Emily Anne Gullickson
@GullyoftheSun
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Chief Deputy Secretary of Education for @GovernorVA; Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction
Richmond, VA
Joined July 2016
Putting students first. 🙌 🚨 “While other states are lowering standards, last week the Virginia Board of Education raised them.” Via @WSJ editorial board @VDOE_News
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The Board of Education votes for higher math and reading standards.
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On this Day - October 30, 1735: John Adams was born. Revolutionary leader, diplomat, vice president, and the nation’s 2nd president. While Adams hailed from Massachusetts, his story is deeply intertwined with Virginia. 🧵
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Strong family-school ties = stronger student outcomes. Learn how in this Q&A with @BibbHubbard & @rickhess99 via @EducationWeek.
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This family-engagement advocate says collaboration has a track record of boosting achievement.
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How does your school manage student cell phones? The #PhonesInFocus project wants to know. Virginia educators - take this 5-minute survey at https://t.co/3N3mzLx7JX and help create evidence-based recommendations for schools nationwide. #PhonesInFocus
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What’s more shocking than seeing a ghost? Seeing hundreds of high school students talking, reading, & making art at lunchtime— with no phones in sight. 👻 For #Halloween, we're sharing three reasons why you shouldn't fear bell-to-bell phone-free policies: https://t.co/HWB9PkEDkB
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October 27, 1787 the first of the Federalist Papers appeared in a NY newspaper, launching one of the most influential debates in American history. Among the authors was Virginian James Madison, later known as the “Father of the Constitution.” 🧵
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Evidence is coming in: Removing phones improves learning. And this study was in Florida, which only bans phones DURING class time, which misses out on most of the benefits (social, discipline....) of a phone-free school day. https://t.co/1ZxlQzgqcH
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"We find significant improvements in student test scores in the second year of the cellphone ban after that initial adjustment period." This is big: first U.S. causal study of cellphone bans via @nberpubs by David Figlio & @uozek Paging @JonHaidt @jean_twenge @profgalloway
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One of the many delightful surprises coming in from newly phone-free schools: Kids check out many more books from the library!
Phone bans in schools motivate kids to read. When a Kentucky district eliminated phones, students checked out 2.3x as many books from the library. At one school, twice as many students borrowed books in the first month as all of last year. Without smartphones, kids get smarter.
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On this day, 244 years ago Lord Cornwallis surrendered to General George Washington and the American forces at Yorktown. This Virginian is always so proud of the Virginian Founders — yes, the Father of our Country and the great Virginians that wrote the Declaration of
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In October 1781, the British surrender at Yorktown ended the Revolution’s final major battle and secured America’s independence. Today, we reflect on this defining moment as we celebrate 250 years of independence.
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Another reason why the Virginia Board of Education’s recent vote to raise expectations for Virginia students - not lower them like other states - matters so much.
One in four young adults across the country is functionally illiterate – yet more than half earned high school diplomas, according to recently released data https://t.co/LwJp19L1ZZ
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.@IAmAlinaAdams: Schools need many more seats in classes that offer advanced learning, and multiple chances for students to be admitted https://t.co/EjWbFDnz4a
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There would be no America without Virginia. Discover more across the Commonwealth →
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Virginia is leading the nation in early childhood excellence. Through Building Blocks for Virginia Families, we’ve invested $1.2 billion to ensure working families can access high-quality, affordable care and early learning options that prepare their children for kindergarten and
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Virginia getting the credit it deserves in the always insightful newsletter of @MichaelPetrilli of @educationgadfly. Both parties here are trying to increase enrollment in advanced math. Excellent work being done by Superintendent @GullyoftheSun & legislator @DelegateCallsen.🧮
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Lowering standards is easy. Raising them takes courage. Virginia chose honesty over comfort—and kids will be better for it.
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📢ICYMI: Virginia closes the ‘Honesty Gap’ to open more doors for students. Via @Forbes
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Virginia’s new proficiency standards close the “honesty gap,” giving families a clearer picture of student readiness and achievement.
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VQB5 Quality Results are live! Families can now explore 2024-2025 ratings for 3,200+ publicly-funded early childhood sites across Virginia at https://t.co/TS2BMbt31T.
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Congratulations to Prince Edward County Elementary School! They were named to the Honor Roll for our region!
More Quality Choices for More Families Governor Glenn Youngkin and VDOE announced today the release of 3,293 early childhood site quality ratings via VQB5, Virginia’s statewide early childhood measurement system. Read more: https://t.co/JfxKFuQgAX
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Some serve a lifetime in public office and never experience a day like today. In time history will detail the full story of how today was made possible. But for now all Americans should at least know this, that today would not have happened without @potus doing some pretty
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