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February 23, 2018
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On February 23, The 74 was proud to partner with Axios and the Walton Family Foundation in organizing a special conversation about schools and state-level education policy with a trio of governors from across the political spectrum. “Raising the Bar: A Conversation on Education in America” brought together Governors John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Roy Cooper (D-NC) and Jeff Colyer (R-KS) to speak with Axios executive editor Mike Allen in Washington, D.C., on Friday morning.
Questions and reactions were channelled through the day’s two hashtags: #Axios360 and #EDlection2018. Noteworthy highlights below:
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                <h1>Recap: The Governors’ Most Memorable Education Observations at Our Axios #EDlection2018 Town Hall</h1>

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<p>On February 23, The 74 was proud to partner with Axios and the Walton Family Foundation in organizing a special conversation about schools and state-level education policy with a trio of governors from across the political spectrum. “Raising the Bar: A Conversation on Education in America” brought together Governors John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Roy Cooper (D-NC) and Jeff Colyer (R-KS) to speak with Axios executive editor Mike Allen in Washington, D.C., on Friday morning.</p>
<p>Questions and reactions were channelled through the day’s two hashtags: <a href="https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=%23axios360&src=typd">#Axios360</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23EDlection2018">#EDlection2018</a>. Noteworthy highlights below:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">A big thank you to Govs <a href="https://twitter.com/NC_Governor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NC_Governor</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hickforco?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@hickforco</a> & <a href="https://twitter.com/GovJeffColyer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovJeffColyer</a> for joining the important discussion on 'raising the bar' for American education at this morning’s <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> town hall. <a href="https://twitter.com/The74?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@The74</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EDlection2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EDlection2018</a></p>
<p>— Walton Foundation (@WaltonFamilyFdn) <a href="https://twitter.com/WaltonFamilyFdn/status/967043911507202049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/DrJeffColyer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DrJeffColyer</a> says arming teachers "may be a good solution," would be a decision on the local level in Kansas <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EDlection2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EDlection2018</a></p>
<p>— Carolyn Phenicie (@cphenicie) <a href="https://twitter.com/cphenicie/status/967037178755903489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">“Kansas is looking at Kansas solutions.” Decisions on arming teachers made at the local level, giving teachers bonuses for being armed “may be a good solution” — <a href="https://twitter.com/DrJeffColyer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DrJeffColyer</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#axios360</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EDlection2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EDlection2018</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/The74?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@The74</a> <a href="https://t.co/6TX23Wtbmn">pic.twitter.com/6TX23Wtbmn</a></p>
<p>— Emmeline Zhao (@emmelinez) <a href="https://twitter.com/emmelinez/status/967036763368812546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/DrJeffColyer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DrJeffColyer</a> to <a href="https://twitter.com/mikeallen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mikeallen</a>: education is about results. To achieve those results, you need quality data. With that, superior student outcomes are absolutely achievable. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/The74?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@The74</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NatlGovsAssoc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NatlGovsAssoc</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeTheStates?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeTheStates</a> <a href="https://t.co/AXUZQF9wvx">pic.twitter.com/AXUZQF9wvx</a></p>
<p>— Stephen Parker (@sparksva) <a href="https://twitter.com/sparksva/status/967036415426035712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kansas Gov. Colyer, now on stage at the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> education town hall. <a href="https://twitter.com/mikeallen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mikeallen</a> points out that on day one of his tenure, he visited a public school <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EDlection2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EDlection2018</a></p>
<p>— Steve Snyder (@TheSnydes) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheSnydes/status/967035962688770048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Up next at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> "Raising the Bar" with <a href="https://twitter.com/The74?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@The74</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GovJeffColyer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovJeffColyer</a> of Kansas. His state graduates 77% of its <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/specialeducation?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#specialeducation</a> students on time, 4th highest in U.S. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EDlection2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EDlection2018</a>.<a href="https://t.co/Pt7tU4Iumu">https://t.co/Pt7tU4Iumu</a></p>
<p>— Kathy Moore O'Connor (@kjemoore15) <a href="https://twitter.com/kjemoore15/status/967035886788661249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/romydrucker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@romydrucker</a>: today’s kids are tomorrow’s workforce – it’s critical that governors engage state business leaders in their efforts to improve education <a href="https://twitter.com/NatlGovsAssoc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NatlGovsAssoc</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/axios?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@axios</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/The74?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@The74</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WaltonFamilyFdn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WaltonFamilyFdn</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> <a href="https://t.co/o2gT1bI0VC">pic.twitter.com/o2gT1bI0VC</a></p>
<p>— Seth Gerson (@SethPGerson) <a href="https://twitter.com/SethPGerson/status/967035182720176128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">These are issues they talk about with their kids, they’re issues that families care about, which is why education is so important for these governors — <a href="https://twitter.com/AxiosNick?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AxiosNick</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EDlection2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EDlection2018</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/The74?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@The74</a></p>
<p>— Emmeline Zhao (@emmelinez) <a href="https://twitter.com/emmelinez/status/967034125260677120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Today's students are tomorrow's workforce: <a href="https://twitter.com/romydrucker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@romydrucker</a> & <a href="https://twitter.com/mikeallen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mikeallen</a> talk about education as an economic issue, and why corporate leaders must also speak out and take a stand for quality schools <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EDlection2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EDlection2018</a> <a href="https://t.co/vI2bBLGXI3">pic.twitter.com/vI2bBLGXI3</a></p>
<p>— Steve Snyder (@TheSnydes) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheSnydes/status/967033966741114880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">CEO of <a href="https://twitter.com/The74?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@The74</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/romydrucker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@romydrucker</a>, talks equity, achievement and walking the walk by opening a charter school in Brooklyn. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EDlection2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EDlection2018</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/The74?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@The74</a> <a href="https://t.co/GoxkTiSp2R">pic.twitter.com/GoxkTiSp2R</a></p>
<p>— Andrew Brownstein (@Misterodney) <a href="https://twitter.com/Misterodney/status/967032871411208193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">“I think <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnKasich?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JohnKasich</a> has more public service in him and I might too” – <a href="https://twitter.com/GovofCO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovofCO</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#axios360</a></p>
<p>— Ali Rubin (@alirubin1) <a href="https://twitter.com/alirubin1/status/967030094366740480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hickenlooper on possibility of bipartisan 2020 ticket with John Kasich: "kind of a long shot" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> <a href="https://t.co/EAFJ7WBJ7i">pic.twitter.com/EAFJ7WBJ7i</a></p>
<p>— Axios (@axios) <a href="https://twitter.com/axios/status/967030137660243968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/hickforco?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@hickforco</a>: "We are allowing ourselves to be terrorized. If you were someone in a basement in Leningrad and you wanted to hurt America…what better way than to make our children feel unsafe at school?” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/edlection2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#edlection2018</a></p>
<p>— Carolyn Phenicie (@cphenicie) <a href="https://twitter.com/cphenicie/status/967029409059409920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hickenlooper: I’ve had Republicans who have said to me ‘enough is enough’, I’ll go against my party and enact reasonable gun control measures <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a></p>
<p>— Axios (@axios) <a href="https://twitter.com/axios/status/967029398254874624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Lessons from the purple-est state in the country: <a href="https://twitter.com/hickforco?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@hickforco</a> says fixing the urban-rural divide is a national problem. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EDlection2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EDlection2018</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/The74?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@The74</a></p>
<p>— Andrew Brownstein (@Misterodney) <a href="https://twitter.com/Misterodney/status/967029075788394496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hickenlooper: “Even with universal background checks, security people will make mistakes. And having guns so available to so many people makes the task of keeping schools safe almost impossible.” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> <a href="https://t.co/7oOBp0mDwJ">pic.twitter.com/7oOBp0mDwJ</a></p>
<p>— Axios (@axios) <a href="https://twitter.com/axios/status/967028753854590976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">It’s a misconception that having guns in your bedroom drawer will make you safer. You’re more likely to have that gun used against you than you are to have it protect your home — <a href="https://twitter.com/hickforco?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@hickforco</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EDlection2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EDlection2018</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/The74?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@The74</a></p>
<p>— Emmeline Zhao (@emmelinez) <a href="https://twitter.com/emmelinez/status/967028378728632321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper on President Trump’s idea of paying bonuses to certain teachers who carry guns to school: “… dead on arrival … I don’t think it will gain traction.” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> <a href="https://t.co/bxEYQaQCZA">pic.twitter.com/bxEYQaQCZA</a></p>
<p>— Ted Davis (@TeddyDavisLA) <a href="https://twitter.com/TeddyDavisLA/status/967028089917239298?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Having guns available to so many people makes the task of keeping schools safe impossible. “Human failure” is inevitable — <a href="https://twitter.com/hickforco?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@hickforco</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EDlection2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EDlection2018</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/The74?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@The74</a></p>
<p>— Emmeline Zhao (@emmelinez) <a href="https://twitter.com/emmelinez/status/967027955925909506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">“We have universal background checks” – <a href="https://twitter.com/GovofCO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovofCO</a> to <a href="https://twitter.com/mikeallen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mikeallen</a> on what states can learn from CO <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#axios360</a></p>
<p>— Ali Rubin (@alirubin1) <a href="https://twitter.com/alirubin1/status/967027763134820353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">A push for personalized learning from <a href="https://twitter.com/GovofCO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovofCO</a> at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a>. And another gov's vote against arming teachers, this time from Columbine's state: "You'd have to train teachers in something they don't want to know about." <a href="https://t.co/U54KTKNA9v">pic.twitter.com/U54KTKNA9v</a></p>
<p>— Massie Ritsch (@MassieRitsch) <a href="https://twitter.com/MassieRitsch/status/967027678279880704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">In speaking to teachers after Columbine, they think being armed would make schools less safe — <a href="https://twitter.com/hickforco?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@hickforco</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EDlection2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EDlection2018</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/The74?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@The74</a> <a href="https://t.co/oSjEVwEze0">pic.twitter.com/oSjEVwEze0</a></p>
<p>— Emmeline Zhao (@emmelinez) <a href="https://twitter.com/emmelinez/status/967027559702679553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Arming teachers at school has been idea since Columbine shooting in 1999, but very few educators think it's a good idea, <a href="https://twitter.com/hickforco?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@hickforco</a> says <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/edlection2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#edlection2018</a></p>
<p>— Carolyn Phenicie (@cphenicie) <a href="https://twitter.com/cphenicie/status/967027373983043586?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Cloud-based tech should be used to better inform mentors, etc. to help at-risk kids when they need it most, like when they move, <a href="https://twitter.com/hickforco?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@hickforco</a> says <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/edlection2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#edlection2018</a></p>
<p>— Carolyn Phenicie (@cphenicie) <a href="https://twitter.com/cphenicie/status/967026929021931520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">“If you look at at-risk kids… and they move into a different neighborhood… that magnifies the risk of that kid dropping out 4x” – <a href="https://twitter.com/GovofCO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovofCO</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#axios360</a></p>
<p>— Ali Rubin (@alirubin1) <a href="https://twitter.com/alirubin1/status/967026758011772929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/GovofCO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovofCO</a> celebrates the outcomes of Denver’s portfolio strategy. Sometimes a school’s culture is so broken, you need to start over <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/The74?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@The74</a></p>
<p>— Romy Drucker (@romydrucker) <a href="https://twitter.com/romydrucker/status/967026494701793280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">The biggest mistake we make on K-12 education is a one-size-fits-all approach. Family and parent engagement is critical to inform our instruction. – <a href="https://twitter.com/hickforco?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@hickforco</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NationalPTA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NationalPTA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> <a href="https://t.co/jyanyXIZfN">pic.twitter.com/jyanyXIZfN</a></p>
<p>— Stephen Parker (@sparksva) <a href="https://twitter.com/sparksva/status/967026031952564224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">“At some schools the culture is so bad that you have to close the school, clean it out and then reopen” – <a href="https://twitter.com/GovofCO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovofCO</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#axios360</a></p>
<p>— Ali Rubin (@alirubin1) <a href="https://twitter.com/alirubin1/status/967025959118475264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/mikeallen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mikeallen</a> chats up <a href="https://twitter.com/GovofCO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovofCO</a>, who says we need to engage parents and school districts because a one size fits all approach isn’t working <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/parentpower?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#parentpower</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/The74?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@The74</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WaltonFamilyFdn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WaltonFamilyFdn</a> <a href="https://t.co/6C90aPsUNP">pic.twitter.com/6C90aPsUNP</a></p>
<p>— Romy Drucker (@romydrucker) <a href="https://twitter.com/romydrucker/status/967025654284865536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper on biggest problem with K-12 education: "We have tried to create a one-size-fits-all solution." <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> <a href="https://t.co/jRKxjfmlXN">pic.twitter.com/jRKxjfmlXN</a></p>
<p>— Axios (@axios) <a href="https://twitter.com/axios/status/967025464966606849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">At <a href="https://twitter.com/axios?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@axios</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/The74?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@The74</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WaltonFamilyFdn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WaltonFamilyFdn</a> event, <a href="https://twitter.com/NC_Governor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NC_Governor</a> mentions creation of Teacher Advisory Committee to ensure educator voice is reflected in state policy development & implementation. More on Committee: <a href="https://t.co/NEkebjKtjM">https://t.co/NEkebjKtjM</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NatlGovsAssoc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NatlGovsAssoc</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/mikeallen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mikeallen</a></p>
<p>— Seth Gerson (@SethPGerson) <a href="https://twitter.com/SethPGerson/status/967024654140526592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">There are after effects from Florida shooting across the country, says <a href="https://twitter.com/RoyCooperNC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RoyCooperNC</a>. Says students in NC didn't want to go out for fire drill, some hid in closet. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EDlection2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EDlection2018</a></p>
<p>— Carolyn Phenicie (@cphenicie) <a href="https://twitter.com/cphenicie/status/967023754349023232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">“I think it’s ridiculous” to have armed teachers — <a href="https://twitter.com/RoyCooperNC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RoyCooperNC</a> followed by a round of applause <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/nc?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#nc</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EDlection2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EDlection2018</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/The74?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@The74</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZoeKLk7ccn">pic.twitter.com/ZoeKLk7ccn</a></p>
<p>— Emmeline Zhao (@emmelinez) <a href="https://twitter.com/emmelinez/status/967023030064025600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper: "We shouldn't be cutting taxes for the wealthy and for corporations at the expense of education." <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> <a href="https://t.co/69FvaVxDE1">pic.twitter.com/69FvaVxDE1</a></p>
<p>— Axios (@axios) <a href="https://twitter.com/axios/status/967022758428332033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Gov. Cooper makes the case for school accountability systems as a means of showing the public the return on their investment in public education. More transparency + student gains = greater investment <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EDlection2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EDlection2018</a></p>
<p>— Steve Snyder (@TheSnydes) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheSnydes/status/967022613364174848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/NC_Governor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NC_Governor</a>: we are working to ensure that there is a quality principal leading every school & a quality teacher in every classroom <a href="https://twitter.com/NatlGovsAssoc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NatlGovsAssoc</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/mikeallen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mikeallen</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/axios?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@axios</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeTheStates?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeTheStates</a> <a href="https://t.co/0NzoQyPbxA">pic.twitter.com/0NzoQyPbxA</a></p>
<p>— Seth Gerson (@SethPGerson) <a href="https://twitter.com/SethPGerson/status/967022395780366336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">“We’ve gotta show the tax payers what they’re getting for their investment” – <a href="https://twitter.com/RoyCooperNC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RoyCooperNC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#axios360</a></p>
<p>— Ali Rubin (@alirubin1) <a href="https://twitter.com/alirubin1/status/967022393360338945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Gov. Cooper draws direct line from corporate tax cuts to declining tax base to insufficient funds for public education <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EDlection2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EDlection2018</a></p>
<p>— Steve Snyder (@TheSnydes) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheSnydes/status/967021596534812673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">“It’s going to take an investment. One of the mistakes states are making is that they’re reducing their tax base which is taking from education” – <a href="https://twitter.com/RoyCooperNC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RoyCooperNC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#axios360</a></p>
<p>— Ali Rubin (@alirubin1) <a href="https://twitter.com/alirubin1/status/967021573453606912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">What do you do for students trapped in struggling schools? Gov Cooper: If we don't deal with surrounding issues of domestic violence, substance abuse, transportation, health care, counseling, it's going to be very difficult to move the needle on education <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EDlection2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EDlection2018</a></p>
<p>— Steve Snyder (@TheSnydes) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheSnydes/status/967021465752260608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">“If you do not have that workforce they will not come.” – <a href="https://twitter.com/RoyCooperNC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RoyCooperNC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#axios360</a></p>
<p>— Ali Rubin (@alirubin1) <a href="https://twitter.com/alirubin1/status/967020877077532672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/RoyCooperNC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RoyCooperNC</a>: CEOs arguing for more state pre-K funding should show us that early childhood education matters for state economies. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NatlGovsAssoc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NatlGovsAssoc</a> <a href="https://t.co/8EUwbxldR8">pic.twitter.com/8EUwbxldR8</a></p>
<p>— Stephen Parker (@sparksva) <a href="https://twitter.com/sparksva/status/967020714254655488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">“One of the things we are trying to do is get girls interested in the technology field” –<a href="https://twitter.com/RoyCooperNC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RoyCooperNC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#axios360</a></p>
<p>— Ali Rubin (@alirubin1) <a href="https://twitter.com/alirubin1/status/967020624991473664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Those who get early childhood <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/education?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#education</a> do significantly better in school and career later in life. Need to get % of pre-k students in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NC</a> from 38% to 55% — <a href="https://twitter.com/RoyCooperNC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RoyCooperNC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EDlection2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EDlection2018</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/The74?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@The74</a></p>
<p>— Emmeline Zhao (@emmelinez) <a href="https://twitter.com/emmelinez/status/967020363015184384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">First up at today’s <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> education town hall: Gov. Roy Cooper from North Carolina. Follow the conversation: <a href="https://t.co/YiY7IOzs0u">https://t.co/YiY7IOzs0u</a> <a href="https://t.co/9G3rCfYuAv">pic.twitter.com/9G3rCfYuAv</a></p>
<p>— Steve Snyder (@TheSnydes) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheSnydes/status/967020262582636544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">?? mike! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#axios360</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EDlection360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EDlection360</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/The74?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@The74</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WaltonFamilyFdn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WaltonFamilyFdn</a> <a href="https://t.co/IERXliwUB5">pic.twitter.com/IERXliwUB5</a></p>
<p>— Romy Drucker (@romydrucker) <a href="https://twitter.com/romydrucker/status/967019807123091456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">LIVE COVERAGE: Governors <a href="https://twitter.com/NC_Governor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NC_Governor</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hickforco?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@hickforco</a> & <a href="https://twitter.com/GovJeffColyer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovJeffColyer</a> are talking about leading the charge to raise the bar on American education.</p>
<p>Follow the conversation here. <a href="https://t.co/WyKZR3njXb">https://t.co/WyKZR3njXb</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EDlection2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EDlection2018</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WaltonFamilyFdn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WaltonFamilyFdn</a> <a href="https://t.co/B2JsCGy8kv">pic.twitter.com/B2JsCGy8kv</a></p>
<p>— The 74 (@The74) <a href="https://twitter.com/The74/status/967017971464904705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">ESSA puts education policy power in the hands of state leaders. Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EDlection2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EDlection2018</a> to hear from 3 governors about education issues in their states today <a href="https://twitter.com/The74?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@the74</a> <a href="https://t.co/X41KMcDewv">https://t.co/X41KMcDewv</a></p>
<p>— Laura Fay (@LauraAnnFay) <a href="https://twitter.com/LauraAnnFay/status/967014931416547330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">What are the key education issues in Colorado? Read our primer ahead of <a href="https://twitter.com/The74?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@the74</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/axios?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@axios</a> event this morning featuring <a href="https://twitter.com/GovofCO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovofCO</a>. <a href="https://t.co/GrqAoqR5bQ">https://t.co/GrqAoqR5bQ</a> @WaltonFamilyFd <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EDlection2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EDlection2018</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a></p>
<p>— The 74 (@The74) <a href="https://twitter.com/The74/status/967014951926796289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Pregame rolling for our <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> education conversation in DC. Govs Hickenlooper, Cooper, Colyer w/ <a href="https://twitter.com/mikeallen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mikeallen</a>. 7:15 doors <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EDlection2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EDlection2018</a> <a href="https://t.co/KS7uiCbyDu">pic.twitter.com/KS7uiCbyDu</a></p>
<p>— Steve Snyder (@TheSnydes) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheSnydes/status/967014065976553472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">We're talking with <a href="https://twitter.com/NC_Governor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NC_Governor</a> at <a href="https://twitter.com/The74?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@The74</a> & <a href="https://twitter.com/axios?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Axios</a> event this morning about the hot issues in North Carolina education. Find out more here. <a href="https://t.co/jcXXGJPPQg">https://t.co/jcXXGJPPQg</a> @WaltonFamilyFd <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NCed?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NCed</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EDlection2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EDlection2018</a></p>
<p>— The 74 (@The74) <a href="https://twitter.com/The74/status/967013422368993280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Getting smart this morning on education policy & politics with <a href="https://twitter.com/axios?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@axios</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/mikeallen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mikeallen</a> at our RAISING THE BAR EVENT presented by <a href="https://twitter.com/The74?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@The74</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WaltonFamilyFdn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WaltonFamilyFdn</a>. But first ☕️! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EDlection2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EDlection2018</a></p>
<p>— Romy Drucker (@romydrucker) <a href="https://twitter.com/romydrucker/status/967012189713457152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">What do education leaders want to ask governors ahead of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EDlection2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EDlection2018</a>? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#axios360</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/The74?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@the74</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/axios?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@axios</a> <a href="https://t.co/ReTq9fGyLd">https://t.co/ReTq9fGyLd</a></p>
<p>— Laura Fay (@LauraAnnFay) <a href="https://twitter.com/LauraAnnFay/status/967009142706552832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">The sun might not be out yet but this is how ready we are for this morning’s <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EDlection2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EDlection2018</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> talk with <a href="https://twitter.com/RoyCooperNC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RoyCooperNC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GovofCO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovofCO</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DrJeffColyer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DrJeffColyer</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/mikeallen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mikeallen</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/The74?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@The74</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/UncommonSchools?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UncommonSchools</a>) <a href="https://t.co/w4ZgZST8K0">pic.twitter.com/w4ZgZST8K0</a></p>
<p>— Emmeline Zhao (@emmelinez) <a href="https://twitter.com/emmelinez/status/967007185594208256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Today in DC, our <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> education panel w/Govs Hickenlooper, Cooper, Colyer. The full scoop in <a href="https://twitter.com/The74?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@the74</a> newsletter <a href="https://t.co/3cNO3eHYJm">https://t.co/3cNO3eHYJm</a></p>
<p>— Steve Snyder (@TheSnydes) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheSnydes/status/967005404579487745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">LIVE COVERAGE: Who benefits when we begin 'raising the bar' on American education? Students.</p>
<p>Hear Governors <a href="https://twitter.com/NC_Governor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NC_Governor</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hickforco?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@hickforco</a> & <a href="https://twitter.com/GovJeffColyer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovJeffColyer</a> talk about how we can do it at 7:45 a.m. this morning. <a href="https://t.co/WyKZR3njXb">https://t.co/WyKZR3njXb</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EDlection2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EDlection2018</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WaltonFamilyFdn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WaltonFamilyFdn</a> <a href="https://t.co/tqO7pJckPT">pic.twitter.com/tqO7pJckPT</a></p>
<p>— The 74 (@The74) <a href="https://twitter.com/The74/status/967004871281946624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/arotherham?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@arotherham</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ESSA?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ESSA</a> and the epidemic of gun violence may headline the discussion of American education with 3 U.S. governors at <a href="https://twitter.com/The74?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@The74</a> & <a href="https://twitter.com/axios?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Axios</a> event this morning. <a href="https://t.co/kEOc8JzDHc">https://t.co/kEOc8JzDHc</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EDlection2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EDlection2018</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WaltonFamilyFdn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WaltonFamilyFdn</a></p>
<p>— The 74 (@The74) <a href="https://twitter.com/The74/status/967003354256887808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">LIVE COVERAGE: Governors <a href="https://twitter.com/NC_Governor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NC_Governor</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hickforco?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@hickforco</a> & <a href="https://twitter.com/GovJeffColyer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovJeffColyer</a> will discuss why ‘raising the bar’ on American education is more important than ever this morning.</p>
<p>Get updates from the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> event here. <a href="https://t.co/WyKZR3njXb">https://t.co/WyKZR3njXb</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EDlection2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EDlection2018</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WaltonFamilyFdn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WaltonFamilyFdn</a> <a href="https://t.co/PKV8IHMkbp">pic.twitter.com/PKV8IHMkbp</a></p>
<p>— The 74 (@The74) <a href="https://twitter.com/The74/status/966993551698534400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">There are two North Carolinas. How does that affect the state’s 1.5M students?</p>
<p>We'll hear about funding choices for low-income kids, the vast rural-urban divide, a new turnaround district & more at our <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> event on Friday.<a href="https://t.co/KkVGcUymml">https://t.co/KkVGcUymml</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EDlection2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EDlection2018</a></p>
<p>— ???????? ?????? (@MitchellTrinka) <a href="https://twitter.com/MitchellTrinka/status/966424684165246976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 21, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Some background ahead of Friday's <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> conversation with governors about education: The state of schools in Colorado <a href="https://t.co/lEXzWKqJ0M">https://t.co/lEXzWKqJ0M</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EDlection2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EDlection2018</a></p>
<p>— Steve Snyder (@TheSnydes) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheSnydes/status/966421697007095808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 21, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Three education takeaways from the upcoming gubernatorial contests:</p>
<p>1. The Bush-Obama agenda is OUT<br />2. Career and technical education is IN<br />3. The issue is no longer bipartisan<a href="https://twitter.com/rickhess99?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@rickhess99</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/sofiag1515?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@sofiag1515</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/realclearpolicy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realclearpolicy</a> <a href="https://t.co/SISiRyAnjp">https://t.co/SISiRyAnjp</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EDlection2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EDlection2018</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PoliticsK12?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PoliticsK12</a></p>
<p>— Dale Chu (@Dale_Chu) <a href="https://twitter.com/Dale_Chu/status/966373423600484357?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 21, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">In the first election year under ESSA, and with 36 gubernatorial races on the ballot coast to coast, education policy has never been more important</p>
<p>— The 74 (@The74) <a href="https://twitter.com/The74/status/966328722948329472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 21, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">At Friday <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Axios360?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Axios360</a> event, <a href="https://twitter.com/mikeallen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MikeAllen</a> will talk K-12 education challenges and opportunities with the governors of Colorado, North Carolina & Idaho. <a href="https://t.co/Yb1iWY2pAt">https://t.co/Yb1iWY2pAt</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EDlection2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EDlection2018</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/edchat?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#edchat</a></p>
<p>— The 74 (@The74) <a href="https://twitter.com/The74/status/966410450421166080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 21, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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