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ChrisTessone

  1. twitvid.com/6QQ6C - Dolphins playing in our wake in the Gulf. 10:58 AM May 27th via Twitvid Android
  2. Fascinating--Citi is launching a totally private bike-share program in NYC: mymoneyblog.com/citi-bike-shar… 8:42 PM May 23rd via web
  3. "It was the largest financial transaction in the history of the world, and we couldn't have done it without the iPad." appleinsider.com/articles/12/05… 9:18 AM May 23rd via web
  4. Relevant for K-12 as well. RT @WSJ Has 'innovation' become meaningless, with 250 books in past 3 months, 33,528 uses in 2011 SEC filings? 6:12 AM May 23rd via web
  5. Last week I presented some thoughts on stretching the school dollar at the @CSGovts leadership conference: slideshare.net/christessone/c… 3:02 PM May 22nd via Tweet Button
  6. The grade level of Congressional speech continues to drop: sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2012/05/2… Plain speech or dumbing down? 12:24 PM May 22nd via web
  7. Software-based "robotic" tutors can help college students learn stats more quickly and for less $$: insidehighered.com/news/2012/05/2… 7:17 AM May 22nd via web
  8. @alexanderrusso LIFO is a terrible policy, for students and for teachers. Why should StudentsFirst give up the fight bc it's polarizing? 10:51 AM May 18th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to alexanderrusso
  9. Thank you to Mr. Van, my tough-as-nails freshman English teacher who taught me to write well! #thankateacher 6:15 AM May 8th via web
  10. @MichaelPetrilli Friday's BusinessWeek also had a good Christensen profile: businessweek.com/articles/2012-… 6:44 AM May 7th via web in reply to MichaelPetrilli
  11. Want to join the team here at @educationgadfly? We're hiring an accounting and office manager! edexcellence.net/about-us/caree… 6:27 AM May 7th via web
  12. @jbarro One of my favorite dim sum places used to be Lakeside Deli in Philly, which was neither a deli nor close to a lake. 8:27 PM May 6th via Twitter for iPad in reply to jbarro
  13. Are you an accounting/finance nerd interested in education? Fordham is hiring an accounting & office manager! edexcellence.net/about-us/caree… 1:17 PM May 3rd via web
  14. How Mayor Daley beefed up his pension payout: chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-… IL badly needs reform of its public-sector retirement programs. 12:28 PM May 3rd via web
  15. Feds emphasize shared services in IT: whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/05/0… Shared services are a great idea at all levels of government, incl. schools. 12:21 PM May 3rd via web
  • Name Chris T.
  • Location Silver Spring, MD
  • Bio Bernard Lee Schwartz Policy Fellow at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. Duke grad. Education Pioneers alum. Husband.
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