David Griffith
@griffith2020.bsky.social
Associate Executive Director, Policy & Advocacy, NAESP. Whole Child Champion. Former PTSA President. Baseball Dad. Philly Sports Phanatic. Opinions/tweets are my own.
The Trump administration's FY26 budget outline includes level funding for IDEA and Title I while making significant cuts to most other K-12 formula programs, including Title III (English Language Acquisition) and presumably Title II. @NAESP
May 2, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The Trump administration's FY26 budget outline includes level funding for IDEA and Title I while making significant cuts to most other K-12 formula programs, including Title III (English Language Acquisition) and presumably Title II. @NAESP
The budget reconciliation process is heating up in Congress. Here's what school leaders need to know about it. @NAESP zurl.co/zzAlt
May 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The budget reconciliation process is heating up in Congress. Here's what school leaders need to know about it. @NAESP zurl.co/zzAlt
Republican-led states keep adding school voucher programs even as critics worry about cost zurl.co/c0BGt @NAESP
Republican-led states keep adding school voucher programs even as critics worry about cost
U.S. states are adopting and expanding programs that use taxpayer money to pay for private schools even as their costs rise and budget pictures become more uncertain.
apnews.com
May 1, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Republican-led states keep adding school voucher programs even as critics worry about cost zurl.co/c0BGt @NAESP
Supreme Court Seems Open to a Religious Charter School in Oklahoma zurl.co/IybAQ @NAESP
Supreme Court Seems Open to a Religious Charter School in Oklahoma
The justices have allowed vouchers for religious schools and required equal treatment in tuition programs. But direct government payments to religious public schools pose a new test.
zurl.co
May 1, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Supreme Court Seems Open to a Religious Charter School in Oklahoma zurl.co/IybAQ @NAESP
A lot of hope was pinned on after-school programs — now some are shutting their doors zurl.co/a8fT1 @NAESP
A lot of hope was pinned on after-school programs — now some are shutting their doors
After-school programs, seen as key to pandemic recovery, face a grim future with the end of pandemic relief dollars and other federal cutbacks.
hechingerreport.org
April 30, 2025 at 10:33 PM
A lot of hope was pinned on after-school programs — now some are shutting their doors zurl.co/a8fT1 @NAESP
Get live updates on the religious charter school oral arguments via the NY Times here zurl.co/RRgrI @NAESP
Supreme Court to Hear Arguments Over Religious Charter Schools: Live Updates
The case tests whether public money can be used to fund a religious charter school in Oklahoma, and its outcome could affect how public education funds are used in virtually all states.
zurl.co
April 30, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Get live updates on the religious charter school oral arguments via the NY Times here zurl.co/RRgrI @NAESP
Teeing up this morning's oral arguments on this case .
How religious public schools went from a long shot to the Supreme Court zurl.co/AhlsA @NAESP
How religious public schools went from a long shot to the Supreme Court zurl.co/AhlsA @NAESP
April 30, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Teeing up this morning's oral arguments on this case .
How religious public schools went from a long shot to the Supreme Court zurl.co/AhlsA @NAESP
How religious public schools went from a long shot to the Supreme Court zurl.co/AhlsA @NAESP
Congratulations to Ashlie Crosson- the 2025 National Teacher of the Year. zurl.co/17iVb @NAESP
Ashlie Crosson named 2025 National Teacher of the Year
Only on "CBS Mornings," English teacher Ashlie Crosson of Mifflin County High School in Pennsylvania is honored as the 2025 National Teacher of the Year for her impact on students and journalism program leadership.
zurl.co
April 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Congratulations to Ashlie Crosson- the 2025 National Teacher of the Year. zurl.co/17iVb @NAESP
New presidential executive order on "Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education for American Youth" - calls for PD for educators and makes the case for continued #TitleIIA funding. zurl.co/Mks9i @NAESP
Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education for American Youth
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Background.
www.whitehouse.gov
April 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
New presidential executive order on "Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education for American Youth" - calls for PD for educators and makes the case for continued #TitleIIA funding. zurl.co/Mks9i @NAESP
From the NY Times - Educators Prepare for ICE Agents at the Schoolhouse Door buff.ly/3BTYiwd
Educators Prepare for ICE Agents at the Schoolhouse Door
Across the country, educators described widespread anxiety about President-elect Donald J. Trump’s promises to deport immigrants and what it could mean for their students.
buff.ly
January 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
From the NY Times - Educators Prepare for ICE Agents at the Schoolhouse Door buff.ly/3BTYiwd
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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average pet sitter makes more money than the average pre-K educator — I hope it doesn't get even worse. Here's some insight from people at @aasadvocacy.bsky.social, the National Head Start Association & NAESP. #earlylearning #edusky #edpolicy
Despite Increased Funding and Support, Early Learning Enrollment Lags in Several States | American Consortium for Equity in Education
When Dr. Deborah Bergeron, Deputy Director of Community Engagement Innovation at the National Head Start Association, was a high school principal, she saw potential early learning professionals in m...
www.ace-ed.org
November 19, 2024 at 3:36 PM
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average pet sitter makes more money than the average pre-K educator — I hope it doesn't get even worse. Here's some insight from people at @aasadvocacy.bsky.social, the National Head Start Association & NAESP. #earlylearning #edusky #edpolicy