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Susan J. Colby

@SusanJColby

All about equity. Working for quality #edu everywhere. More women in #leadership will be game-changing. Views are mine.

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Joined January 2015
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#HomeWithIHG, a great #RewardsOffer and #Ad @ihgrewardsclub at the Muse in NYC
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#HomeWithIHG, #RewardsOffer #ad @IHGRewardsClub View of Mt Hood from room at Kimpton Monaco Hotel. Not bad!!
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Thanks @juliaffreeland! We are pushing hard and excited about what we are seeing!! xitter.gq/juliaffreeland/status/…
Julia Freeland Fisher (@juliaffreeland) profile pictureJulia Freeland Fisher@juliaffreeland23 Jan 2018
In case your new year's resolutions are wearing off (mine are) ... here are five ideas we'll surely need the rest of the year (and more) to tackle: christenseninstitute.org/blo… @LearningAccel @DigitalPromise @LarryCuban @DonnellKay @SusanJColby @nacol
5 big ideas for education innovation in 2018 - Christensen Institute

5 big ideas for education innovation in 2018 - Christensen Institute

Looking ahead to 2018, here are five key topics that stand to make--or break--education innovation.

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onebillion@onebillion12 Sep 2017
Lovely to see children in #Malawi learning to read Chichewa + maths with #onecourse. Keep up the amazing work @VSOMalawi! #UnlockingTalent
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Atul Gawande
@Atul_Gawande27 Aug 2017
Terrific @BridgespanGroup analysis of how nonprofits gave us massive change (e.g., 911, hospice, polio eradication) bit.ly/2w95gsp
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@NASA26 Aug 2017
Happy 99th birthday to retired mathematician Katherine Johnson! Her calculations were critical to early spaceflight: go.nasa.gov/2iwViML
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Jeff Bradach@JeffBradach23 Aug 2017
Lessons from 15 large scale social changes. Doable, but takes decades, govt support, multiple sectors & philanthropy hbr.org/2017/09/audacious-ph…
Audacious Philanthropy

Audacious Philanthropy

Private philanthropists have helped propel some of the most important social-impact success stories of the past century: Virtually eradicating polio globally. Ending apartheid in South Africa....

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It’s alive! The @Code2040 Fellows Program Application that is. Join our 7th class of Fellows! RT + spread the word! bit.ly/fellows2040
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Code2040@Code204022 Aug 2017
We're looking for our next class of Black + Latinx CS students for the 2018 Fellows Program! Learn more: buff.ly/2wkdcrN
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@johnlegend20 Aug 2017
Dick Gregory lived an amazing, revolutionary life. A groundbreaker in comedy and a voice for justice. RIP
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So don't act like situation in #Charlottesville came from nowhere. It's rooted in nation's history & allowed to grow via silent complicity
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Atul Gawande
@Atul_Gawande13 Aug 2017
"Best regards" is the best this soulless man could muster in the face of Nazis and the KKK. xitter.gq/realdonaldtrump/status…
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Condolences to the family of the young woman killed today, and best regards to all of those injured, in Charlottesville, Virginia. So sad!
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Despicable acts by White Supremacists must be condemned by name. #Charlottesville
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What drew white supremacists to #Charlottesville? A statue built on racism, protected by decades of oppression. splcenter.org/20160421/whose…
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Vanita Gupta@vanitaguptaCR18 Jul 2017
Big news. Defendants Can’t Be Jailed Solely Because of Inability to Post Bail, Judge Says, via @nytimes nytimes.com/2017/07/17/us/ch…
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A Solution When a Nation’s Schools Fail nyti.ms/2voGQrM
Opinion | A Solution When a Nation’s Schools Fail (Published 2017)

Opinion | A Solution When a Nation’s Schools Fail (Published 2017)

Liberia and other poor countries are experimenting with private management of schools, and the result has been positive.

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Here is a 2014 interview w/ Iranian-born math genius #MaryamMirzakhani who died after a battle w cancer.She was 40. theguardian.com/science/2014…

Maryam Mirzakhani: 'The more I spent time on maths, the more excited I got'

The first woman to win the prestigious Fields Medal prize discusses her life as a mathematician

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Mourning the loss of #MaryamMirzakhani, eminent mathematician and the 1st woman to ever win the Fields Medal. Her brilliance lives on. RIP.
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Reading and listening to @rgay is a great gift. Thank you for making us think and be better. xitter.gq/rgay/status/8860117093…
Did you already get your tickets for the @Code2040 Summit 7/28-29? Are you coming to our party? It’s not too late! code2040.org/summit
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