Mary Batiwalla
@MBatiwalla
Mother | Data Lover | Learner | Educator | TN public school grad | 🍀Finder | Fmr Asst Commish at TN Dept of Ed | Sr. Dir. Data & Analytics
That’s not going to happen while Gov. Lee is outsourcing #tned to Betsy DeVos. Right-wing rejection of free lunch at public school is part of the push to bailout private schools with #schoolvouchers. Why? Free public school meals put pressure on private schools to do the same.
Pediatricians op-ed in @Tennessean : Make Tennessee the next state to provide free lunches to students in school tennessean.com/story/opinion/…
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I fly in/out LGA a lot. Rosa, the bathroom attendant in Terminal 1 near Gate 58, is always killing it. She adds so much value to travelers with her positive attitude and efficient operation every time I'm here. @LGAairport she deserves a promo! See good, praise it.
"oh my, this is a noisy world"
“I’m very concerned that our society is much more concerned with information than wonder, in noise rather than silence. How do we encourage reflection? … Oh my, this is a noisy world.”
ERDI Conference #Tucson Reflecting on #EdTech Trends #Ai for 2024 w/ Mary Batiwalla @mbatiiwalla and Jerri Kemble @techsavvysupt @classlink
Great Sunday in Tucson. Love when I get to work with the fabulous @techsavvysupt

Analytics + Memphis hoops + a W = ❤️. I enjoyed watching this broadcast style on my flight today. More games like this! Not sure it's for everyone tho. CBS needs to work to focus the adv analytics more and translate them for viewers. Also, improve the data viz. @CBSSportsCBB
We have a Beyond the Box Score broadcast with Spero Dedes, @ClarkKelloggCBS and @JohnHollinger on CBS and @paramountplus 🏀 @GoShockersMBB 🆚 @Memphis_MBB
Kevin Hogan is with Mary Batiwalla, Director of Evaluation Analytics @ClassLink, on what she thinks is next for data analytics in education. Read, watch, and listen for more on the latest at #FETC 2024 ✨ hubs.li/Q02hSjQw0
Exciting news for anyone who spends lots of time on @SouthwestAir. Heading to @fetc!

Director of Clinton schools addresses letter grades knoxtntoday.com/director-of-cl…
It is important to stay informed regarding the history, larger political agenda, and how a "select few" desperately hopes panic sets in before General Assembly begins. There is Always More to the Story: The Facts Behind School Letter Grades knowingthefullstory.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-fa…
A proposed constitutional amendment submitted to the Arkansas attorney general today would require all schools receiving state funds to meet the same set of academic and accreditation standards. buff.ly/3RTD7zE
While I’m proud of the recognition for our schools. A-F is not the issue, its TDOEs placement of an accountability system RETROACTIVELY on performance from 8 months ago. I remain disgusted with the way this accountability system was created, communicated, and unveiled by TDOE.
Vast majority of Rutherford schools rate high on new state letter grade system Grades based on 2022-2023 student performance; Tennessee Department of Education provides little communication on how schools would be ranked under new system DETAILS: rcschools.net/apps/news/arti…
In an email to Directors from TDOE yesterday, the “business rules” were changed less than 24 hours before release. How can schools and districts hit targets when the targets are created after the fact and changed all the way up until the release date? #lackoftransparency
Michigan abandons its A-F grading of schools. “I am proud to get another law off the books that never served to help our students,” said the repeal sponsor, a former teacher. freep.com/story/news/pol… via @freep
There aren’t enough cuss words to describe the bogus A-F system being rolled out this week. Abandoned old TN accountability framework in favor of rushed, overly simplistic metric applied retroactively to schools. It’s the weaponization of DOE policy to support the voucher scam.
A-F grades come out this week for Tennessee public schools. Here's what to know. chalkbeat.org/tennessee/2023…
Florida SAT scores have plummeted again. We’re now 46th in America. And all the state’s top education officials have to offer are culture wars - and tweets like “Cry more!” and “Just dumb.” This is what happens when you put trolls in charge of education. orlandosentinel.com/2023/12/05/flo…
Tennessee lawmakers & @GovBillLee are pushing vouchers for all and A-F School Letter Grades. Don't be fooled. It's all a sham, and it only serves to further denigrate and attack the public school system in our state. Read our entire statement here: bit.ly/4161Pzy
Empower Public Schools, Not Vouchers #gmsdinfocus
So a district under the federal and state accountability system last year would have reward schools. Top 5% in the state. Not anymore can’t have a lot of reward schools and push vouchers.