Trisha Powell Crain (@trish_crain) 's Twitter Profile
Trisha Powell Crain

@trish_crain

I write about education for Alabama Daily News and Alabama Public Television. RTs = interesting reads.

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SSA, School Superintendents of Alabama (@ssa_supers) 's Twitter Profile Photo

SSA's conference kicks off tomorrow! We can't wait to welcome you. Registration opens at 2:00p.m. Safe travels to all heading our way -we'll see you soon!

SSA's conference kicks off tomorrow! We can't wait to welcome you.  Registration opens at 2:00p.m.  Safe travels to all heading our way -we'll see you soon!
Fordham Institute (@educationgadfly) 's Twitter Profile Photo

On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Linda Darling-Hammond and Anne Podolsky—authors of our latest Think Again brief—join Michael Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss whether teachers really stop improving after just a few years on the job. fordhaminstitute.org/national/resou…

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Well done, as always, Jill Barshay! A brilliant stats and research powerhouse. She’s doing essential work tracking the US Dept Of Education’s quiet dismantling (and partial reassembling) of education research data. #aledchat hechingerreport.org/proof-points-n… #aledchat

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Does anybody know what happened to the ⁦U.S. Department of Education⁩ ‘End DEI' school complaint web portal? It’s been offline for at least a month… #aledchat aldailynews.com/end-dei-school…

Fordham Institute (@educationgadfly) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Do teachers keep improving? When do they grow the most? How can we retain the best? 🔎 Fordham’s latest brief, authored by Linda Darling-Hammond (Linda Darling-Hammond) and Anne Podolsky, breaks it down: fordhaminstitute.org/national/resea…

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NEW: University of Alabama Chancellor Sid Trant recommends Dr. Peter Mohler as the university's next president. Livestream here: youtube.com/watch?v=Ah1AVi… medicine.osu.edu/find-faculty/c…

Karen Vaites (@karenvaites) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In the 2000’s, England was slipping badly in international rankings for both reading and math. Today, it’s 4th in the world in reading, and rising swiftly in math. What did England do? ✅ Mandated phonics in early grades curriculum ✅ Shifted to a knowledge-centered

In the 2000’s, England was slipping badly in international rankings for both reading and math.

Today, it’s 4th in the world in reading, and rising swiftly in math. 

What did England do?

✅ Mandated phonics in early grades curriculum
✅ Shifted to a knowledge-centered
John Sharp (@johnsharp99) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Fairhope Library Board reviewed 15 challenged books and reported back on whether they should be reshelved into the adult section in hopes to have state funding restored. But one APLS board member says more work is needed. The latest: al.com/news/2025/06/a…

Urban Institute (@urbaninstitute) 's Twitter Profile Photo

According to #research, the expanded #SNAP work requirements proposed in the House reconciliation bill would result in 2.7 million #families and 5.4 million people losing some or all of their family’s SNAP benefits in a month. Learn more in an Urban brief. urbn.is/3FFAI8s

According to #research, the expanded #SNAP work requirements proposed in the House reconciliation bill would result in 2.7 million #families and 5.4 million people losing some or all of their family’s SNAP benefits in a month. Learn more in an Urban brief. urbn.is/3FFAI8s
House Committee on Education & Workforce (@edworkforcecmte) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Just announced 🗓️ the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Kevin Kiley, is holding a hearing on June 24 at 10:15am ET titled, "Child Care and the American Workforce: Removing Barriers to Economic Growth." edworkforce.house.gov/news/documents…

Library of Congress (@librarycongress) 's Twitter Profile Photo

70+ years after the Civil War, the WPA Federal Writers' Project began interviewing elderly Americans who remembered being enslaved. This collection is at the Library & contains moving narratives & photos. #Juneteenth Narratives: loc.gov/collections/sl… Photos:

70+ years after the Civil War, the WPA Federal Writers' Project began interviewing elderly Americans who remembered being enslaved. This collection is at the Library & contains moving narratives & photos. #Juneteenth
Narratives: loc.gov/collections/sl…
Photos:
Trisha Powell Crain (@trish_crain) 's Twitter Profile Photo

According to the Alabama Grocers Association, SNAP supports 7,800 jobs in the state and $350 million in wages. al.com/news/2025/06/m…

PBS News (@newshour) 's Twitter Profile Photo

More than 1.1 million international students studied in the United States during the 2023/2024 school year, contributing more than $50 billion to the United States economy. But the Trump administration’s actions around immigration and higher education could significantly reduce