Do you have a voracious appetite for education policy news and views? Do you need to stay abreast of the latest school reform debates? Do you want to have access to breaking news, as soon as it's reported? Are you always looking for new ways to waste time? Then Twitter is for you!
In all seriousness, if you're reading Flypaper, you must be something of a wonk, and you would probably get a lot out of following the ed policy debate on Twitter, too. And thanks to Education Next, getting started is a breeze.
Here's the deal: In the current issue is an article by moi about Twitter's impact on the education war of ideas. Included is a list of the most influential Tweeters in education--both the media/policy types and educators themselves. Ed Next just updated these lists as of the end of August (the rankings change fast); you can go here and click a few buttons and sign up to follow all of these folks at the same time.
Let me cut the suspense and list the top-10 (well, 12), at least for the media and policy crowd:
- Diane Ravitch (@DianeRavitch) with a Klout score of 73
- Education Week (@EducationWeek); Klout = 73
- Leonie Haimson (@LeonieHaimson); Klout = 70
- U.S. Dept. of Education (@UsEdGov); Klout = 66
- Justin Hamilton (@EdPressSec); Klout = 66
- Arne Duncan (@ArneDuncan); Klout = 64
- Huffington Post Education (@huffpostedu); Klout = 63
- Randy Page (@rpagesc); Klout = 63
- ASCD (@ASCD); Klout = 62
- Michelle Rhee (@m_rhee); Klout = 61
Alfie Kohn (@alfiekohn); Klout = 61
Joy Resmovits (@Joy_Resmovits); Klout = 61
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-Mike Petrilli
