Did you know that "guidance" and "school" counselors have different roles? This was one of my first lessons in at @vcusoe. Here is a graphic I made to help remember the difference!
(Quoted from @AnnaMSutter's tweet last spring)
#schoolcounseling#schoolcounselors#asca
Today, the Virginia General Assembly passed my bill to ensure that parents, educators, and students have full transparency about health and safety measures being taken by their schools during the Coronavirus emergency.
https://t.co/Gc7RVxUhQv
Interested in knowing where education issues stand in the General Assembly? Check out a segment from my favorite weekly Richmond education newsletter!! https://t.co/VvXPMif0KC #education#richmond#session
Bonus video tonight: how does a typical bill introduced here in the Virginia House of Delegates become law?
Well, there are lots of steps. This is a super simplified version of what usually happens.
Unsaid: your bill may end up being amended at any stage along the way.
hi!! YOUR VOICE MATTERS! if you live in Virginia, you can make your voice especially heard today by voting in the primary election! polls open until 7pm!!! #govote#votelocal
In VA, over 900 lives have been lost over the past 2 years to gun violence/gun-related accidents, and “[s]ensible gun control generates headlines for a few days after each massacre, but then nothing happens.” We must work harder to #keepvirginianssafe https://t.co/7D1F7cVSiR
More than a ‘must read,’ we must take ACTION. “Only when we learn to view disability as a normal part of human diversity will these harmful practices and inequalities cease. We cannot pretend to pursue a just and equal society if we continue to leave the largest minority behind.”
So excited to have gotten the chance to talk with @washingtonpost about disability pride and how our nation needs to do better for its disabled citizens. Let’s get to work!
https://t.co/uoOflFI6ms
On this day in 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to end school segregation in its historic #BrownvBoard decision. 65 years later, we still have work to do to end inequity and ensure every child in Virginia has access to a world class education. #Brownat65
Love education & Virginia? Want to stay informed on both at the same time?? If yes, subscribe to my favorite weekly newsletter, High Stakes at https://t.co/UUzbOIzckf. @jmattingly306, you are doing some great work!!
Hey UVA friends!! Make your voice heard & vote this week at https://t.co/043ZWUnjs8! Voting is open from Feb. 26th-March 1st! "It’s your voice, your UVA."