Dr. Lisa Coons

[Women Leading Ed @WomenLeadingEd]

Honoring and remembering those who served today and every day. #MemorialDay2026

[The Hunt Institute @Hunt_Institute]

In observance of Memorial Day, The Hunt Institute will be closed on Monday, May 25.

Today, we pause to honor the memory of the courageous service members who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation. We are deeply grateful for their legacy and the freedoms they secured for us all.

Wishing you a safe and peaceful Memorial Day weekend. 🇺🇸

[Dr. Lisa Coons @lisacoons10]

To all military spouses, we appreciate your daily dedication and often unseen sacrifices.

[Daniel Willingham @DTWillingham]

Decoding and vocabulary improvements mediate sustained gains in reading comprehension:https://t.co/V7hZ4sDXWv

[Zearn @zearned]

💛We’re really, really proud of the math learning you and your students accomplished this year! 👏

These certificates(available in English & Spanish) are a great way to celebrate: https://t.co/gR0nPjPyRA

[Freedom 250 @Freedom250]

The Freedom 250 American Heroes Student Art Contest is your chance to be part of history.

U.S. Secretary of Education @Linda_McMahon is calling on students in grades 3–12 to paint it, draw it, or snap it — creating original artwork inspired by the 250 legendary figures who will be honored in the National Garden of American Heroes.

Winners from every state earn a trip to Washington, D.C., and see their work displayed at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall this July.

The clock is ticking. Submissions close May 1, 2026.

[Superintendent Cramer @IWCSSupe]

Thank you Parent Advisory Committee members for taking time out of your busy schedules to advise me as superintendent on ways to improve our school division. I am truly grateful for your collaboration and partnership. You all are wonderful people and I will miss you.

[Karen Vaites @karenvaites]

Students should read 25 books or book-equivalents each year.

In every elementary grade.

Looking back at the standards my Mom worked from in the 2000’s, I’d say we lost something.

[Karen Vaites @karenvaites]

More evidence that reading volume matters to reading achievement.

In this case, also an intriguing model for increasing reading volume by sending books home with underprivileged students.

[Good Morning America @GMA]

The Los Angeles Unified school board has voted to require screen time limits and encourage the use of pen and paper for assignments, becoming the first major school district to do so. @SamChampion reports.

[Elana Gordon @mommagordon2]

Year 2 of our 1st grade “walk to read” model.
83% of students were at proficient or above EOY Benchmark- link to blog in 🧵
@D99Cicero @IAReading @sstollar6 @ReadingLeagueIL @karenvaites @HKorbey

[Karen Vaites @karenvaites]

https://t.co/AS8RZNNW3x

[Karen Vaites @karenvaites]

HT @TNedu @SchwinnTeach @lisacoons10 @TNTP @JetaDonovan

[Curriculum Insight Project @CurriculumIP]

We're honored by the swift growth of our grassroots curriculum insight effort—and probably days away from a big milestone!

Who do you know that should be joining curriculum conversations?

@laurapatranella @StamStam193 @SoRclassroom @KJWinEducation @MissyPurcell @Doug_Lemov

[Karen Vaites @karenvaites]

A new study on how to accelerate reading growth touches every big conversation in literacy.

Starting with the debates about iReady.

New from me, featuring a study by @jakeddowns, Freddy Hiebert, Kristin Conradi Smith, and Katie Martz.

[Karen Vaites @karenvaites]

It's time to put more respect on Tennessee's name.

The Volunteer State has much work to imitate, especially around teacher training.

Today, I'm publishing a Q&A with @TNedu Commissioner Lizzette Reynolds, ahead of our @asugsvsummit panel together.

[Karen Vaites @karenvaites]

I've been literally begging folks to rally behind greater transparency about the products used in schools, BC it would enable better research.

As @KelseyTuoc reminds us of the crummy research problem, can we pls act to address one underlying issue?

[Karen Vaites @karenvaites]

“Full focus, presence, and interaction”

[Karen Vaites @karenvaites]

Read it here:
https://t.co/IY32voAlzt

With gratitude to Commissioner Reynolds and her predecessor @SchwinnTeach, as well as @lisacoons10 @TNTP @JetaDonovan.

[Karen Vaites @karenvaites]

"Over-teaching is happening in a few main ways: (1) spending too much time on less impactful skills, (2) teaching extraneous skills and patterns, and (3) teaching content that only the teacher needs to know."

@LianaLoewus really knocked this piece out of the park.