Ryan Balch

Vandy education teacher, passionate about Nashville/TN education, fatherhood enthusiast, data nerd, frisbee and sports fanatic.

[Ryan Balch @RyanBalch6]

This is awesome!

[The Athletic CBB @TheAthleticCBB]

The announcers had the play-by-play for the heroics from the cheerleaders.

"SHE'S GOT IT. OH WHAT A PLAY!"

🎥 @CBSSports

[Ryan Balch @RyanBalch6]

Pretty comprehensive review of the impacts of charter schools on achievement as well as other schools within a district using a national database by two very talented researchers: https://t.co/fZI0mEmpxd

[Ryan Balch @RyanBalch6]

Congrats @LauraBookerTN and what a great impact by @ErinOHaraTN!

[Tennessee Education Research Alliance (TERA) @TNEdResAlliance]

(1/4) Big news today for TERA -Our founding ED, @ErinOHaraTN, is stepping down after 5 impactful years. We will miss Erin deeply, and are thrilled to announce that @LauraBookerTN will be leading TERA into its next phase! Read more about the transition here https://t.co/f9eDXLXGCJ

[Ryan Balch @RyanBalch6]

Glad it was helpful!!

[Michele Murray @michelemurray]

Outstanding principal pd!

[Ryan Balch @RyanBalch6]

Doing a session with principals in Sullivan County Schools on using data. Lots of new skills and new ideas. @SullCoSchools @SCORE4Schools

[Ryan Balch @RyanBalch6]

@brettawithers @jeguth The ease of lane closure for construction is very obvious. It is clear that companies are ok with having a lane closed for months. Is there a way to create better incentives for companies to avoid this? If the penalty was $500/hour, it seems that companies would find a way.

[Ryan Balch @RyanBalch6]

@Ninacharters @NashvEdReform @MetroSchools @charteralliance Got it. It probably wouldn't be too hard to separate out if you know which schools were expanding (e.g. Explore added a 6th grade). The 'organic' growth would probably be a more apples to apples comparison with the 3% number referenced.

[Ryan Balch @RyanBalch6]

@abbylbutler @Lungs4Jens @vupeabody Thanks for the kind words. Jens should be a guest speaker! Would love to catch up!

[Ryan Balch @RyanBalch6]

So honored to have had @Lungs4Jens in my class and I was so lucky to get to know him as a person really well. His project in my public policy class was so meaningful because it immediately improved the lives of people experiencing medical hardship. @vupeabody

[Peabody College @vupeabody]

Chronic illness prevented Jens Herman, BS’20, from earning his degree from Peabody more than a decade ago. The pandemic gave him a second chance.

Learn more about Jens' inspiring journey to becoming a @VanderbiltU graduate. @Lungs4Jens
https://t.co/nmtnoilNoV

[Ryan Balch @RyanBalch6]

Also welcome to the MPP program! @vupeabody

[EdTrust-Tennessee @EdTrustTN]

We're so excited to welcome Meili Powell to our team! Meili is a LEE Public Policy Fellow, and she will support projects related to statewide policy, advocacy, and stakeholder engagement. She's also a current graduate student in @vupeabody's MPP program 🌟 https://t.co/YFLJFUwaCK

[Ryan Balch @RyanBalch6]

#science

[Safe MNPS @MnpsSafe]

(fixed from earlier deleted tweets)
Daily transmission rates in the top 50 counties among kids 5-18. Davidson and Shelby highlighted.

[Ryan Balch @RyanBalch6]

This is so surprising given our policy choices. It's like they're connected.

"No other state in the U.S. reports the same combination of per-capita infection rates that are both very high and growing quickly."
https://t.co/rtzsJUd91g

[Ryan Balch @RyanBalch6]

Bad policy creation 101. Not thinking through the implications, creating bad incentives, poor clarity. This happens when your goal is trying to control rather than support.

https://t.co/oNdlcPv6SU

[Ryan Balch @RyanBalch6]

Why is this so political?? All from the initial downplaying and attempting to stay consistent ever since??

[Phil Williams @PhilNvestigates]

As tweaked by my friend @ReddingWriting (and tweaked a bit more by me), this shows a strong connection with our political divide and our approach to #COVID19.

[Ryan Balch @RyanBalch6]

Thankfully the adults are still in charge.

[President Biden Archived @POTUS46Archive]

We will not sit by as Governors try to block or intimidate educators protecting kids against COVID-19.

This isn’t about politics. This is about keeping our kids safe and taking on this virus together.

[Ryan Balch @RyanBalch6]

If the governer suspends the emergency, he doesn't have the power. If he doesn't, then masks are needed.

3/3

[Ryan Balch @RyanBalch6]

From what I've read so far:

1.) The statement was so poorly written that they didn't expect it to stand up. Purely political stunt.

1/3

[Metro Schools @MetroSchools]

To protect the health and safety of our students and staff, Metro Schools will continue to require face masks.

A statement and more information: https://t.co/Rsl28TkFYA

[Ryan Balch @RyanBalch6]

2.) The argument that MNPS mask mandate is 'hindering' a response to an emergency conflicts itself. Either it's an emergency (one in which the evidence says masks help or at least do no harm) or it's not (which means that masks aren't needed).

2/3

[Ryan Balch @RyanBalch6]

For real... how can you not see that these two things might be, you know, kind of related topics??