@RepLipton

Education and Promise Zone advocate; former State Rep; Member, MI Board of Education. Rescue Dog Lover. Alert: I do NOT respond to social media messages

 Detroit, MI
Joined June 2009
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David Hecker: We can debate issues, but public education shouldn’t be a political war zone michiganadvance.com/2022/09/… via @michiganadvance

Commentary: David Hecker: We can debate issues, but public education shouldn’t be a political war...

As a union representing educators, we have a vested interest in public policy, and therefore politics. And as a union, AFT Michigan has received our fair share of criticism from people who believe...

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To those Republicans in Congress who believe student debt shouldn’t be forgiven: I will never apologize for helping America’s middle class – especially not to the same folks who voted for a $2 trillion tax cut for the wealthy and giant corporations that racked up the deficit.
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MiPASS@teamMiPASS17 Jan 2022
Our members speak up on @WLNS for #k12 school safety! wlns.com/news/michigan/michi…
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Universal masking in schools can save lives.  nytimes.com/2021/08/10/opini…
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Today marks the 30th anniversary of the passage of the country's 1st law authorizing charter schools. So a perfect time to revisit this fabulous @rmc031 piece on the untold history of charters democracyjournal.org/argumen…
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We are excited to build off the success of the last 5yrs of Promise & announce the #CollegePromiseForAll policy framework to deliver affordable opportunities to all Americans & create a sustainable pipeline of skilled workers for the future. Learn more: collegepromise.org/cpfa
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Ellen Lipton retweeted
NEA@NEAToday11 Apr 2021
A better future for education is possible, and the first step is to start thinking beyond the bubble and stop high stakes testing this year. #CancelTheTests nea.org/advocating-for-chang…
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A Bold Idea for Testing: Opt-In dianeravitch.net/2021/03/30/… via @dianeravitch
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Ellen Lipton retweeted
Lily Altavena@lilyalta1 Mar 2021
Morning! It's my first day covering inequities in education at @freep. I'll be covering these issues across Michigan. I've got *a lot* to learn, but I'm really excited for this new beat.
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Black History Month is a chance to remember those who have made enormous contributions to this country, but it's also an opportunity to remember that those contributions didn't just come from major figures. They also came from millions of Black folks whose names we'll never know.
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Ellen Lipton retweeted
Jeff Bryant@jeffbcdm30 Nov 2020
Biden should not hire Tim Shriver as education secretary because of his ties to the predatory for-profit college industry and because he served on the board of the Edison Project, a failed for-profit school management company. @Network4pubEd @PubInterest @NEPCtweet @SchottFound
David Halperin@DaHalperin20 Nov 2020
Tim Shriver is being floated as a possible Biden secretary of education. Bad idea. Shriver currently chairs the advisory board of Leeds Equity, a long-time investor in predatory for-profit colleges and an aggressive opponent of college accountability. republicreport.org/2020/who-…

Who Will Lobby Biden To Shield Predatory For-Profit Colleges? - Republic Report

  Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have pledged to hold for-profit colleges accountable for ripping off taxpayers and ruining students' lives, and their task is urgent, as many for-profit schools have...

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RT if you're fired up and ready for @JoeBiden's visit to Michigan on Friday!
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MichiganDropBox.com is LIVE! 🎉 Michigan voters now have a free, easy-to-use tool to find a secure drop box location to return their absentee ballots! #VoteSafe RT to help us reach voters across Michigan and make sure they are aware of MichiganDropBox.com!
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#shabbatini Rye Vieuxx Carre. Thanks to my producer for video. Please like and follow. instagram.com/s/aGlnaGxpZ2h0… @daddy_lipton on instagram
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So excited to have dinner w @sarahchang tonight and to support #aspenmusic. How many retweets do I need to get her to join us at @bellyupaspen tonight to see @TheDecemberists ? – at Aspen, CO
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Ellen Lipton retweeted
Sparkleon@Sparkleon14 Aug 2018
Replying to @RepLipton
@RepLipton just heard Ellen Lipton at the Royal Oak Dem Meeting....I do believe she is the ONE‼️
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Just realized: Governor: @gretchenwhitmer Senator: @SenStabenow Congress: @RepLipton (yeah I finally decided) State Senate: @rosemarybayer State House: @votebedi <—— County Commissioner: @Cherie_Happy
Ben Pulver 🍴@revlupneb4 Aug 2018
So this is fun. Aug 7th primary, I get to vote for a qualified woman for EVERY seat from Governor to County Commissioner. Most exciting, my State Senate candidate is @VotePulver ! (I mean, she’s running unopposed in the Democratic Primary, but she also earned my vote.)
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Come meet @RepLipton at Jim's Frostie Treats in Royal Oak at 5:30 today! Ice cream+Ellen=Win win. #MI09 #TeamEllen facebook.com/events/52155789…
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They found that states with mandatory waits—no matter the total length—had on average 17% fewer murders and about 10% fewer suicides.” sciencemag.org/news/2017/10/…
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