He/him/his | Philly Philly | Former Teach Plus Illinois Senior Policy Fellow
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John Phillips retweeted
"This was James Butler. That was the adult in the gym. ... He was a stud."
—Brett Brown on how Butler willed the 76ers to a Game 2 victory
John Phillips retweeted
Former ETHS star Blake Peters (@ballerblake34) made national headlines last weekend, helping the @PrincetonMBB to the Sweet 16. Blake's journey to declaring 'anything is possible' started in Evanston.
evanstonian.net/sports/2023/…
✏️: Owen Chiss, Will Klearman
📷: Jonah Charlton
John Phillips retweeted
My 15-year-old is required to take a journalism class at his high school, and watching my shy kid take on its challenges--esp. contacting strangers and interviewing them--has made me realize that Journalism 101 is really a *life-skills* class that every teen would benefit from.
John Phillips retweeted
Update on Jana Elementary - the STL-area school with radioactive contamination in classes, kitchen, library.
- School will be virtual rest of semester
- Families will find out about new schools for their kids as early as Nov
- Parents are v worried about potential health issues
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“Because if you belong to a class of parent which Youngkin does not prefer, then the governor will make decisions for you. And for your kid. And for the school.” @AnsleySkipper thebulwark.com/glenn-youngki…
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NEW: The application to apply for student debt cancelation JUST WENT LIVE.
Apply:
studentaid.gov/debt-relief/a…
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The American teenager in the chess cheating scandal likely received illegal assistance in more than 100 games, an investigation by Chess.com has found on.wsj.com/3e5ussB
John Phillips retweeted
“90% of riders said they rode the buses more as a result of Zero Fare. 92% said it allowed them to shop for food more often; 88% said they could see their healthcare providers more easily or more often; 82% said it allowed them to get or keep a job.”
nextcity.org/urbanist-news/k… – at Richmond, VA
John Phillips retweeted
At Illinois' largest high school district:
Black and Latino students are 32% of enrollment. They were issued 65% of police tickets for misbehavior.
Students w/ disabilities are 9% of enrollment. They got 22% of police tickets.
propublica.org/article/state…
John Phillips retweeted
The latest in our @propublica/@chicagotribune “The Price Kids Pay” investigation…
At Illinois’ largest high school district, Black and Latino students were suspended more often than white students and referred more frequently to police, data submitted as part of a state investigation shows.
trib.al/iUhKZ2o
John Phillips retweeted
Illinois now requires media literacy instruction in its high school curriculum npr.org/2022/09/14/112289536…
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NEW: An NYT investigation has found that scores of Hasidic Jewish schools in New York are purposely denying some 50,000 students a basic secular education – and have received $1 billion in taxpayer dollars over the last 4 years. w/ @brianmrosenthal
nytimes.com/2022/09/11/nyreg…
John Phillips retweeted
“But where other schools might be struggling because of underfunding or mismanagement, these schools are different. They are failing by design.”
An incredible tour de force from @elizashapiro & @brianmrosenthal nytimes.com/2022/09/11/nyreg…
John Phillips retweeted
Needed more now than ever. //
A Case for a Mandatory High School Journalism Class | Edutopia
#journalism #education edutopia.org/article/journal…
John Phillips retweeted
to whoever is employing me on my last day before retirement:
i promise you i’m not gonna try anywhere close to as hard as serena is trying on her last day before retirement
John Phillips retweeted
Stand's Government Affairs Director, Aimee Galvin, testified earlier today before the Illinois Supreme Court’s Statutory Court Fee Task Force. She spoke in strong support of eliminating juvenile court fees and fines. Voice your support here: action.stand.org/uyszzhp
Have you added your name to the list of Illinoisans who support eliminating juvenile court fees and fines? Take a moment from your busy day to show your support! action.stand.org/uYszZHP
John Phillips retweeted
Do students still have to pay for breakfast or lunch in your school? It doesn’t have to be that way!
I hope the rest of the country follows California’s example here.
SFUSD will continue to offer all students free school meals in the 2022-23 school year under the California Meals for All Act. sfusd.edu/about-sfusd/sfusd-… @SFUSDSchoolFood
John Phillips retweeted
In reading about the states dropping teacher training requirements to address the shortage, I'm just baffled at the stupidity.
Those teachers will still get trained, but now it's just going to be by already overworked classroom teachers trying to mentor their colleagues.
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John Phillips retweeted
Violent crime is exceedingly rare on South Street, despite longstanding misconceptions fueled by the recent shooting dlvr.it/STR1qr
