Ellen Sherratt
@EllenSherratt
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Education leader, consultant and national expert focused on addressing teacher shortages.
Chicago
Joined December 2011
There is no room for antisemitism in America. There is no room for Islamophobia in America. There is no room for hate of any form in America.
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A new report from @teachplus and the Center for Black Educator Development (#CBER) has found that students of color and Indigenous students are interested in becoming teachers, but low pay is a major deterrent.
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Greg Abbott is trying to defund our schools with a private school voucher scam. Not on our watch. Today I joined my colleagues to introduce the Fully Fund our Future Act which will invest in ALL students and give every teacher a $15,000 raise. #txlege
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Israel has the ability to kill everyone in Gaza but hasn't because they don't want to kill civilians Hamas wants to kill everyone in Israel but hasn't because they don't have the ability to kill as many civilians as they want to See the difference?
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Something is profoundly wrong with the state of universities in America when the Palestinian President disavows Hamas while student groups from some of our most prestigious universities support the terrorists.
π¨JUST IN: Palestinian President Criticizes Hamas | Demands For Release Of Hostages "The policies and actions of Hamas do not represent the Palestinian people" President Abbas also calls for the release of hostages and prisoners, during a phone call with his Venezuelan
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2 out of my 6 Uber drivers this week were teachers.
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ICYMI: Per @RAND, low teacher pay is the #1 reason Black teachers are considering leaving. If you're working to increase teacher diversity but aren't proactively taking steps to increase pay, we urge you to start doing so.
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Since the pandemic, there have been some positive improvements in teacher well-being. However, teachers in some states are still leaving their jobs at rates higher than before COVID-19 hit. How might...
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We spend over $8 billion a year on teacher attrition. Imagine if we spent the money on teacher pay and resources to actually retain teachers instead.
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We need to pay teachers as if the future of our Nation is in their hands β because it is.
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Teachers are worth way more than what we give them. Letβs give them a raise and the resources that they need to help our kids thrive.
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Education funding accounts for only 2% of the federal budget but provides huge returns to students & the economy. Govβt funding expires on 9/30 - now is the time to use CEF's #HearOurEdStories toolkit to tell Congress why education funding matters to you https://t.co/YyNTIBBStb
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Pay educators like the expert professionals that they are.
Teaching is the profession that makes all other professions possible β give teachers a raise.
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America is the only country where a child is killed every hour by gun violence
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Montana is struggling to retain new teachers; experts cite waning education graduates β Daily Montanan
dailymontanan.com
Over half of newly licensed teachers in Montana leave the state or the profession within the first three years on the job and 86% of education graduates decide to leave the state or donβt pursue...
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Our teachers deserve better. In most places teachers earn 24% less than comparable college graduates. This must stop β how are we to recruit and retain teachers when most teachers need multiple jobs to do what they love? Itβs unacceptable.
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TODAY is the deadline to vote for SXSW sessions! see link below & take 3 minutes to vote so we together can keep growing public awareness and political will until teachers are paid as the professionals that they are! @NicholasFerroni @rickhess99 @RepWilson @CarlosG97455437
Tomorrow (Aug. 20th) is the deadline to cast your vote for SXSW sessions! There are so many good ones! Please take a few minutes to weigh in, including voting for our session on bi-partisan efforts to elevate teaching via raising salaries @https://panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/134377
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