Today we were visited by more than 100 students and staff from as part of their Mason Lobbies Day. As an alumni, I am so proud of the positive impact that Mason has made on the lives of so many students, the region, and the Commonwealth.
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Faculty and former President . Former Virginia Ed Secretary. I’m also a lawyer, a clogger, married to , and a mom of 3. Views are my own.
Richmond, VAJoined December 2011
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Proud to be advocating for #HigherEd & student priorities with #MasonNation today at Mason Lobbies. Go, Patriots! #RVA
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🎉🎉VEA and bill to fully fund the revised SOQs passed this morning 8-1 in House Education Subcommittee! This bill would fund $379m in research-based K-12 investments. Onward to full committee! #FundOurSchools #StrongSchoolsVA
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The 2023 U.S News & World Report Best Online Programs rankings have just been released and our online graduate programs are listed among the best in the country in the category of education. Read more here: tinyurl.com/5n8vv8vf
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. President & CEO Barry DuVal: "To be the best state for business, Virginia must be the best state for talent. In response to the growing workforce needs of our economy, Virginia must have an educated, well-trained, adaptive workforce."
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I am thrilled to share a new study with @ntruongedu in @AeraOpen
We explore WHY BIPOC students feel less safe at school than White students and HOW ecological assets mediate the potential negative relationship between school climate and student outcomes.
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Phenomenal opportunity to work with a research-savvy education reporter. If you're interested in K-12 ed journalism, jump on this quick! twitter.com/matt_barnum/st
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We're all aware of the need to fully #FundOurSchools
TCI's newest report digs into details & opportunities to:
✅ finally lift arbitrary support cap
✅ provide state share of what's needed for high-quality ed &
✅ make targeted investments for students⤵️
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The largest divergences are visible on issues related to teachers’ unions, teachers’ salaries, the Common Core State Standards, and charter schools
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Important new work by my colleague . Depressing to see increasing political division on education but helpful to understand mechanisms better
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It's exciting to see my new working paper get covered by the folks at @Chalkbeat!
Here's the link to the full paper: edworkingpapers.com/ai22-690
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Thank you ! Strengthening federal cybersecurity and reducing health disparities in MH - both great projects
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.@GeorgeMasonU will receive $2M in federal funding for two research projects with real-world impact championed by U.S. Rep @GerryConnolly. The projects will address cybersecurity and mental health care needs.
@Mason_CEC @GeorgeMasonBiz
Read more with
: go.gmu.edu/ConnellyMasonP
: go.gmu.edu/ConnellyMasonP
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“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” -Martin Luther King Jr.
#MartinLutherKingJrDay
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Love this MLK quote
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“If you can’t fly, run; if you can’t run, walk; if you can’t walk, crawl; but by all means keep moving."
-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Let's move together toward Dr. King's dream of equality, liberty & justice for ALL children. Because #WeNeedEachOther. 
#MLKDay #MLKDay2023
#MLKDay #MLKDay2023
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@KaitlynMcGrath Thanks for reporting on our first research produced by @VirginiaClimate, and led by our boffo new faculty member @Lortizuriarte.
Bottom line: Cleaning up Virginia's energy supplies is good for our health.
@Mason4C @VA_Clinicians @GeorgeMasonISE @JimKinter1 twitter.com/KaitlynMcGrath…
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I’m glad to be part of a bipartisan coalition - led by and - working to increase literacy in our schools. To lift kids up!
Right-wing MAGA book banning does the opposite. It’s anti-literacy and it’s anti-freedom of expression, a core American value.
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Virginia’s Madison County School Board approved banning 21 books from its high school library.
madrapp.com/madison-county
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"That was lesson number one: We must learn how to detach ourselves from prior disaster so we can perform the task at hand. The ability to shake off anxiety about one thing to succeed at the next is a crucial skill." -Yasmin Imani Alamin #Mason2022 #MasonGrad #MasonNation 💚💛
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Virginia! Let’s avoid the traps & REALLY improve state accountability—a system of support not segregation, about people not punishment and improving learning not labeling!
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NEW RESEARCH BRIEF
Accountability Systems and the Persistence of School Segregation: Research Evidence and Future Directions by @_jmnoonan and @PeterTPiazza.
#EdAccountability #JUSTassessment #MoreThanAScore #REALintegration
Read and share school-diversity.org/RB16
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I am teaching higher ed policy for grad students in Spr2023. Practical approach to hot topics — student loans, equity, free speech, value of a college degree, influence of monied interests. Got room for more students - former st’ts pls help spread word!
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I made this art digital in honor of and your wife I'm João a artist autistic Brazilian from salvador Bahia Brazil was born in Valença Bahia Brazil and love to bring love and make People day much happier for art please share follow me linktr.ee/joaoensina
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Yes bless us everyone. Thanks for so many kind thoughts 🙏🏽
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Mom was her warm engaging self to the very end - hosting me for a happy hour with oysters, shrimp & bourbon last week, & hosting Anne & Woody to read A Christmas Carol this week (as her family has done for 90 years) - joining at the end in Tiny Tim's plea "God Bless Us Everyone!"
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Hi all:
After a remarkable 97 years, my mom, Virginia Rogers Holton, passed away early this morning, peacefully & surrounded by family.
She was an amazing mom - she made the BEST molasses cookies - as well as a spy and a trailblazer for racial justice.
See our stmt below.
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. is a great man and a great leader. His political future is bright. I look forward to working with him to get out the vote for in the coming days!
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JUST IN: @delegatebagby tells me he plans to now drop out of fourth Congressional district race. @NBC12
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Democrats have added three new polling locations for the VA-04 Democratic primary Tuesday
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New Article Published! "Black, Indigenous, People of Color and Feelings of Safety in School: Decomposing Variation and Ecological Assets" by
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Lots of good info here on how states can help address pandemic learning loss
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Although the 2022 #NAEP results showed learning lags, those declines did not occur everywhere. In this @LPI_Learning blog, @LDH_ed writes that California’s example shows how strategic investments can support learning recovery in high-poverty communities. bit.ly/3Fg8GMb
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What Brazil's Election Can Teach the United States. From professor
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Interesting piece by my colleague How Demographic Shifts Fueled by Covid Delivered Midterm Wins for Democrats politi.co/3HfqFoR via
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This happened! 's Jill Deering is the December Employee of the Month for @GeorgeMasonUniversity. With Washington & dean .
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And re-upping this as well💚💛
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Topic interest you? Join my Higher Ed Policy class in spring 2023 EDPO602/POGO750. Open to masters & doc + EdPolicy Certificate students @ScharSchool @MasonCEHD
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Re-upping this re great panel Dec 5
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timely panel! Higher Ed costs undermine the American Dream for so many. What can government do??? This terrific expert panel hopefully can answer @ScharSchool. Plus free coffee and pastries
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I have been working for years to make Virginia's Community College System more affordable and accessible to a diverse range of students. Progress like this is heartening, and I look forward to supporting VCCS to support even more Virginians.
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You don’t have to understand a word to understand every word. Sheesh twitter.com/nadaconsirena/
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Topic interest you? Join my Higher Ed Policy class in spring 2023 EDPO602/POGO750. Open to masters & doc + EdPolicy Certificate students
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timely panel! Higher Ed costs undermine the American Dream for so many. What can government do??? This terrific expert panel hopefully can answer . Plus free coffee and pastries👍🏽💚💛
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What can government do to control the cost of higher education? A panel of experts will explore that question Mon., Dec. 5, 10 a.m.ET, at @GeorgeMasonU's #MasonSquare. Free but register:
bit.ly/3gpd6rY
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