Congratulations, Derrick Jackson @Derrick4Sheriff for being named the Ronald C Woods Equity Warrior at the @Washtenaw_MBK Gala tonight! You’ve given so much to this community and changed the narrative in so many important ways. ❤️

Amazing evening @Washtenaw_MBK Gala celebrating black and brown boys and men in Washtenaw County. @WashISD @WashtenawCounty @WSheriff

I was proud to join community leaders in celebrating the monumental achievement of My Future Fund surpassing $1 million allocated to college savings accounts.

Thanks @ManuszakEdward for showcasing the antiracist toolkit at @MAISA_ISDs Superintendent Early Childhood Summit! @WashISD

Save the date! Our 2nd annual gala dinner will be taking place Sunday, October 27th at 5pm. Stay tuned for ticket purchase details.

Exciting week for Talent Together as we both stepped back to reflect on our progress & path forward and had a visit from @SecCardona to East Lansing to meet some of our amazing teacher candidates and their mentors. So proud of this initiative and grateful to play a part.

State Superintendent Dr. Michael F. Rice speaks with Wayne RESA superintendent Dr. Daveda Colbert at stop three on U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona’s education bus tour at Cass Tech where a student mental health roundtable was held. #edbustour24 @Detroitk12

Honored to be present for @usedgov @SecCardona’s visit to Michigan today at @eastlansingps & @Detroitk12. The success of Talent Together, a Michigan alt teacher prep program, was highlighted as a national model, & students discussed the importance of supporting mental health

Check out this new report @MSUCollegeofEd #MichiganLiteracy

Thank you to @MAISA_ISDs and host Marquette Alger RESA for an excellent statewide convening of ISD superintendents in #PureMichigan’s Upper Peninsula in Marquette, MI to discuss “Leaders Building Bridges to Create Amazing Futures.” P.S. - I love my new Stormy Kromer hat!

We're building an incredible team @MichiganLEAP, and we are looking for the next person to lead our operations team. Is that you?

Thank you to our amazing @WashISD school communicator, @A2Kryscynski, on National School Communicator’s Day! We are so grateful for your energy, commitment, and leadership!

Join us today at the Family Literacy Initiative Kickoff. #Literacy #readingisfundamental

Talent Together is one of the finalists!!! After my first ASU+GSV conference 2 years ago, I playfully suggested that we should come up with an innovation that would be worthy of the ASU+GSV stage. And here we are! @DaveRichardsPhD @TimmisChris @alenazachery @cvannatter_wisd

Congratulations to @AZacheryRoss, Superintendent of Ypsilanti Community Schools in Michigan, recognized with the @AASAHQ's Dr. Effie H. Jones Humanitarian Award for her dedication to equity, mentorship, and fostering student engagement. @ycschools_us #BlackHistoryMonth

Team @MichiganLEAP is making prek and college more affordable, and we need YOU to make it happen. Come join us. #hiring

Michigan names Sherrone Moore its next head football coach

Last night, I delivered my State of the State address. Here’s what you missed:

So deserving and a fantastic leader! Congratulations!

♨️Hot off the press: Study of third through fifth graders, controlling for a range of variables (though of course still need to be cautious about inferring causation), from: https://t.co/677SBfYTWK My summary of some of the findings: