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Eric Appleton @eappleton

CUNY Adult Literacy Program: literacy.cuny.edu, Adult Numeracy Network: adultnumeracynetwork.org, Community of Adult Math Instructors: nyccami.org. He/him

Joined November 2008
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Thank you, @CMAlexaAviles! Adult students and their teachers will make great use of this additional funding. citylimits.org/2024/06/27/ad…

Advocates Seek 11th-Hour Reversal of Adult Literacy Cuts, As Providers See Increased Demand - City...

In the upcoming fiscal year, adult literacy funding is baselined at $11.8 million, a $6 million reduction from previous years.

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🚨@NYCYouth & @NYCMayor: 2 million adults in NYC need adult literacy classes to learn English or get a GED, yet the @NYCMayor’s budget plans to cut it. Allocate $21.8 million to sustain & expand these programs! #LiteracyLiftsNYC @NYCCAL
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🚨@NYCYouth & @NYCMayor: 2 million adults in NYC need adult literacy classes to learn English or get a GED, yet the @NYCMayor’s budget plans to cut it. Allocate $21.8 million to sustain & expand these programs! #LiteracyLiftsNYC
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manifold.markets/EricAppleto…

When will the first snowfall be in New York City this winter (2023/2024)?

Resolved 9ef5cf08f18a. Has be a visible layer of snow on the ground. Sleet and hail don't count.

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Will New York City have a snowfall of more than 6 inches this winter (2023/2024)?

Resolved YES.

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By 2024, 48% of job openings will be middle-skill and 32 percent will be high-skill. This means that, five years from now, nearly 80% of all job openings will require more than a high school degree. #WorkforceDevelopment #HSE #AdultEdu #COABE #EducateAndElevate
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⁦@fawnpnguyen⁩ Do you take video submissions at visualpatterns.org? #thecometiscoming #mathrocks
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Kathy Park Price@KathyParkPrice
30 Nov 2022
Please join @adamlaw50, @agounardes, @Bobby4Brooklyn, @JoAnneSimonBK52 and @ShahanaFromBK on the steps of Brooklyn Borough Hall (Joralemon side) tommorow at 1 pm, before Adam White appears in court to defend the unfounded #criminalmischief charges against him.
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CollectEdNY@CollectEdNY
8 Nov 2022
CollectEdNY Slow Reveal Graph Collection collectedny.org/2022/11/coll…
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I’m collecting bicycle street markings from different places. The first three are from a trip to Spain last month. The last delightful hand-drawn? one is from England in 2016. What do bicycle street markings look like near you?
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Montreal! Thank you, Carlos! instagram.com/cjcamblor/
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Fawn Nguyen@fawnpnguyen
18 Oct 2022
Hey everyone, @mtrushkowsky has a treat of a #visualpattern for us! It's the newest one #471. How many squares are in step 43? visualpatterns.org/461---480… #MTBoS #iteachmath
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via @NYTOpinion nytimes.com/2022/10/17/opini…

Opinion | The Uncomfortable Truths That Could Yet Defeat Fascism (Published 2022)

In the longer contest to tell the better story about America and draw people into that story, there is a great worry among organizers that the left is badly falling short.

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Mark Trushkowsky (he/him/his)@mtrushkowsky
9 Oct 2022
Replying to @eappleton
Evanston, Illinois
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Mark Trushkowsky (he/him/his)@mtrushkowsky
14 Sep 2022
Super fun @nyc_cami meeting tonight! I love this pattern generated by @MathSarahLL & @eappleton's brilliant What Comes Next app (adultnumeracynetwork.org/Wha…): 4, 5, 9, 16, 26, 39, 55, 74, 96, 121, 149... I took a shot at turning it into a visual pattern. #ANNMath #AdultEdu #MTBoS
Eleven steps of visual pattern made up of maroon squares.

ALT Eleven steps of visual pattern made up of maroon squares.

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New York City Council
@NYCCouncil
30 Aug 2022
The Council’s proposal for @CUNY Reconnect is reality after @NYCSpeakerAdams elevated important research ideas from @nycfuture, the Council secured funding in the city budget, and the collaboration with @ChancellorCUNY made it come to life.
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Join me in fighting world hunger! Lend your support: bit.ly/2Flx6FT tinyurl.com/2jzfq9bs
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Berkeley Everett@BerkeleyEverett
8 Jun 2022
I'm a slow processor. If I was in your math class would I feel like I belong?
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Tessa Davis@TessaRDavis
12 Apr 2022
Of all the meeting platforms we've used over the last 2 years, Zoom is the one I love most. Most of us think we know Zoom inside out. But we don't. Here are 7 Zoom hacks you probably haven't heard of, but you'll be glad you now know. 🧵👇
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How one math teacher is teaching redistricting in New York wnyc.org/story/how-one-math-… via @WNYC
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