Laurie Todd-Smith
@Laurietoddsmith
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Administration for Children and Families, U. S Department of Health and Human Services (Personal Account)
Washington, DC
Joined February 2009
Celebrating 60 years of serving children and families! What a tremendous accomplishment. @HeadStartgov @HHSGov #earlychildhood.
š Celebrating 60 years of Head Start! . Thanks to parents, staff, agencies & partners who've shaped our journey. š. Join @SecKennedy, @ACFHHS, @Laurietoddsmith, @LSFHealthSys, @ChildrensFriend & @JenGarner in wishing Head Start a Happy 60th! š. #HappyBdayHeadStart
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RT @msstate: Setting the standard for excellence in education. š MSU ranks among the nationās best for producing world-class, board-certifiā¦.
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RT @alan_lange: Never forget that the @ParentsCampaign fought tooth and nail against third grade gate and most of the reforms that have imā¦.
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RT @Tommy_USA: School choice in the One Big Beautiful Bill will be a revolution for families. Every state will have school choice soon! hā¦.
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I enjoyed talking with @supertalk this morning. I always enjoy sharing the #MississippiMiracle story. So proud of our stateās success, leading the way as a model for state driven solutions with real student outcomes. @PhilBryantMS @JDVance #Mississippi #LeadershipMatters.
Mornings with Richard Cross Wednesday Lineupā¦. 7:35am- Jay McDaniel.Executive Director.Mississippi Gaming Commission.@MSGamingComm. 8:05am- Dr. Laurie Todd-Smith.Assistant Secretary.Early Childhood Development.U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.@Laurietoddsmith.@HHSGov
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RT @MPBOnline: A new report on child well-being ranks Mississippi 16th in the nation for education, a massive leap from the 30th place spotā¦.
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RT @SuperTalkNews: Mississippi has jumped 32 spots in K-12 education since 2014, landing at No. 16 in this year's Kids Count Data Book. httā¦.
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NYC should look to the Mississippi Miracle to learn how to teach reading! #mississippimiracle ā¦@PhilBryantMSā© ā¦@Linda_McMahonā© #education #literacy
nypost.com
Today, fourth-grade students in Mississippi read almost a full school year ahead of their peers in New York City, according to national test scores.
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RT @msstate: Congratulations to Mississippi State alumna Laurie Todd-Smith on being appointed as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Seā¦.
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RT @HeadStartgov: The Head Start program has built strong, healthy futures for 60 years! šŖ . Learn more about the Head Start commitment toā¦.
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RT @HeadStartgov: On May 18, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson announced Project Head Start from the White House Rose Garden. š
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Enjoyed celebrating 60 years of Head Start in New Hamshire today! @KellyAyotte @HeadStartgov @HHSGov
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RT @SuperTalkNews: A record 77.3% of third-graders passed the initial spring reading assessment, according to the Mississippi Department ofā¦.
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RT @karenvaites: āIn 2002, students in Mississippi were two years behind students in Maine. Today, they are about a year ahead. Donāt youā¦.
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RT @realHunterEstes: šØ Breaking: Mississippi has now surpassed Texas, California, and New York in education rankings. Another reason our sā¦.
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RT @ehanford: This part of the story is so important! States need to know that a "green" rating does not guarantee that a reading program works. Mississippi led the way by using research, not ratings, to inform our work - driving real results in literacy known as the.
Many schools rely on an organization called EdReports when deciding which reading programs to purchase. But there's a problem with that.
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RT @1in5advocacy: āMississippi is a huge success story and very exciting,ā David Deming, a Harvard economist and education expert, told me.ā¦.
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