Katherina Payne

Recent @KUT article highlights the dedication of our students, dean @c_martinez reflects, “they know that the challenges are great...but they also know there is a calling and a moment in which that calling to be in service to their communities matters.” bit.ly/3PPaFdR

I'm incredibly proud to recognize the commitment of COE students and #texasteachers who, against the headwinds, are making an impact through unwavering service to their communities. Read a recent @KUT article highlighting their resilience as they face the challenges ahead.

9/20 webinar: Access to deeper learning is essential in a knowledge-based economy, but most schools still focus on lower-level skills, especially those serving marginalized students. @LPI_Learning feat. @LDH_ed @SIfill_ @ckmcguire @DrKiaDH bit.ly/3QAWA4V

Welcome to @UTAustin! Talked with amazing freshman about @tjklune’s #TheHouseintheCeruleanSea today and imagined just, inclusive, loving communities #Longhorns #utexas #readingroundup

“We protect all our kids at Austin ISD, no matter what, and that goes for our trans kids, too.” @AustinISDsupt

We talk about investing in childcare so parents can go back to work. Yes, that’s important. But, the true purpose of childcare is to ensure all children receive the early start they deserve in order for them to achieve their fullest potential. #childcare

How did we ever survive without community health workers? #sdoh #healthequity #primarycare #publicvoices

Are you ready for the Meta? The future is virtual. Everybody is moving to the Metaverse from friendships and weddings to real estate investments #MetaProof #PublicVoices @theopedproject

Had another encouraging discussion about improving employment options for our patients with chronic illnesses and new injuries. news.trust.org/item/202201211… #publicvoices

#teacherpreparationcrisis TEA poised to make costly mistake during teacher shortage by requiring edTPA. Who profits? Pearson. Who loses? Less diverse teacher pool, $300fee,teaching to the test. #publicvoices@theopedproject

6.7 million kids are at risk of losing their health insurance when continuous Medicaid enrollment ends. We need a plan before April to get rid of the obstacles that knock families into a relentless Medicaid enrollment loop. Kids lives depend on it. @TheOpEdProject #PublicVoices

Texans: #JustPunchUp by voting in the March primaries. Punch up at our elected "leaders" who banned our reproductive rights, attacked our voting rights, put energy company profits over our safety, and have let COVID-19 ravage our communities. #PublicVoices @TheOpEdProject

How have you seen young children help their communities? #letkidshelpout tinyurl.com/yebnz8xe #PublicVoices @TheOpEdProject

“If we did act like 4-year-old children, we might just learn how to live as a community that cares.” Learn how young children show us a better way to live together tinyurl.com/bdfc2p44 @TheOpEdProject @utexascoe @ElevateTXEd #PublicVoices

@ProfFriedrich Moral support. austin.eater.com/platform/amp/2…

@BrownDadAtHome I think that folks now add more color to it, but I think it got its original reddish hue from the cocoa powder used.

I was today days old when I learned that red velvet cake is red colored chocolate cake. I’m broken.

Calling all graduate students! Would you like to come to NCSS and/or CUFA for FREE? We are looking for some Technical Chairs for the upcoming CUFA and NCSS 2021 conference. @cufagradforum Click below to learn more and sign up! forms.gle/U37Wp7XLjMeH9U…

"Sometimes, I must remind myself that this is not normal. Or rather, it is normal but should not be." @DrAltillo, #PublicVoices Fellow of @TheOpEdProject @UTAustin shares why Texas needs #MedicaidExpansion #UniteForHealthcare #txlege tinyurl.com/ytxmut2p

"I can understand the impulse to attack one’s political enemies, but during this crisis of our own making, political rhetoric cannot trump human needs." @BrownDadAtHome @TheOpEdProject @visiblemagazine visiblemagazine.com/the-afghan-peo…