on private school accountability using the same superficial metrics we weaponize against public schools. Show me how people feel about private schools rejecting multingual learners and SWDs

[Michael Jerrell @jmjerrell1]

@KMarcusBrandon @EdHanes4NC @DallasWoodhouse @triciacotham To say 70% of the electorate agrees is quite a stretch. 70% might agree with the concept of school choice or expanded school choice. Heck, I agree with the idea of expanded school choice. It’s when you start peeling apart what that means, it becomes less popular.

[Michael Jerrell @jmjerrell1]

@KMarcusBrandon @EdHanes4NC @DallasWoodhouse @triciacotham Second, can you provide a source to the data you cited?

Third, my original point and objection was the additional money for millionaires and other wealthy people, which is still being ignored or deflected.

[Michael Jerrell @jmjerrell1]

@KMarcusBrandon @EdHanes4NC @DallasWoodhouse @triciacotham First, I was just using the terminology used by the original poster. I don’t and shouldn’t presume to understand and use any demographic as a uniform group. Probably should have said “most” or “many” instead of implying all. That was a mistake.

[Michael Jerrell @jmjerrell1]

@EdHanes4NC @DallasWoodhouse @triciacotham @KMarcusBrandon Schools should be held accountable for results. However, “poor black mothers” still can’t afford private schools when the vouchers only cover 30-50% of (most) private school’s tuition. So now they are back to underfunded and understaffed public schools…which id argue is worse

[Michael Jerrell @jmjerrell1]

@EdHanes4NC @DallasWoodhouse @triciacotham @KMarcusBrandon So you disagree with that part of the bill and you acknowledge that private schools will increase tuition (basic economics as elasticity increases). I guess I can respond to your prompt now…

[Michael Jerrell @jmjerrell1]

Sure. I’d be happy to provide my thoughts on your quote (because yours is a subjective characterization to “dunk” on me, I guess) as soon as you say my quote, if that is what you believe.

[The Hon. Ed Hanes Jr. (Ret.) @EdHanes4NC]

@jmjerrell1 @DallasWoodhouse I guess the other question is would we be willing to say "I support poor black mothers remaining trapped in public schools that are in kill zones with no hope of getting out and no proof of care from the ppl who fight vouchers?" #ouch @triciacotham @KMarcusBrandon

[Michael Jerrell @jmjerrell1]

To be clear, you still didn’t say it. If you believe in the legislation, you and other republicans should be bold enough to explicitly say “Millionaires who already send their kids to private school should receive approximately $4500 to pay for said private school.”

[Dallas Woodhouse @DallasWoodhouse]

@rithatsme2 @jmjerrell1 I don’t play class warfare

If those people are paying taxes (and paying most of them) then yes they should benefit

[Michael Jerrell @jmjerrell1]

South Carolina fans losing interest into the 4th Quarter @edsbs

[Jay Wamsted @JayWamsted]

I challenge you to find a classroom teacher who was working in 2019, worked all through the pandemic, and is still working today

Then tell them that "research says" their skills have taken a hit over the last four years

Just see how that conversation goes for you

[Michael Jerrell @jmjerrell1]

@BudElliott3 @BCrawford247

[Michael Jerrell @jmjerrell1]

@celebrityhottub Just said to my wife “I’m not filling all the way up here. Gas here is 20 cents more expensive here than other places around town.”

[Michael Jerrell @jmjerrell1]

Grades aren’t compensation for work. This is a false equivalence.

The grading system is broken and the 50% rule is a misguided attempt to correct an arbitrary percentage we consider “passing”.

[Daniel Buck, “Youngest Old Man in Ed Reform” @MrDanielBuck]

“Students, at minimum, should get a 50% even if they hand nothing in!”

Great. I’ll skip work every day and would still like half my paycheck please.