Tracy Compton

"Putting a band aid on a wound that requires stitches does nothing." #openFCPS #WinWithGlenn #openschools #teamreality

[Tracy Compton @kellytra]

Glad to know you think I hate teachers @MelanieForEdu because I believe in #science, want #openschools and I #fightfor five for all kids in @fcpsnews #openfcps

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

Louisiana just added cursive to their language art standards

The Southern Surge states continues to lead the way in basic, commonsense education reform

[Tracy Compton @kellytra]

@burntsaucepack @cspan Came on X just to see if anyone is talking about this caller.

[Natalya Murakhver @AppletoZucchini]

"She's not flashy or charismatic, but her stoic delivery cuts to the bone." (me, not the lovely @Debra_Tisler pictured below in the review).

I'll take it, @HollywoodInToto!
#15DAYS
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[Marilyn Muller @1in5advocacy]

Serious question for @EDSecMcMahon and the Trump administration:

States continue to fail IDEA-eligible students—delaying evaluations, denying services, violating IDEA rights.

Yet federal special education enforcement is (at best) lackadaisical, and (at worst) being slashed.

Why not demand compliance instead of weakening oversight?

🚨 @POTUS @realDonaldTrump – American children are counting on leadership here—what are you afraid—the Big, Bad 'Disability Rights' NGOs that are defrauding taxpayers of millions while obstructing access to evidence-based instruction, supports, &/or therapies (e.g., Speech & Language, Occupational Therapy).

@FLOTUS @MELANIATRUMP @FirstLadyOffice @SusieWiles @VP @JDVance @SLOTUS @SecRubio @StephenM @KatieMiller @PressSec @karolineleavitt @AAGDhillon

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

To every kid with a learning disability: don’t let anyone — not even the President of the United States — bully you.

Dyslexia isn’t a weakness.

It’s your strength.

[Tracy Compton @kellytra]

@PhantomLady47 @JamieWhistle My first computer science classes in university were done without laptops. So if I could do it in college as a major, I bet a school could figure it out for kindergarteners.

[Eileen @EileenChollet]

See, I remember when y’all quashed the story of kids with severe disabilities trapped in Kafkaesque virtual learning that violated their civil rights en masse (per an investigation by the Biden administration).

When you finally published the story six months too late, you blamed “America” rather than the teachers union that organized a sickout to force schools to go virtual or the cowardly school administrators who knew what the union was doing and lied to parents to cover it up.

But sure, keep patting yourselves on your back for your “bravery”.

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

There's just no reason that a 2nd grader should be typing on a computer instead of writing by hand.

[Kareem J. Weaver @KJWinEducation]

Don't give up on your dyslexic kid. I don't care what the school says. Don't for 1 second let go of the rope. And sometimes you just have to choose your kids over being liked by adults. This Thanksgiving I'm grateful to parents who understand their duty.
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[Darren Leslie @dnleslie]

Textbooks still matter.

They give students a clear roadmap, free teachers from reinventing content, and, when well-designed, boost learning more than ad-hoc resources ever can.

It’s not about going “old school.”
It’s about giving every learner a solid spine to build knowledge on.

[Ms. Sam @SciInTheMaking]

Today, we spent class time reviewing for the upcoming exam. Some students asked if we’d be playing Kahoot or Blooket. I told them we wouldn’t be doing that. This is what we did instead. ⬇️

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

Parents, please beware that over a quarter of American students spend over 5 hours a day on school-issued devices

They don’t walk into their classroom and read a book or complete math problems by hand

They stare at a Chromebook or iPad from bell to bell

[Vivek Ramaswamy @VivekGRamaswamy]

If you can’t read by the end of 3rd grade, then you shouldn’t go to 4th grade until you can (subject to only very few exceptions). If a kid doesn’t make the transition from “learning to read” to “reading to learn” by 4th grade, their chance of achieving success in life plummets. Mississippi adopted it & went from 49th out of 50 states to the top 10 in 4th grade literacy. Yes, it just takes courage & that’s exactly what we’re bringing to education in Ohio.

[Claire Honeycutt | ClarifiED 🕊️❤️ @HippyMomPhD]

70S: Kids don't need math facts, there's CALCULATORS

90S: Kids don't need math facts, there's COMPUTERS

2000s: Kids don't need math facts, there's the INTERNET

2025: Kids don't need math facts, there's AI

The world keeps changing - kids brains don't - kids need math facts

[Zach Groshell @MrZachG]

The tale of two curriculums

One is based on a constructivist perspective, the other is Direct Instruction.

Same topic. Same kid.

One gives a thousand times more practice!!!

[Melanie Brethour @melbrethour]

#DyslexiaAwareness

[Melanie Brethour @melbrethour]

Thank you to this incredible group of advocates, educators, and parents who came together to share a fact for Dyslexia Awareness Month. When we raise our voices together, we change the story.
#DyslexiaAwareness #1in5 #ShareAFact

[Tracy Compton @kellytra]

@JamesAFurey How many of them are simple best practices? How many require little/no effort from the teacher (text to speech available, etc)? How many of them are actually being monitored and tracked by the district for effectiveness? I get what you are saying but context is important.