Michael Crawford, PhD
@mjcraw.bsky.social
making the path by walking • education as liberation • VP, strategic initiatives, AmericaSucceeds.org + #DurableSkills
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Michael Crawford, PhD
@mjcraw.bsky.social
· Jan 24
Empowering Learners for School, Work, and Life: Insights from the Research Practice Collaborative (Phase I) - America Succeeds
We want to highlight the power of Skillsline's online-learning platform in helping people cultivate their Durable Skills.
americasucceeds.org
🚨 NEW REPORT ALERT! 🚨
Want your HS graduates to be confident and equipped for their futures? Curious about how schools can support the development of durable skills by learners?
Look no further!
Check out America Succeeds' new research report 👉 americasucceeds.org/portfolio/em...
#DurableSkills
Want your HS graduates to be confident and equipped for their futures? Curious about how schools can support the development of durable skills by learners?
Look no further!
Check out America Succeeds' new research report 👉 americasucceeds.org/portfolio/em...
#DurableSkills
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Michael Fullan and Kaleb Rashad on Leading in a Culture of Change www.gettingsmart.com/podcast/mich... via @gettingsmart.bsky.social
Michael Fullan and Kaleb Rashad on Leading in a Culture of Change
Explore deeper learning and AI in education with insights from Dr. Michael Fullan on systemness and transformative change.
www.gettingsmart.com
May 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Michael Fullan and Kaleb Rashad on Leading in a Culture of Change www.gettingsmart.com/podcast/mich... via @gettingsmart.bsky.social
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Teachers, like students, often feel powerless in rigid systems. Seeing students empowered might resonate with their own desire for professional agency. @professordana.bsky.social @mjcraw.bsky.social
April 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Teachers, like students, often feel powerless in rigid systems. Seeing students empowered might resonate with their own desire for professional agency. @professordana.bsky.social @mjcraw.bsky.social
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There's no such thing as a neutral education. Education either functions as an instrument to bring about conformity or freedom. - Paolo Friere
March 4, 2025 at 4:46 PM
There's no such thing as a neutral education. Education either functions as an instrument to bring about conformity or freedom. - Paolo Friere
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Come to the Michigan Afterschool Partnership Conference and attend out session unveiling new research on "developmental opportunities" for older youth. Thursday!
#afterschool #youthdriven
@milibraries.bsky.social @mjcraw.bsky.social
#afterschool #youthdriven
@milibraries.bsky.social @mjcraw.bsky.social
February 24, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Come to the Michigan Afterschool Partnership Conference and attend out session unveiling new research on "developmental opportunities" for older youth. Thursday!
#afterschool #youthdriven
@milibraries.bsky.social @mjcraw.bsky.social
#afterschool #youthdriven
@milibraries.bsky.social @mjcraw.bsky.social
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SkillUp Coalition launches SkillUp AI, a human-centered #AI agent to guide non-degree workers toward high-opportunity careers.
Rigorous evaluation — led by MDRC — will measure SkillUp AI's real-world impact on employment.
Rigorous evaluation — led by MDRC — will measure SkillUp AI's real-world impact on employment.
SkillUp Coalition Launches SkillUp AI: A Human-Centered AI Agent to Guide Non-Degree Workers Toward High-Opportunity Careers
/PRNewswire/ -- SkillUp Coalition, the leading career services platform connecting job seekers without a college degree with high-quality training and job...
www.prnewswire.com
February 20, 2025 at 12:14 PM
SkillUp Coalition launches SkillUp AI, a human-centered #AI agent to guide non-degree workers toward high-opportunity careers.
Rigorous evaluation — led by MDRC — will measure SkillUp AI's real-world impact on employment.
Rigorous evaluation — led by MDRC — will measure SkillUp AI's real-world impact on employment.
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School play gets canceled for "inappropriate content".
In response students write [REDACTED], their own anti-censorship play skewering the school district, sells out performances, and ultimately takes gold at the Lenaea High School Theatre Festival.
www.kqed.org/arts/1397192...
In response students write [REDACTED], their own anti-censorship play skewering the school district, sells out performances, and ultimately takes gold at the Lenaea High School Theatre Festival.
www.kqed.org/arts/1397192...
After Censorship, Santa Rosa Students Write Their Own Play — and Take the Gold | KQED
A state festival awarded top honors to ‘REDACTED,’ which ruthlessly lampooned district officials.
www.kqed.org
February 16, 2025 at 11:48 PM
School play gets canceled for "inappropriate content".
In response students write [REDACTED], their own anti-censorship play skewering the school district, sells out performances, and ultimately takes gold at the Lenaea High School Theatre Festival.
www.kqed.org/arts/1397192...
In response students write [REDACTED], their own anti-censorship play skewering the school district, sells out performances, and ultimately takes gold at the Lenaea High School Theatre Festival.
www.kqed.org/arts/1397192...
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Very honored for the opportunity to share our research on community colleges, #CTE, and Registered #Apprenticeship - and how they are essential for creating more pathways to the middle class. Please join!
First, our #CELNA director @maryalicemcc.bsky.social will deliver testimony during a House Appropriations committee hearing that will explore how #CommunityColleges drive innovation.
🗓️ Wednesday, 2/12
🕙 10am EST
📍 Rayburn, Room 2358-C
appropriations.house.gov/schedule/hea...
🗓️ Wednesday, 2/12
🕙 10am EST
📍 Rayburn, Room 2358-C
appropriations.house.gov/schedule/hea...
Career Ready Students: Innovations from Community Colleges and the Private Sector
appropriations.house.gov
February 12, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Very honored for the opportunity to share our research on community colleges, #CTE, and Registered #Apprenticeship - and how they are essential for creating more pathways to the middle class. Please join!
Y'all feel that? 👀
It's almost time for #SXSWEDU!
Who's going?!
#edchat #durableskills #edusky
@tomvanderark.bsky.social @mdrc-news.bsky.social @kristinaishmael.bsky.social @maryalicemcc.bsky.social @emollick.bsky.social @bigpiclearning.bsky.social @mikeyates.bsky.social @sxswedu.com @sxsw.com
It's almost time for #SXSWEDU!
Who's going?!
#edchat #durableskills #edusky
@tomvanderark.bsky.social @mdrc-news.bsky.social @kristinaishmael.bsky.social @maryalicemcc.bsky.social @emollick.bsky.social @bigpiclearning.bsky.social @mikeyates.bsky.social @sxswedu.com @sxsw.com
an elderly woman is sitting at a table holding her glasses and says see ya there .
ALT: an elderly woman is sitting at a table holding her glasses and says see ya there .
media.tenor.com
February 12, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Y'all feel that? 👀
It's almost time for #SXSWEDU!
Who's going?!
#edchat #durableskills #edusky
@tomvanderark.bsky.social @mdrc-news.bsky.social @kristinaishmael.bsky.social @maryalicemcc.bsky.social @emollick.bsky.social @bigpiclearning.bsky.social @mikeyates.bsky.social @sxswedu.com @sxsw.com
It's almost time for #SXSWEDU!
Who's going?!
#edchat #durableskills #edusky
@tomvanderark.bsky.social @mdrc-news.bsky.social @kristinaishmael.bsky.social @maryalicemcc.bsky.social @emollick.bsky.social @bigpiclearning.bsky.social @mikeyates.bsky.social @sxswedu.com @sxsw.com
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New York Times editorial on the successful @perscholas.bsky.social training program:
"A rigorous analysis by the research organization MDRC found that many students who completed the training earned considerably more than those who did not receive the training." www.nytimes.com/2024/12/25/o...
"A rigorous analysis by the research organization MDRC found that many students who completed the training earned considerably more than those who did not receive the training." www.nytimes.com/2024/12/25/o...
Opinion | A Record of Success in Training High-Tech Workers
Per Scholas matches people with the training they need to become in-demand workers.
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
New York Times editorial on the successful @perscholas.bsky.social training program:
"A rigorous analysis by the research organization MDRC found that many students who completed the training earned considerably more than those who did not receive the training." www.nytimes.com/2024/12/25/o...
"A rigorous analysis by the research organization MDRC found that many students who completed the training earned considerably more than those who did not receive the training." www.nytimes.com/2024/12/25/o...
"In the world of ubiquitous AI, education matters more than ever. Our job is more important than it ever was before." - @emollick.bsky.social
... at the 2025 @PanoramaEd #PanoSummit #K12 events.panoramaed.com/AIMFORIMPACT
... at the 2025 @PanoramaEd #PanoSummit #K12 events.panoramaed.com/AIMFORIMPACT
AIM FOR IMPACT
Join Panorama's virtual summit: AIM for Impact, for school and district leaders who want to harness the power of AI and future-ready schools to prepare students for tomorrow.
events.panoramaed.com
February 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"In the world of ubiquitous AI, education matters more than ever. Our job is more important than it ever was before." - @emollick.bsky.social
... at the 2025 @PanoramaEd #PanoSummit #K12 events.panoramaed.com/AIMFORIMPACT
... at the 2025 @PanoramaEd #PanoSummit #K12 events.panoramaed.com/AIMFORIMPACT
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Young people responding to bigotry - statewide zoom call #Michigan! This Saturday at 10 a.m. EST. #stuvoice #edchat #democracy
@jbaca2.bsky.social @mjcraw.bsky.social @milibraries.bsky.social
@jbaca2.bsky.social @mjcraw.bsky.social @milibraries.bsky.social
February 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Young people responding to bigotry - statewide zoom call #Michigan! This Saturday at 10 a.m. EST. #stuvoice #edchat #democracy
@jbaca2.bsky.social @mjcraw.bsky.social @milibraries.bsky.social
@jbaca2.bsky.social @mjcraw.bsky.social @milibraries.bsky.social
All aboard!
Looking forward to learning with and from these community college workforce development rockstars 💥
#commcoll #highered #edchat #durableskills #wkdev
Looking forward to learning with and from these community college workforce development rockstars 💥
#commcoll #highered #edchat #durableskills #wkdev
January 29, 2025 at 1:11 AM
All aboard!
Looking forward to learning with and from these community college workforce development rockstars 💥
#commcoll #highered #edchat #durableskills #wkdev
Looking forward to learning with and from these community college workforce development rockstars 💥
#commcoll #highered #edchat #durableskills #wkdev
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Orgs & Schools in SE MI ... Join us for 2 days of strategies, practices, and ideas for how to support effective youth driven leadership in your programming. Feb 18-19!
$25 - lunch & materials included!
Register: bit.ly/4hyIBcP
@jbaca2.bsky.social @mjcraw.bsky.social @milibraries.bsky.social
$25 - lunch & materials included!
Register: bit.ly/4hyIBcP
@jbaca2.bsky.social @mjcraw.bsky.social @milibraries.bsky.social
January 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Orgs & Schools in SE MI ... Join us for 2 days of strategies, practices, and ideas for how to support effective youth driven leadership in your programming. Feb 18-19!
$25 - lunch & materials included!
Register: bit.ly/4hyIBcP
@jbaca2.bsky.social @mjcraw.bsky.social @milibraries.bsky.social
$25 - lunch & materials included!
Register: bit.ly/4hyIBcP
@jbaca2.bsky.social @mjcraw.bsky.social @milibraries.bsky.social
@youthdriven.bsky.social happily moved to BlueSky (and off of X!)
@mssackstein.bsky.social @growbeyondgrades.org @mjcraw.bsky.social @the74.bsky.social @ntlequityproj.bsky.social @payouthvote.bsky.social
@mssackstein.bsky.social @growbeyondgrades.org @mjcraw.bsky.social @the74.bsky.social @ntlequityproj.bsky.social @payouthvote.bsky.social
January 27, 2025 at 10:02 PM
🚨 NEW REPORT ALERT! 🚨
Want your HS graduates to be confident and equipped for their futures? Curious about how schools can support the development of durable skills by learners?
Look no further!
Check out America Succeeds' new research report 👉 americasucceeds.org/portfolio/em...
#DurableSkills
Want your HS graduates to be confident and equipped for their futures? Curious about how schools can support the development of durable skills by learners?
Look no further!
Check out America Succeeds' new research report 👉 americasucceeds.org/portfolio/em...
#DurableSkills
Empowering Learners for School, Work, and Life: Insights from the Research Practice Collaborative (Phase I) - America Succeeds
We want to highlight the power of Skillsline's online-learning platform in helping people cultivate their Durable Skills.
americasucceeds.org
January 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
🚨 NEW REPORT ALERT! 🚨
Want your HS graduates to be confident and equipped for their futures? Curious about how schools can support the development of durable skills by learners?
Look no further!
Check out America Succeeds' new research report 👉 americasucceeds.org/portfolio/em...
#DurableSkills
Want your HS graduates to be confident and equipped for their futures? Curious about how schools can support the development of durable skills by learners?
Look no further!
Check out America Succeeds' new research report 👉 americasucceeds.org/portfolio/em...
#DurableSkills