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Founder @TutorwithPearl. Founder-In-Residence @URichmond.

Richmond, VA
Joined May 2017
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Thrilled to announce our new brand, which pays homage to where we came from while laying the groundwork for where we are going. #PoweredByPearl
The time has come! We are thrilled to announce the rebranding of our company from TrilogyMentors to @tutorwithpearl. Read our founder’s letter on why we changed our name and what it means for the future of our company. medium.com/@john_16858/trilo…
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HISTORY MADE‼️ Richmond takes down North Carolina for its first ever NCAA Tournament victory and advances to the Second Round of the 2025 NCAA DI Men’s Lacrosse Tournament! #OneRichmond
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THE DOUBLE BANG 🤯 @Divincenzo @MSGNetworks @KnicksMSGN
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As we close out another year, we can say with 100% confidence that 2023 has been a wild ride! Cheers to 2024! Check out the stats. hubs.la/Q02fq7Xn0 #pearlsofwisdom #highimpacttutoring #edtech #tutoringecosystem #yearinreview
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From day 1, we have focused on partnering with states that want to build sustainable tutoring programs. We are thrilled for our partners at @corps_nj, who have officially been written into the annual state budget in New Jersey. #edtech #K12 @read12me @AshleyBencan @GovMurphy
Replying to @corps_nj
@corps_nj received $1.5 MM in the FY 24 NJ state budget to continue to provide high-impact tutoring to NJ PK-8 scholars. We sincerely thank @SenMTeresaRuiz @vingopal and @GovMurphy for their belief in the New Jersey Tutoring Corps. @read12me @ashleybencan
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You know you’re old when you get wayyy too excited about @Delta adding new movies to their lineup. Might start a running list of movies I watch on flights this year #adulting
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Excited to join @GovernorVA, @UrbanLeagueHR, & @UrbanLeagueRVA in their efforts to provide relationship-based tutoring to students in our home state of #virginia . #education #tutoring #EdTech #esser #HIT
🎉 We're thrilled to announce that we've joined the community-based tutoring initiative endorsed by @GovernorVA. Supporting @UrbanLeagueHR & @urbanleague804 is a huge step in our mission to provide scalable and measurable #tutoring support to students. tinyurl.com/59wzjbwh
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Bing bong alert 🚨
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John Failla retweeted
The Mets are headed back to the postseason for the first time since 2016!
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Congratulations to @TutorWithPearl, one of our SETDA Emerging Partners, on this profile by @DerekTNG for @Forbes about their new investment and large-scale tutoring solutions. forbes.com/sites/dereknewton… #edtech #setda
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Very proud of the awesome team and company that @JDF_Pearl and the @TutorWithPearl team are building. Congrats on the momentum and great coverage from @Forbes bit.ly/3S6J7TM
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Come make an impact and join the 🚀🚀🚀 ! #hiring #edtech #software #saas #marketing #teachertwitter
Pearl is #hiring ! We hiring for our first internal marketing position, a Senior Marketing Manager. If you are looking to join an amazing team, and help scream our story from every rooftop, then click the link below and apply. tinyurl.com/46atdykc #Edtech #Marketing
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Excited to participate and share my story with the @SETDA family! #SharkTank #StateEducation #EdTech #Equity
🦈Meet @TutorWithPearl one of the five EdTech startups competing in our annual SETDA Emerging Partners Demo Day on June 7th. tutorwithpearl.com/ #edtech #startup #setda #demoday
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John Failla retweeted
Amazing experience being with the brilliant folks at @BrownUniversity for the @AnnenbergInst NSSA conference. Best part was spending time with our amazing partners from @IllinoisStateU.
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It was an honor to serve on my first @asugsvsummit last month. Feel free to watch the recording if you are interested in learning more about #ESSER and what we need to do to make these funds sustainable. #ARP #EANS #edtechchat youtube.com/watch?v=lKWFpkBB…
CHAMPIONS!!!! 🏆🏆🏆🏆 #OneRichmond
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LET'S GOOOOOOO #NoQuitInNY
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Can't wait to get out west to #asugsvsummit and share my perspective on what will happen when #ESSERfunding runs out. If you are also going to be there, shoot me a note, and let's find a time to connect! #EdTech #Tutoring #Education #ESSER #EANS #ARP
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