Friends, be wary of @DoorDash they apparently have secret fine print on their promo codes that only DoorDash agents can see and that doesn’t match the fine print they send to you. Save your time and $ and order elsewhere. @DoorDash_Help

Where can I contact a real person at @Uber about a fraudulent charge on my account? The @Uber_Support chat reps keep giving me the same cut and paste response that does not address the issue at all.

📣 Big news for innovation in state testing: @usedgov just opened the next Competitive Grants for State Assessments (CGSA), with Absolute Priorities around innovation and an explicit pathway to aligning federal, state, and local testing AND accountability

Literally came back to X to share this with you all. Huge moment to redesign state assessment and accountability systems to promote equity and excellence without the negative consequences rampant today -- and to impact federal policy in the process. @CIEleadlearning

What's new in the federal landscape for state assessment innovation? And what's different about how states should respond today? Our op-ed in @The74 examines @usedgov @SecCardona's call for new ideas in state testing, with 4 next steps for chiefs. @CIEleadlearning @FLPadvisors

ALP Storytelling: It is not wrong to go back for what you left behind... Reflections on the past, present, and future of assessment for learning- By @JDPoon https://t.co/LqE5cknUCj

If you are a leader of anything, read this interview with Sean Ross, Executive Director of the Arizona State Board of Education. So many nuggets of wisdom on distributed leadership both during the pandemic and after. https://t.co/KbiZlcUHAu @ALPinsights

“What saved me and my team was stepping back into that #formativeassessment space and saying, we’re learners, too.” – Sean Ross, ED of AZ State Board of Ed Read @jdpoon's piece sharing Sean's story of changing tack in leadership for the betterment of all!

In the #AssessmentForLearning community, "we are holding on to the things of value amidst relentless demands to uphold something else." Read on at https://t.co/6do3zsZ0Yv @CIEleadlearning @ALPinsights @EnvisionSchools

"It is not wrong to go back for what you left behind." My reflections on the past, present, and future of #AssessmentForLearning from the 2023 @ALPinsights convening https://t.co/6do3zsZ0Yv @CIEleadlearning @EnvisionSchools @GaryChapin5 @community_share

This week's Storytelling piece comes from @CIEleadlearning's @JDPoon! Jenny shares her reflections on the learning excursion experience and digs into why we must bring with us wisdom of the past in order to persist forward. Read on! #rethinkassessment

Something powerful is happening this week in Kentucky: the diverse @UnitedWeLearnKY Council meets to continue reshaping education policy through "inclusive co-creation." Catch the livestream and recordings at https://t.co/h4Wg5U0A7b and learn more at

40 years after "A Nation At Risk," why do opportunity and achievement gaps persist? And why haven't equitable, learner-centered innovations scaled up? One reason: top-down policies disconnected from changing needs and desires on the ground. An alternative:

“Co-creation” is the latest buzzword in education reform, but what does it mean, and what does it take? In a new report, Paul Leather and I share what @CIEleadlearning is learning from supporting co-creation in a district (Burlington, VT) and state (KY).

“Co-creation” is the latest buzzword in education reform, but what does it mean, and what does it take? A new report from @JDPoon and @pkl670 shares what @CIEleadlearning is learning from supporting system design work in KY and Burlington (Vt).

We've been talking about reforming state assessment and accountability in a Google world, but it's time to shift conversation to an AI, #ChatGPT world. The @NCIEA1 has a great first take with a 25-pt table everyone in large-scale assessment should read.

In NC, says @CTruittNCDPI, the mass educator exodus never happened, but enrollment in educator prep program is down 40%. "The job of a teacher does not appeal to millennials and Gen Z." Must rethink roles, incentives, mentorship, advancement, new teacher support. @CCSSO Summit

"Proximity Matters." At @CCSSO Imagining More Summit, Baltimore's @SonjaSantelises says local tutoring data shows biggest gains by paraprofessionals in the community trained in science of reading. Not outside fly-in programs. Reminds me of @TheOaklandREACH and @ForumMothers

What do the @UnitedWeLearnKY initiative and the @BTVSchools strategic plan have in common? Both were created through new habits of working directly with families & communities. BSD Supt @tomflanaganjr and KY’s Lead Learner share the difference:

What do the @UnitedWeLearnKY vision & the new @BTVSchools strategic plan have in common? Both were created through new habits of working directly with families & communities.