JUSTIN HAMILTON
Political Communicator, Strategist, Education Reformer
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- Press Secretary at U.S. Department of EducationGovernment Administration | Washington D.C. Metro Area, USSummary
Do good, have fun, make a difference, live happy, and eat well.
Experience- Oct 2009 - PresentPress Secretary / U.S. Department of Education
Education-
1997 - 2001University of St. Thomas (TX)
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Tweets
- ICYMI: @usedgov's @MarthaKanter talks to @PBS @NewsHour about the growing problem of #studentdebt http://t.co/BOQ5E6HG
- Kids, don't be Gary Busey. Wear a helmut. I do everytime MT @amprog: 31 states do NOT require helmets for motorcyclists http://t.co/US1zfOpQ
- ICYMI must read @WIRED piece on efforts by ed entrepreneurs @SebastianThrun & Peter Norvig to revolutionize higher ed http://t.co/DiL3C19v
- @DianeRavitch so, it's not a bad word or a bad way to approach life
- @DianeRavitch for instance, I would say you are an entrepreneur: passionate about education, but still find time for books, writing speaking
- @DianeRavitch I know plenty of teachers and others who are entrepreneurial. It's not a hat exclusively worn in the private sector.
- False choice, I would hope both RT @DianeRavitch: Who will transform education: entrepreneurs or educators?
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Posts
Pull Quote: “As we work to get the economy back on track, no one is suggesting it would be a good idea to double interest rates on credit cards or home mortgages. Why then do some believe it’s a good idea to double interest rates for students?”
April 5, 2012: One of the proudest days of my life, the birth of my daughter, Vivienne Grace Hamilton…
- Anatomy of a Twitter Fact-Check
@EDPressSec: Your math is wrong MT @AnthonyCody what do you think is incorrect [with my SIG story]?
@AnthonyCody And WHAT is wrong with my math?
@EDPressSec:That you got your math so wrong is what’s wrong with your math
@AnthonyCody: My purpose was to get to the facts, which were provided today. If fuller info had been given, I would not be left guessing.
@AnthonyCody: My math was perfectly reasonable based on the incomplete data provided
@EDPressSec: Interesting way to say you were factually incorrect
@AnthonyCody: I turned out to be incorrect, but the truth could not be divined from the incomplete info. I made inferences, trying to probe.
Good news! The baby doesn’t take after me in a very important category… (Taken with instagram)
Another great NYT editorial on our efforts to make higher education more affordable.
Some of my earliest memories are of my grandfather reciting the Jabberwocky in an insane Scottish brogue…he finally gave me the book when I was 10 so I could learn it. Am thinking I’ll carry on this tradition when my daughter is born. (Taken with Instagram at blugrndesign studios)
My comment for Fox & Friends segment (@ marker 2:27), “Big Brother is Watching: DOE Creates Massive Database of Student Info”:
“The data is being used to asses the effectiveness of educational programs, not to track individual students. The NY Post article is an incorrect assessment of what these new regulations set out to do.
Parents can rest assured that their children’s personal information is protected better now than it ever has been.”
It takes vigilance,” Justin Hamilton, spokesman for the Department of Education said. “We can never be in every university all the time, nor do we want to be. We want to trust the schools and believe that they are living up to their obligations, but when they’re not, we will act decisively, effectively and fairly.
We don’t watch the debates. We’re working,” Education Department spokesman Justin Hamilton said in an e-mail.
Another great editorial from the NYT on our ESEA Flexibility efforts…
We’re reducing the reliance on high-stakes testing, saying you shouldn’t tie an entire evaluation to one test,” Mr. Hamilton said. “Some people may think a test is a test and there’s no distinction between a formative assessment and a summative assessment, but we disagree. We think we should be measuring student growth and learning, and this is information that parents and teachers want.
