Big Education Ape: We're thankful for these Twitter superstars

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

We're thankful for these Twitter superstars | Schott Foundation for Public Education

We're thankful for these Twitter superstars | Schott Foundation for Public Education

We're thankful for these Twitter superstars

For those of you who tweet entirely too much (which applies to many of us at Schott!) we've assembled our first annual Twitter list of Education Justice Superstars, individuals who are helping to expand the education conversation online. They’re leading the way, pushing racial and gender equity, fair funding, community schools, grassroots organizing and other crucial issues to the fore.

So while you're sitting back after a plate full of turkey tomorrow, don't forget to add these superstars to your feed:

	Jitu Brown @brothajitu Jitu is a veteran community organizer and the National Director of Journey for Justice Alliance. His feed is filled with updates on J4J’s work and the movement for equity in public education!
	Zakiyah Ansari @Zansari8 Advocacy Director of the Alliance for Quality Education and relentless advocate for equity in public education, Zakiyah’s feed is a great place to go for all things civil rights, racial equity and NYC progressive politics!
	Diane Ravitch @DianeRavitch Diane is the Founder of the Network for Public Education and longtime advocate for quality education. She tweets about all things public education; attempted charter schools takeovers to the damaging effects of overtesting. Diane also blogs at dianeravitch.net.
	Maisie Chin @itzmemaisie Maisie is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Community Asset Development Re-defining Education (CADRE) in Los Angeles and serves on the board of directors at the Schott Foundation. Her Twitter feed is all about public education and education justice organizing!
	Jose Luis Vilson @theJLV “The Math teacher Gotham deserves.” Jose is a career public educator and author of This is Not a Test. Jose tweets about teaching, public education equity, and provides plenty of everyday inspiration! He writes at thejosevilson.com.
	Jesse Hagopian @JessedHagopian Jesse Hagopian is an educator and a lifelong promoter of public education funding and is the co-editor of the new book Teaching for Black Lives, and the Editor of the book More Than a Score. Jesse also posts on his blog iamaneducator.com.
	Judith Browne Dianis @jbrownedianis A civil rights lawyer, racial justice advocate, and executive director of the Advancement Project, Judith’s feed is awesome for updates on AP’s work, racial justice and immigrant rights!
	Dmitri Holtzman @DmitriHoltzman Dmitri is the Director of Education Justice Campaigns for Center for Popular Democracy in Brooklyn, NY. His twitter feed is full of everything having to do with education, Civil Rights and New York politics.
	Jeff Bryant @jeffbcdm Jeff has written about education for the Washington Post, Salon, Alternet, and the Progressive. He heads the Education Opportunity Network and tweets on public education, charter schools, and has been a lifelong champion of equity and equality in education!
	Geoffrey Winder @GeoffreyWinder Geoffrey is the Co-Executive Director of the Gay Straight Alliance Network and an LGBT youth organizer. He tweets about LGBT rights, civil rights, philanthropy and education!