Abby Thaker @abbythaker
Director of Strategic Partnerships for @Readby4th at @FreeLibrary, she/her Philadelphia, PA Joined February 2008-
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Apply to receive up to $5,000 worth of brand-new, culturally-relevant children's books. #philly #phled #diversebooks #earlyliteracy firstbook.org/solutions/phil…
@sharefoodphilly @Readby4th Thank YOU for being such welcoming hosts and partners these past few weeks! Your team is amazing and we’re all grateful to have learned more about your work @sharefoodphilly
Teaching your child the alphabet? Join us for a FREE virtual training sharing simple and fun ways you can help grow your reader. Register here: bit.ly/3KMw33J #philly #earlyliteracy #PHLED
Need some inspiration for your Neighborhood Literacy Fund application? This Storytime & S.T.E.M event was a blast! The Neighborhood Literacy Fund awards up to $2,000 for projects that support early literacy in Philadelphia. Applications are due April 19! #philly
Philly, there's still time to apply for up to $5,000 of diverse children's books! Tag a teacher, organization, or literacy advocate 📚❤️📚 firstbook.org/solutions/phil…
This @Readby4th partnership w/ @AIMtoLearn, @mastery_schools & @saintjosephs highlights the importance of #SOR training for preservice & inservice teachers and leaders as well as the need to coach and support new teachers to ensure classroom implementation. #partnerforimpact
It's day 44 of sharing the PaTTAN Literacy Symposium presentations! Don't miss PA Literacy Leaders: Dr. Galbally, Nancy Scharff, Christina Grayson, & Suruchi Keenhell for: Achieving Quality SoR Instruction: What does it Take? Watch here/Session 53:bit.ly/3JRehuk
Hey Philly, we could use a hand (or 100)! In preparation for Reading Promise Week, Philly's annual family literacy festival, we're packing 13,000 literacy kits to give away free! ❤️📚👉volunteer.readby4th.org/bagpacking #philly #righttoread #phlserves
Want to learn how the Neighborhood Literacy Fund can support literacy projects in your community? Join us for an info session today at 12 PM! #philly #righttoread #PHLed us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…
Happy first day of school, #phled! Philadelphia public schools should have the public funding they need to educate all children, but in the meantime, here is a thread of classrooms in West Philly looking for donations:
@SusanBneuman Is there a link to the study you can share? Would love to read more.
@cecilyharwitt Hmm I don’t know, sorry. We left the kids at my parents house when we did this.
@cecilyharwitt And Stella has a nice outdoor area we liked for dinner/drinks by the river
@cecilyharwitt Also recommend renting e-bikes and biking up the tow path
I Spy with my little eye...A colorful new childhood literacy campaign featuring real Philly kids is rolling out across SEPTA. inquirer.com/life/early-lit… via @PhillyInquirer @UpsideStories @WilliamPennFdn @SEPTA @Readby4th
@pmgentry @frumpenberg @Weckerlys Would love a scoop shop too but meanwhile fu wah has both jeni’s and graeter’s pints
Wondering what people mean when they say “the science of reading?” @Readby4th is hosting a virtual session on March 9 to share the evidence. You can register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…
@Dan_UA @jenniferkates Thank you for all your work on this!! And thank you to your whole team!
Kristen Graham @newskag
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"Dena" @bikemamadelphia
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Sharif El-Mekki @selmekki
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Harriett’s Bookshop @harriettsbooks
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Children First @childrenfirstpa
5K Followers 2K Following Children First is the leading child advocacy organization that improves the lives and opportunities of children in southeastern PA and statewide.
Jen Devor✌️ @JenDevor
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@mooradley.bsky.socia... @MaddieLuebbert
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Principal Overton she... @PAS_Overton
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Rob Rausch Fan Club @ohjamesgotjokes
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Philadelphia Office o... @PHLfamilies
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Chalkbeat Philadelphi... @ChalkbeatPHL
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Pre-K for PA @PreK4PA
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Teach Plus PA @TeachPlusPA
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tetheredtoed @tetheredtoed1
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Jenn Devlin @JennDevlin1985
232 Followers 1K Following just a mom trying to keep her sh*t together, work, finish school and have my kids say proudly “yes that’s my mom”
Melanie Burney @MLBURNEY
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Leslie @Theathe521191
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The Free Library of P... @FreeLibraryFdn
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Inclusive Growth Coal... @InclGrowthPhl
100 Followers 302 Following The Inclusive Growth Coalition (IGC) is advocating for citywide job and business growth in Philadelphia.
Valentine Foundation @ValentineFdn
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Joe Willard @WillardPEC
432 Followers 179 Following Interested in issues relating to family and child homelessness. Am recently retired HopePHL, Philadelphia (PA), and now consulting parttime.
Wildcat Workshop @ Ma... @wildcatworkshop
124 Followers 337 Following The Wildcat Workshop is a K-8 multidisciplinary makerspace at Marian Anderson in the School District of Philadelphia. #PHLed #STEM
Tomiko D. Ball, EdD @teach2lift
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Littera: Tutoring pla... @LitteraEdu
239 Followers 543 Following Supporting high-impact tutoring for K-12 & tutoring organizations with: ⭐️ Virtual tutors ⭐️ ELA, ELD & math curriculum partners ⭐️ Tutoring Management System
Our City Our Schools @OCOSphl
370 Followers 196 Following Fighting 4 fairly funded schools that transform the lives of Black, Brown & Working class young people, families, educators, school communities & neighborhoods
ReadNotGuess @ReadNotGuess
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Patty Pina Slutsky @PattyPSlutsky
1K Followers 5K Following Chief Advancement Officer at the @JournalismProj. Formerly of @teachforall. Mom to Henry and Lou, luckily married to @matthewslutsky. All views are my own.
John Cannon Alvin @JohnCannonAlvi7
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Citizen Literacy @citizen_phonics
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JStiles @JonathanStiles
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Eric Hitchner @EHitch88
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Dam A Rod @Damaris30719890
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Philadelphia Academy ... @LeadersPHL
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Marion Waldman @teachmykid2read
1K Followers 1K Following A nimble, mighty nonprofit providing literacy education & access to resources working through libraries & communities. Decodable books + diverse literature!
Rowana Miller @rowana_miller
231 Followers 111 Following she/her ✨ UPenn '22 ✨ Executive Director of @cosmicwriters ✨ SECRETS OF THE BLUE HAND GIRLS forthcoming Fall 2025 from @SourcebooksFire ✨ rep: @AmeliaLAppel
SEPTA FAIL @FailSepta
7K Followers 5K Following Philly Citizen, tired of the pathetic SEPTA transit system and the EPIC failures. EXPOSED the complete failure of the Police Dept and RET(f)IRED Mr. Tom Nestel
uLektz @uLektz
947 Followers 4K Following An AI-powered Industry Connect Platform for Higher Education
Science of Reading Cl... @SoRclassroom
7K Followers 819 Following We share videos, pictures, and work samples from #SoR classrooms! Teachers, please send us yours! Project of @goyenfoundation
Daniel Laurison @Daniel_Laurison
12K Followers 5K Following Author of Producing Politics, Beacon Press also: https://t.co/4eJOeLhswO Sociologist. Carnegie Fellow. Trans, parent.
Robert Sullivan @RESullivanJr
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Education Voters PA @EdVotersPA
4K Followers 4K Following Education Voters PA is a non-partisan organization established to promote a pro public education agenda with elected leaders, legislators & the public of PA.
DC LULAC @dclulac
120 Followers 180 Following We are the District of Columbia members of the League of United Latin American Citizens, the largest and oldest Latinx Civil Rights organization in the US.
Sharon Marino @SharonMarino77
35 Followers 170 Following educational advocate who believes in opportunity and access for all, loves dogs, family, yoga, and Philly sports
Honest Schools Philly @honestschoolphl
28 Followers 104 Following Pledged to Highlight Honest Philly School peeps & their tweets since January 8, 2022 100% Philadelphia- like inside & not area What goes around comes around.
Nadia D @ndmd254
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Gretchen @offgridteacher
8K Followers 6K Following Edu. M.A. Teach Plus Fellow-Alum. Peace Corps 🇸🇳. I talk about education, running, nature, baked goods, parenting, and health. My views are mine alone.
Women’s Connection @WeConnectWomen
344 Followers 2K Following The Philadelphia Women’s Connection Chapter brings women 50+ together so they can expand their lives & inspire and support each other across life’s transitions.
Aileen Callaghan @Callaghan4PA
203 Followers 883 Following Single mom fighting for safe schools, thriving wages, and a state that puts poor people first. https://t.co/RSgboDEdlo Running for State Rep for the 177th
Kate Callahan @mkatecallahan
94 Followers 291 Following Executive Director of Research for Action, Education Researcher, Professor, Mom, Vegetarian, Aspiring to Abolish Inequity in Education
MamaBear @143mama_bear
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Kristen Graham @newskag
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Andrew Saltz | AVENGE... @mr_saltz
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"Dena" @bikemamadelphia
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Sharif El-Mekki @selmekki
16K Followers 11K Following BPP Cub. Activist. Educator. Student of #NidhamuSasa, Overbrook HS & Qom, Iran. 1/3 of #FreedomFriday Founded: @fellowshipbmec @CenterBlackEd @Phillys7thWard
Councilmember Kendra ... @KendraPHL
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jennifer kates @jenniferkates
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Marc Lamont Hill @marclamonthill
560K Followers 2K Following CUNY Presidential Professor • Host of @BET News, @AJUpFront, and Night School • Owner of @UncleBobbies • Sixers Fanatic • Philly Born • ΚΑΨ MADE
Matthew R. Kay @MattRKay
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Helen Ubiñas @NotesFromHeL
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Harriett’s Bookshop @harriettsbooks
26K Followers 14K Following Avant-garde bookshop celebrating women authors, artists, & activists under the guiding light of Harriett Tubman. Sister to @idasbooks [email protected]
Lauren Vidas @BroadAndMarket
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Kellan R White @KellanWhite
4K Followers 1K Following Pro Science | Pro Choice | Pro Union | Pro Wrestling | Pro Union. I meditate and I hydrate. Shout out to my haters. Doggos: Dewey and Buddy.
Avi Wolfman-Arent @Avi_WA
8K Followers 2K Following Reading news into a microphone @whyy, Philly's @npr station. Co-host of Studio 2, T-Th at noon. awolfmanarent at whyy dot org. RTs are retweets.
Abraham Gutman @abgutman
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Children First @childrenfirstpa
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Inga Saffron @IngaSaffron
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PFT (@pftlocal3.bsky.... @PFTLocal3
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KC @kcmillerphl
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Melanie Burney @MLBURNEY
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Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris
21.0M Followers 701 Following Always fighting for the people. Wife, Momala, Auntie. She/her. 107 Days available now.
Hind Khoudary @Hind_Gaza
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DopeTeacher @dope_teacher
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Curriculum Insight Pr... @CurriculumIP
3K Followers 529 Following A collaborative effort to illuminate the K-12 curriculum landscape for educators & advocates. We get into the important weeds for popular and emerging programs.
Elise Lovejoy @EliseLovejoy
2K Followers 536 Following Literacy Advocate, Proud Momma, Forever-a-Teacher, Forever-a-Student, #SoR is RESEARCH, Grateful CEO of @ExpressReaders, autism learner from a beautiful boy
CS4Philly @CS4Philly
180 Followers 207 Following Equity and access to high quality computer science education for Philadelphia children and youth
The Free Library of P... @FreeLibraryFdn
339 Followers 274 Following Your home for news and information on @FreeLibrary membership opportunities, exclusive events, the Free Library Fund, and more!
Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief
1.2M Followers 385 Following The official account of @TFletcher the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator @UNOCHA
The Guardian @guardian
10.5M Followers 985 Following This account has been archived. Follow us on https://t.co/KQIdrzRwCv or download our app.
FCS at Echo Hill @EchoHillFCS
283 Followers 78 Following Each year, the seventh grade at Friends' Central School takes a trip to Echo Hill Outdoor School. Follow our adventures in real time!
Women’s Connection @WeConnectWomen
344 Followers 2K Following The Philadelphia Women’s Connection Chapter brings women 50+ together so they can expand their lives & inspire and support each other across life’s transitions.
Jonathan Rosa @DrJonathanRosa
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48th Street Greenway @48thStGreenway
65 Followers 37 Following Traffic safety, greening, community connections, and joy for our street. A joint effort between Walnut Hill, Garden Court, and Cedar Park.
The Equity Lab @the_equitylab
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CBSD Neighbors United @nu4cbsd
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Peter @ptadoherty
521 Followers 580 Following Dad, proud public school teacher, wanna be shred guitarist, aspiring Resident Evil 2 speed runner - 🌹@phillyDSA 🍺 @MarxistUnityDSA
Patty Pina Slutsky @PattyPSlutsky
1K Followers 5K Following Chief Advancement Officer at the @JournalismProj. Formerly of @teachforall. Mom to Henry and Lou, luckily married to @matthewslutsky. All views are my own.
Ulmer Family Light La... @FCSLightLab
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SaveCBSD @SaveCBSD
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Katherine Owen @owenCFIS
228 Followers 60 Following A 6th grade teacher who LOVES watching the magic of learning happen in her classroom!
Mercedes Mason @MsMasonPAACS
65 Followers 144 Following Principal and Adjunct Professor in Philadelphia, PA. Serving #youth daily and closing the #opportunitygap for our children.
Johann Calhoun @johanncalhoun
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Katie Burrows-Stone @burrowskh
112 Followers 226 Following National Board Certified Teacher/ English Teacher at SLA@Beeber / Philadelphia Writing Project. Opinions and thoughts are my own.
Laura Lay 📚🌹�... @theOGlibrarian
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Joan Maya Mazelis @JoanieMazelis
725 Followers 610 Following Associate Prof of Sociology @Rutgers_Camden. Dedicated urbanist. Author, “Surviving Poverty: Creating Sustainable Ties among the Poor" @NYUPress (she/hers)
Kymyona Burk, Ed.D. @kymyona_burk
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Read Easy UK @ReadEasyUK
1K Followers 1K Following 2.4 million adults in England alone can't read. Our volunteers provide free, confidential, one-to-one coaching to help them. Support: https://t.co/9LUyFoVKuA
Dr. Julia Lindsey @JuliaBLindsey
2K Followers 218 Following Phonics Nerd. Book Lover. Author of the new book, Reading Above the Fray. PhD in Literacy Education. Free content-rich decodables on https://t.co/DjLOoC6iOW
Amanda Mcillmurray @AmandaforPhilly
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Maureen Boland @mcgboland
354 Followers 1K Following
Sue Urahn @SueUrahn
991 Followers 203 Following President/CEO @PewTrusts. Making a difference w/ data. Proud mom, grandmother, dog lover & avid follower of policy & science. Tweets mine/RTs ≠ endorsements
Ellie Rushing @EllieRushing
11K Followers 982 Following Floridian turned Philadelphian. Courts, cops, gun violence for @Phillyinquirer. DM or email [email protected]. She/her.
ReadNotGuess @ReadNotGuess
1K Followers 2K Following Help your child learn to read, not guess. Short, fun phonics lessons delivered straight to your inbox, for FREE. https://t.co/4uEnP9R3p3
CJSF @justschools
2K Followers 623 Following Communities for Just Schools Fund (CJSF) is a national collaborative that links philanthropy with the power of grassroots organizing to transform schools.
Joyful Readers @Joyful_Readers
33 Followers 0 Following Full-time reading tutors helping Philly students in K-3 become successful, confident, and yes…joyful readers!
heathermcbreenwrites @heatherjoymc
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