Okay, I think it's important we push back on this regular talking point and show why the "funds should follow students, not schools" line sounds reasonable to those uninformed on education policy, but is actually fundamentally flawed (1/16)

Former co-chair of the Michigan Republican Party @MeshawnMaddock uses a homophobic slur against Oakland County Executive @davidwcoulter and state Rep. Jason Morgan, openly gay public officials. Her husband, @matthewmaddock, serves in the state House with Morgan.

So... my son nerd sniped me! He saw a video on the Fold-and-Cut Theorem by @tweetsauce and said I should figure out how to fold a piece of paper to cut out the hat and spectre tiles with one cut. Mission accomplished! This blog post has downloadable PDFs: https://t.co/K42QCs16Dl

What matters isn’t how well a teacher holds students’ attention; it's whether a teacher knows enough about how learning happens to stop being the center of attention. Or, as @ddmeyer puts it, great teachers are characterized less by being interesting than by being interested.

Chemistry Professor Dr. Kenneth Brown has been recognized by the Midstates Consortium for Math and Science for his vigorous research programs, mentorships, and experiences offered to undergraduate students.

For sale last week in Congress: the pristine Boundary Waters. The buyer? A foreign mining company. House Republicans passed a bill overturning a ban on mining near this fragile ecosystem. I led @HouseDemocrats’ opposition to this dangerous handout to polluters.

Well-written article on drinking water filtration by Sandy Ong. Happy to be able to provide useful information. https://t.co/JxueDKPQgm

What if our work was judged not by the answers they give but by the questions they ask? Questions are the means of learning connections. Answers (as we've taught) are (too often) the ends of grading transactions. Is learning the goal? Asking for the kids. #Project180

There's an extreme lawsuit put forward seeking to overturn Prop 3. If this lawsuit is successful, women across Michigan could lose protections for IVF, contraception, prenatal care, and abortion care. Not on my watch. Today, I'm filing a motion to protect reproductive freedom.

It's happening! With my collaborator @RobbyHenry_PhD, we are taking 6 @HopeCollege students to the @MidwesternPsych meeting this year! Donate today to help us support student research!

I'm on the search committee for Hope College's next Director of Sponsored Research & Programs. Review of applications begins 3/8, so please share broadly with your networks, and consider applying if you meet the criteria. https://t.co/2kDf21A2jG

Some thoughts about #math #education and #research based on this podcast.

Despite strong assurances by the Ottawa County administrator and board chair, the Ottawa Food program has suspended operations.

Based on the salary range for the health officer job on Ottawa County’s website and subtracting the attorney fees, Ottawa County will be paying Administrative Health Officer Adeline Hambley between 26- and 34-years’ worth of salary to leave her job.

Take a look at the buttons that students at Hope College get each time they complete a math course. They proudly display them on their backpacks as a way of building identity among math majors. Can you figure out which class each button stands for?

Weeks after Ottawa County Board Chair Joe Moss nominated Kristina Karamo to become the MIGOP Chair, the party paid a business linked to him $74,261 for undisclosed services, The Detroit News reported Tuesday.

While the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners considered approval of an early voting plan, the attorneys who head the county's corporate legal counsel were preparing to nullify the very laws that inspired the plan in the first place. https://t.co/buP13eKyOz

Daughters of Katherine Johnson: Joylette Goble Hylick and Katherine Goble Moore. They said that Katherine never took no for an answer. They wish that her story will encourage future generations in WV…And they had no idea about grad math programs cuts at WVU. Both said they are

Spectra is organizing the Spectra LGBTQ+ Mathematics Conference (2023) to provide opportunities for LGBTQ+ mathematicians both to celebrate achievements and to spark conversations of challenges in our community. https://t.co/YYdt8J2JPZ