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Scott Goldstein

@scottgoldstein.bsky.social
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Father, salsa dancer, activist, educator. ED of EmpowerEd. “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter.” -MLK Jr.

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Jaime Fearer @bogrosemary.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Hell! Yes! I'm calling this a win, even if a year overdue! Now, let's pack the hearing on Nov. 5 - stay tuned for testimony prep and general support getting all our stories of fear, intimidation, and senseless violence on the record. #FreeDC
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Scott Goldstein @scottgoldstein.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The "Human-Centered Schools" Book Launch is NEXT Sunday October 4th here in DC at @busboysandpoets.bsky.social ! Come out for a thoughtful, provocative conversation on a new path for sustainable school progress. RSVP here: events.humanitix.com/book-launch-...
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Book Launch: Human-Centered Schools by Scott Goldstein
Join us for the launch of Scott Goldstein new book "Human-Centered Schools" for an evening of thoughtful discussion, good food and good company!
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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 20/09/2026
Also, @scottgoldstein.bsky.social just wrote a book based on his experiences in DC schools. “Instead of doubling down on high stakes accountability, what would it look like … with more human-centered schools that prioritize ppl, distributed leadership, [and] trust?” www.amazon.com/Human-Center...
Scott Goldstein
Human-Centered Schools
ISBN-13: 978-1041376729, ISBN-10: 1041376723
Standards Based
Dete Driven
AI Powered
HUMAN-CENTERED
SCHOOLS
A Roadmap to Sustainable
School Progress
SCOTT GOLDSTEIN
An Eye On Education Book
ROUTLEDGE
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Scott Goldstein @scottgoldstein.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The book has arrived! “Human-Centered Schools” will be officially released tomorrow. You can order it now here: www.routledge.com/Human-Center...
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Scott Goldstein @scottgoldstein.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
@janeese4dc.bsky.social kicks off listening session tour in Ward 8- an intentional choice to SHOW UP for the communities that need our leaders to show up for them the most. This is about listening to build a government of the people. Show up and be heard DC!
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Scott Goldstein @scottgoldstein.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Today is the day! You can pre-order my new book “Human-Centered Schools” now! It’s time for a positive alternative to the failed reforms of the past 50 years grounded in relationships, engaging student experiences and addressing root causes of inequity. www.routledge.com/Human-Center...
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Human-Centered Schools: A Roadmap to Sustainable School Progress
Instead of doubling down on high stakes accountability, what would it look like if we created more human-centered schools that prioritize people, distributed leadership, relational trust, and sustaina...
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Jaime Fearer @bogrosemary.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
We refuse to normalize this. Join us, alongside @freedcproject.bsky.social, @empowereddc.bsky.social, and @wtuteacher.bsky.social, Wednesday morning as we demand safety for our students without federal policing. #FreeDC freedcproject.org/event-list/f...
FEDERAL POLICE AND NATIONAL GUARD AWAY FROM OUR SCHOOLS
Press Conference + Rally
Wheatley Education Campus
Wednesday, August 26 at 7:45 AMPOLICÍA FEDERAL Y GUARDIA NACIONAL
¡FUERA DE NUESTRAS ESCUELAS!
Conferencia de prensa y mobilizacion
Wheatley Education Campus 
meircoles, 26 de agosto a 7:45 am 
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Michelle Chappell she/her @michellechap76.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
We remember. Tomorrow we honor the people who have been taken from our communities. We uplift the students who are facing another school year under occupation. We keep us safe. Join us #FreeDC freedcproject.org/event-list/o...
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One Year of Occupation: Justice for DC's Students and Schools — Free DC
DC has been under a hostile military occupation for nearly an entire year, and for 11 days in August we are telling the story of the ways Trump’s occupation has hurt our communities. August 5: “Ju...
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Scott Goldstein @scottgoldstein.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Coming October 2026! Pre-Sale soon!
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Scott Goldstein @scottgoldstein.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
He really bragged about this endorsement? Seriously just stack Janeese and Kenyan's endorsements next to each other and then folks can make the easy choice.
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Scott Goldstein @scottgoldstein.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
There’s a difference between a big donor driven campaign and a movement driven by a deep coalition. @janeese4dc.bsky.social has captured the hearts + energy of so many caring Washingtonians ready for a government that puts people first. 3 weeks left. All gas, no breaks! Through the finish line.
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Janeese4DC @janeese4dc.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
As councilmember, I worked block by block on Kennedy Street to implement a comprehensive public safety plan to reduce crime.
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Scott Goldstein @scottgoldstein.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
1,900 DC resident donors for @janeese4dc.bsky.social vs 836 for @kenyanmcduffie.bsky.social tells you just about all you need to know about this race. Those 1,900 are votes, not just $. And people who will tell their family, friends and neighbors. The people of DC vs. the power of outside interests.
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Scott Goldstein @scottgoldstein.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
We need a holistic education agenda that focuses on the whole-child, gives every student the kind of rich and experiential education they deserve, fixes special education and treats our educators with professional respect. Here’s the plan:
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Janeese4DC @janeese4dc.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Every student deserves access to excellent neighborhood public schools, support in and out of the classroom, and real access to opportunity.
MY PLAN EXCELLENT SCHOOLS FOR ALLSUPPORT THE WHOLE CHILD: Expand afterschool & summer programming
Empower a single agency to address chronic absenteeism & expand home visiting
Limit screen time in early years, & develop tech guidance with teachers that is transparent with parents EXCELLENT & SAFE SCHOOLS IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD: Partner with educators, parents, and students to build excellent, fully resourced schools
Improve building maintenance, especially safety & accessibility
Fix special ed failures by investing in reliable transportation, school staffing & by being accountable to families
Protect schools from ICE
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Scott Goldstein @scottgoldstein.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Bowser got well earned boos (and later Free DC chants) from HU students throughout a commencement address almost entirely about herself. Deserved for a mayor whose policies have been nothing short of cruel to DC’s most vulnerable.Time for people first leadership we can be proud of. Time for Janeese!
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Betsy Wolf @betsyjwolf.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
I graphed DC Democratic mayoral candidates’ responses to the C4DC education questionnaire. The answers (and who didn’t answer) are telling. Support for structural changes:
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Scott Goldstein @scottgoldstein.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
@kenyanmcduffie.bsky.social supports youth curfews but in the course of one week has skipped a youth led mayoral forum and now skipped a forum on public safety and justice. Is this how he’ll govern? Once again missing in action. #WhereIsKenyan
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Scott Goldstein @scottgoldstein.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
🧵Some local Dems seem to have a mythology that Dems don't support raising taxes on wealthy if economic times are tough. Not only is this false- the idea that raising taxes on the well-off when others aren't doing well is an effective way to stimulate econ growth IS liberal economics. A thread...
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Scott Goldstein @scottgoldstein.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
The most incompetent president imaginable.
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Scott Goldstein @scottgoldstein.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
It’s shameful the way we are treating young people in DC. I went to HS football games every Friday; DC kids can't go without a chaperone. I went the mall to hang out; DC kids can't go to DCUSA without an adult. They can't enter Navy Yard wihout a military interview. It’s just wrong.
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Scott Goldstein @scottgoldstein.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Yo this is WAY too on the nose for us DC folks!
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Scott Goldstein @scottgoldstein.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Mayor: the city is NOT broke. Jenny Reed: DC always collects way more money than we project! CFO: but I have bad vibes therefore I will just hold back tons of cash we could use for critical human services (which isn’t within my legal authority) bc I be worrrrriiieeeed!
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Zach Teutsch @zteutsch.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Kenyan McDuffie delivered us all higher Pepco bills. A new @markrodeffer.bsky.social piece in @51st.news explains the details. "Kenyan McDuffie could have scrutinized utility rate hikes and defended struggling ratepayers. Instead, he sided with utilities. Now D.C. families are paying the price."
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Opinion: D.C.’s lax utility oversight is costing customers
The Public Service Commission needs stronger supervision from the D.C. Council.
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Scott Goldstein @scottgoldstein.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Here’s my curiosity about this tax conversation… most seem to agree on these facts, but are still at odds: - We agree we need to fund early childhood educator pay and make child care affordable
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Scott Goldstein @scottgoldstein.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
By the way, this is what a “ramped up” campaign looks like in case anyone is taking notes. Canvasses all across the city, phone banks, dance party fundraiser, debates… a campaign built to respect and engage the voters it’s asking to serve.
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Julie Patton Lawson @srfrjulie.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
VO, Goodweather, and Jack Evans all are saying kids in DC's public and charter schools need more testing and assessments, even in PK. Evans also says we wouldn't be in this current budget situation if he was still on Council.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
CNN reporting that the strikes on Iran tonight are joint US and Israeli strikes. Which means Donald Trump should be impeached for a third time. What he has done tonight is illegal under the US constitution and the UN charter.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
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Scott Goldstein @scottgoldstein.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Why are 13 % of all ICE agents in a city with such a small population? 1: target blue city where people & govt will resist 2: purposely foment mass civil unrest through brutality against population 3: Claim those resisting brutality are insurrections 4: Invoke Insurrection act 5: Cancel elections
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Josh Burch @jburchdc.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Get me a mayor whose achievements are making DC more equitable, affordable, inclusive, safe, & just. A mayor who can say all public schools improved. A mayor who can demonstrate historic environmental protections & investments. Get me a mayor who we end up calling Governor. #DCStatehood
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Scott Goldstein @scottgoldstein.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Couldn’t agree more that serious times demand a serious leader. Having a mayor that doesn’t understand the gravity of throwing her own people under the bus to submit to a fascist regime - and then pretend she isn’t- is deeply alarming. Time for new leadership.
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Janeese4DC @janeese4dc.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Democrats in Congress: Hold the line. Do not back these bills that jeopardize DC’s right to govern itself. DC is a testing ground for tactics that MAGA will try across the country. Vote NO, and focus on helping struggling families afford health care.
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Scott Goldstein @scottgoldstein.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
On the first episode of the new @cuneytdil.bsky.social & @trsdc.bsky.social podcast (which is great)- Sherwood describes @mayorbowser.dc.gov as a "moderate progressive". I think the record shows she's a conservative Dem/ liberal Republican at best (in mold of Manchin/ Bloomberg). Evidence ⬇️
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Scott Goldstein @scottgoldstein.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
On offense the problem was actually trying TOO hard to get it to AJ. Just do what comes naturally. Need better design but also can't design to his social media posts and ego.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
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Scott Goldstein @scottgoldstein.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
This shows what we've know: @mayorbowser.dc.gov cooperating w/a fascist regime yielding NOTHING. Sipping cocktails, taking directions, smiling w/ white supremacists...MPD still cooperating with ICE. Ntl Guard STILL in DC. Home rule can't be repealed w/o 60 Senators. Time for @janeese4dc.bsky.social!
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The 51st @51st.news · 14/11/2025
“When the federal safety net falters, locally rooted community schools are the resilience strategy that keeps children fed, families calm, and students in school where they belong.” Read Ward 7’s @dcsboe.bsky.social rep Eboni-Rose Thompson’s Op-Ed:
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Opinion: Now is the time to support D.C.’s community schools
If the federal government cuts funding, local investments we make in community schools and family supports are the buffer that keeps neighborhoods from unraveling, argues Eboni-Rose Thompson.
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Scott Goldstein @scottgoldstein.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Reminder: @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ran on reforming mayoral control of schools and sharing power with the community. Time for DC to follow their lead. @empowereddc.bsky.social has a plan.
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Scott Goldstein @scottgoldstein.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Can we stop calling rogue fascist agents who tear gas children “immigration enforcement” or “law enforcement”. That’s not what they’re doing and we all know it.
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Janeese4DC @janeese4dc.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Federal armed agents should not be enforcing DC's juvenile curfew. That's why I voted against the extension of a juvenile curfew. I asked if we can be sure that there would be no federal involvement in enforcing the curfew. The answer was No. We need to protect our young people.
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Scott Goldstein @scottgoldstein.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
DC is ready for it too :) ✊🏼❤️🗳️
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The 51st @51st.news · 01/11/2025
Looking to get more involved in D.C.? A few ideas: • Practice your organizing skills with D.C.'s @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social >> Sunday 2 - 3:45 p.m. • Fold zines with @freedcproject.bsky.social >> Sunday 4 - 6 p.m.. • Discuss mental health @thedccenter.bsky.social >> Wednesday 7 - 8:30 p.m.
51st.news
Your weekly roundup of ways to get involved in D.C.
Plus, fundraiser parties, courtwatch training, and more.
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Scott Goldstein @scottgoldstein.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
FUN PLACES ARE ONLY FOR ADULTS, says @mayorbowser.dc.gov says! They admit this is a very small amount of youth but bc of it they are banning ALL youth. Imagine if treated adults this way. Imagine if when a fight broke out at an NFL game we banned all adults from NFL games for a while.
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Last night, the National Guard chased children who were out enjoying Halloween in Navy Yard. There is no valid reason for armed soldiers to terrorize children like this. End Trump’s occupation of DC. National Guard out NOW.
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Scott Goldstein @scottgoldstein.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Damn right! This should be a clear message to anyone considering running for mayor, congress or DC council. We won’t stand for MPD collaborating with those terrorizing DC. @robertwhite-dc.bsky.social @brookepintodc.bsky.social @janeese4dc.bsky.social @repoyedc.bsky.social
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Scott Goldstein @scottgoldstein.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
“Thanks for working with us” ICE says to MPD.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 19/10/2025
This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings
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Scott Goldstein @scottgoldstein.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
I can’t wait for the coming DC mayoral debates. Some people need to be called out just like this.
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Scott Goldstein @scottgoldstein.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
She'd be smart not to run-but I hope she does so the city can voice their rejection of her capitulation to Trump and Republican-light politics at the polls. The last year has finally exposed just how out of touch she is with the city she leads. For years, she's skated by... 1/3
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