In honor of #CivicLearningWeek and #MACivicLearning, we asked student visitors why they believe civics education is important: “Having an education is something that empowers you.”
NEW: I’m not sure people fully appreciate how dire the US life expectancy / mortality situation has got.
My column: https://t.co/dBIhT9eZLv
And some utterly damning charts.
1) at *every* point on the income distribution, Americans live shorter lives than the English.
SIM is returning! It's been almost exactly 3 years (down to the week!) since we last ran a SIM with students. Thanks to @AndoverPS high schoolers for being the very first group of students to try out the new SIM. Terrific group! So excited to roll it out this fall.
So, without telling anyone, Dave Grohl brought his giant smoker and cooked/fed barbecue and sides for 500 folks at Hope Mission in L.A. during the storms. Paid for it all. Worked 16 hours. So, when the aliens get here and ask “who’s in charge?”, I think we take them to Dave Grohl.
So pleased to host the @masscivicsed 2023 We the People state competition at the Kennedy Institute. CEO Adam Hinds welcomed student teams from Auburn, Easthampton, Norwood, and Salem Academy who all brought their #civiclearning A game. Congrats to state champions Easthampton HS!
My mother, may she rest in power, never read me fairytales at bedtime—she read me the words of Shirley Chisholm.
On Shirley's 98th birthday, I'm reflecting on her life, legacy, and the trail she blazed for so many. 🧵🧵
"Caregiver. Councilor. Innovator. Organizer. Mother. Mayor. @wutrain brings her entire self to the work of public service," writes @AyannaPressley#TIME100Next https://t.co/6VY8VvZ6q3
I am incredibly honored to share that I have been selected as the next CEO of the @EMKInstitute. There is a lot that has me excited about this new challenge, including that the Institute is moving towards more involvement in promoting national dialogue. 1/5
10. This is how privacy concerns and antitrust go hand in hand.
When the company that has its cameras and microphones in your speakers, your doorbell, your security cameras tries to buy the company that knows the shape and contents of your home, it's bad in all the ways.