Tweeting on Federal Education Policy
Today's blog entry comes from AASA's Deanna Atkins, online technologies and advocacy specialist, the newest member of the AASA advocacy team.
Policy influencers, EPFP alumni and educators tuned in to EPFP’s
Twitter chat on federal education policy on Tues., Oct. 27. The conversation was
led by EPFP alumni Noelle Ellerson, associate executive director, policy &
advocacy, AASA, The School Superintendents Association and Mary Kingston Roche,
director, public policy, Coalition of Community Schools, IE, and additional tweeters chimed
in during the discussion from a variety of organizations using the hashtag, #epfpchat.
Questions were based around ESEA reauthorization, education
funding and the 2016 presidential campaign season, which made for an exciting
and extremely important conversation detailing what House Speaker John Boehner's departure means for ESEA reauthorization; why Education Secretary Arne Duncan's departure is less consequential when it comes to ESEA reauthorization; what the next big federal education policy topic will be after ESEA; why education issues have a limited role in the presidential debates; and more.
If you missed the Twitter chat, you can view the archived conversation here and check out highlights from the discussion below. Should you
have any further questions, please contact Noelle
Ellerson.