Shawn Griffin

Avid reader, knitter, cook, watcher of politics and world events. A non-profit professional specializing in financing youth programs and educ policy

[Shawn Griffin @ssgriffin66]

What will I say to my students tomorrow. BTW, we are talking about empathy this week

[Stephen Sawchuk @Stephen_Sawchuk]

I wrote about civics education for two years. I am completely at a loss to figure out how any social studies teacher in the country is supposed to make sense of what is happening right now.

[Fred Wellman @FPWellman]

25th Amendment now. Trump must be removed from the White House now.

[Wings for Kids @WINGSforKids]

Have you heard?? April 24 is #SELinAfterschool Day! Mark your calendars and learn more here: https://t.co/qC3dahNJPB Choose to celebrate with us!

[Shawn Griffin @ssgriffin66]

Trump's budget decimates #afterschool. By the Numbers: President Trump’s 10 Biggest Proposed Cuts to U.S. Education, Ranked @The74 https://t.co/ys8Lm1UXPw

[Shawn Griffin @ssgriffin66]

Reliving history- fascinating

[NPR Politics @nprpolitics]

Ronald Reagan urged the nation not to ‘put up a fence’… Donald Trump wants a wall. #SOTU
Read more from @DonGonyea on the GOP's evolution on immigration:
https://t.co/2HTsjoqtxW

[Shawn Griffin @ssgriffin66]

Whaat? Did POTUS just congratulate a couple for taking a child away from a drug addicted mother to raise as their own? Fact checkers, we need details

[Zack Bornstein @ZackBornstein]

.@CoryBooker represented me with this look more than any U.S. Representative ever has

#StateOfTheUnion #SOTU2018 #SOTU

[Clint Smith @ClintSmithIII]

Just to be clear: Trump brought out a grieving family to use as a part of a political performance meant to demonize immigrants as being inherently violent when the research clearly shows that immigrants, both documented & undocumented, commit less crime than native born Americans

[Charles M. Blow @CharlesMBlow]

This man is truly painting immigrants as the most violent criminals in America when in fact the opposite is true. #SOTU

[Shawn Griffin @ssgriffin66]

Protect our citizens? How? From what? The tax plan my kids are going to pay for?

[NAFIS @NAFISschools]

#ImpactAid schools need $4B+ to address pressing school facilities needs! https://t.co/T7rzxJPNCU https://t.co/i9s4LxodL3

[Shawn Griffin @ssgriffin66]

Give inmates a second chance at life? Let’s restore voting rights upon release from prison

[Shawn Griffin @ssgriffin66]

Fact check: trump torpedoed the plan to build a new Amtrak tunnel into Manhattan — so much for infrastructure investment

[Pod Save America @PodSaveAmerica]

Trump applauds his work on African-American unemployment. Reaction:

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

What it's like to get laid off at the Carrier plant Trump said he'd save. https://t.co/eipDdI4pB1

[Lauren Puzen @lauren_puzen]

Childhood food insecurity = mental health problems! This is a problem! How can we fix it? https://t.co/Lyew65PxE4

[emma brown @emmersbrown]

I remember when DCPS first acknowledged its giant truancy problem - back in 2012. This is not new. What is new is the revelation that so many kids are graduating despite barely coming to school. https://t.co/lcJgqgxPJj

[John Hodgman @hodgman]

Legit question: is Baron there?

[Shawn Griffin @ssgriffin66]

Pot stirring is important—great ideas come when people gather or bump into one another #remakelearning