Dr. Kevin Foster
@Dr_KevinFoster
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Associate Chair, Black Studies (Univ. of Texas, Austin); Exec. Producer, Blackademics TV (Austin PBS); School Board Vice President, (Austin Texas)
Austin, TX
Joined April 2009
Two billionaire mega-donors are trying to dismantle public education in Texas. Voucher scams, book bans, CRT scares — it’s all part of their plan to close our neighborhood schools. I explained their strategy in a community meeting… #txlege
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@BrownUniversity @WatsonInstitute I thank my committee @DainaRameyBerry, @drashleyfarmer, @GholdyM, @Dr_KevinFoster, Keffrelyn Brown, and Denise Davila for your guidance along the way.
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Enjoying a fruitful Saturday at UT Commons Conference Center with my Austin ISD family at the Black Leaders Collective: The State of Black Education summit. I love learning alongside our Superintendent, Board of Trustees, principals, and other colleagues! @aratisingh
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It is tempting to say "I don't want to play the what ifs game." But the reality is that no chess game was ever won without gaming things out. Engaging the "what ifs" is mission critical for planning.
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Super #AISDproud of Employee Experience Coordinator Emily Bacom for sharing how much we care about what our teachers need to grow and bloom and thrive! 🌟She always brings the #AISDjoy! @BHosack23 @amiemortiz @BacomDay @Matias_AISD
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I could not be more #AISDproud ❤️
Happy tears & pure #AISDjoy right here! Trustee Hunter reunites with 2 of her former @AustinISD students on their 1st day as AISD TEACHERS! Welcome back home!! ❤️❤️❤️
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What an energizing day our @AustinISD Teacher Induction Program yesterday. Chief of Joy, Big Red, really knows how to make our new teachers feel at H🍎ME! #AISDJoy Follow them @BigRedAISD
@BHosack23 @Matias_AISD @AustinISDPL
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I love this song, it’s lyrical density, the stuff Marlee is pondering, and of course the tune itself. Wonder Women is another offering from their EP, Turning 20 https://t.co/WYrkUwG5fk
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Mike Davis in his last interview: “Ruling classes everywhere have no rational analysis...for the immediate future. A small group have more concentrated power over the human future than ever before in human history,& they have no vision,no strategy,no plan” https://t.co/HPE4IuwH9q
theguardian.com
His warnings of ecological and social breakdown have proved accurate. But with months to live, Davis is anything but defeated
"I am not angry because the submarine was badly-made. I am angry because I live in a vastly larger pressure vessel being managed and maintained by the exact same people." "a perfect microcosm of the problem with everything right now." https://t.co/QpNzdtU7B6
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"I am not angry because the submarine was badly-made. I am angry because I live in a vastly larger pressure vessel being managed and maintained by the exact same people." "a perfect microcosm of the problem with everything right now." https://t.co/QpNzdtU7B6
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Singer/Songwriter and @McCallumHS graduate Marlee Foster has turned 20! They've been out at @CalArts doing their thing. I'll share some of their work over the next few days. If you like it, let somebody know! Here's "Somebody (Turning 20)"
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@AustinISD is having an amazing time celebrating #AISDgrads! Nos estamos divirtiendo celebrando a la #Clasedel2023 #somosAISD #AISDgraduados #orgulloAISD #graduación2023 #classof2023
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Austin's school district police force of 80+ mental health certified officers support students as they protect against outside threats. New Texas law requires an armed person in every school, but w/o funding. We asked for mental health supports. Texas said no, just add guns.
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When you mix religion and government, you cheapen both. Texas has passed a law to allow school districts to replace *certified* counselors with *uncertified* chaplains. The law places no restrictions on proselytizing. We need mental health supports for students, not evangelists.
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Next #Austin graduation up is the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders. The spirit, joy and vision for leadership cultivated in this school is powerful beyond words. These students love this school and their community loves them right back. 😀🥳 #Austinisd
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Garza High School graduation this morning. 😀 This school is so special in so many ways. Garza students are the ones who chart their own path to success. So proud of them. I love this school so much.#Austin #AustinISD
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Unconscious bias infects us all. Anyone who thinks they have no biases is wrong. Worse, failing at introspection ensures that biases will come out, often harmfully and without awareness. Teachers and doctors must face and account for their biases if they are to be effective.
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Yes, the Christian Conservative legislator clearly mistook a mirror for a window when he looked out and saw dangerous sexual predators.
“It’s no surprise that the man obsessed with children’s bodies — especially transgender kids — is a predator... He’s been calling my community ‘perverts’ & ‘groomers’ for years when it turns out he should’ve invested in a good mirror.” @jessicafortexas
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In March, Christian Conservative Texas legislator decries supposed LGBTQ community grooming practices and files bill to stop the sexualization of kids. In May, expelled for supplying alcohol to and having sex with a 19yr old intern and then trying to manipulate her into silence.
Today, I filed HB 4129, which BANS erotic performances, including drag shows, in the presence of kids. The State has a duty to protect kids from being sexually exploited, and HB 4129 is the most comprehensive bill to stop the sexualization of kids by these performances. #txlege
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The indictments of @Santos4Congress are also an indictment of Congress. The fact that such a sociopath won and was seated speaks horribly of the quality of that body. His financials crimes appear not only blatant and egregious, but also really dumb.
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