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Members of LGBTQA+ community will find a ready advocate, & ceaselessly supportive colleague/friend in me. I stand w/you as you live yr authentic selves & navigate civic, religious, educ, legal, & political challenges. Know that you are deeply valued just as you are & that you are welcome in my life.

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One of the most repulsive acts of the current admin is asking/requiring, employees & others to report individuals and organizations that promote DEIA policies/programs. From the The Emancipator, Ibram X. Kendi explains how this has been a strategy for racists for years: youtube.com/shorts/o2LbJ...

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I am grateful for @biblioracle.bsky.social’s latest book. His steady examination of AI reassures & affirms my belief that the best way to grow our students is to lean into our humanity. More Than Words is a thoughtful and excellent rumination; one I will be revisiting often. #EduSky

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Moving piece by Carl Hendrick, "The Humility of the Page: The Lost Ethics of Deep Reading-Why attention to words is attention to others and why it matters." 'Might help all of us invest in our own deeper reading and in sharing the experience with others. carlhendrick.substack.com/p/the-humili...

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An estimated 4,000 fatal unintentional drownings happen every year in the United States — an average of 11 drowning deaths per day — according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Please teach children how to swim. And yes, Black children have the highest rate of drowning when we look at stats. My wife & I help with lessons for my daughter's kids, taking them to lessons & later, swimming w/them. Important article here on the topic: www.cnn.com/2025/05/24/h...

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Just utter lawlessness from the Trump Administration, with no goal other than to punish institutions for refusing to bend the knee. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...

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Supreme Court Shuts Down Oklahoma’s Catholic Charter School via @palan57.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/peterg...

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ICYMI: New piece, candid and practical, hopefully useful: "When Our Grading Philosophies Conflict With Those of Our Faculty," Principal Leadership from NASSP, May 2025 www.nassp.org/publication/...

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It should have never happened, but the @chicago.suntimes.com response to this is pretty decent, including owning the fuck-up and working to make sure it doesn't happen again. That said, in 2025 there is no excuse for "advertorial" not being clearly marked. chicago.suntimes.com/press-room/2...

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This likely AI-hallucinated reading list is part of a ~60-page summer supplement, and in an initial spot-check, I'm having trouble confirming any of the quotes. But it's all such transparent filler that I can't help feeling sympathy for the lone freelancer apparently saddled with producing it.

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This is horrid. Either she doesn’t know or she knows and this is a vicious lie. Neither is good. 👀⚖️👇🏾

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This is deeply ignorant of what DEI actually is & operating from ignorance often results in cruelty & regret. Let's do our hmwrk b4 succumbing to gaslit myths. And the Parents Rights in Education group mentioned? ' Far more abt imposing their religion upon everyone else than about parents' rights.

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Ohio’s public K-12 schools are now the focus of legislative effort by state lawmakers to ban diversity, equity & inclusion. Senate Bill 113 is similar to different legislation already passed the legislature banning DEI in Ohio's public colleges & universities www.ideastream.org/2025-05-19/a...

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Jason Stanley's Erasing History is a compelling source in educators' efforts against ignorant & racist re-writing of history. @zinnedproject.bsky.social released an interview w/him, also providing a helpful list of resources for educators navigating all of this: www.zinnedproject.org/news/erasing...

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I don't know what to call this, a cautionary tale? An obituary? Columbia appears to have been uniquely vulnerable to the internal dysfunction and outside attacks and in response, they caved. It's horrible all around. nymag.com/intelligence...

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Helpful (and free!) 11-page publication from cognitiveresonance.net to use when considering generative AI use in schools, including what LLM's can and cannot do, insights abt grading, instruction, tutoring, policy decisions for administrators, and more: www.cognitiveresonance.net/EducationHaz...

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“In the long run, every writer is misunderstood” open.substack.com/pub/post/p/i...

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Behind every book borrowed is a story of resilience. Free for All: The Public Library shines a light on the librarians and advocates who've championed access to information against all odds. It's a powerful reminder of the role libraries play in shaping informed communities.

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Yes, we can push back on the intolerance, ignorance, and cruel censorship in misguided schools and districts. Thankful for this author! @slj.com www.slj.com/story/My-Sch...

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"Utah Bans 18th Book from All Public Schools Statewide" via Kelly Jensen's new post at www.bookriot.com @bookriot.bsky.social This time it's Water for Elephants banned statewide. South Carolina among other states doing the same. 'Worth the read.

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“Massive numbers of students are going to emerge from university with degrees, and into the workforce, who are essentially illiterate…Both in the literal sense and in the sense of being historically illiterate and having no knowledge of their own culture, much less anyone else’s.”

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When I talk about AI and education, I always argue that we need to make a distinction between how AI could be used and how it's likely to be used and this article is a great illustration of why these are two different topics. nymag.com/intelligence...

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Middle grade and YA authors tackle the unfathomable and the long reach of tragic events. Our May cover story. www.slj.com/story/newsfe...

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Oh yeah, but please tell me more about how this tech should infuse every aspect of education.

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AI Shows Racial Bias When Grading Essays — and Can’t Tell Good Writing From Bad www.the74million.org/article/ai-s...

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This came out a few years ago, but it seems even more pertinent today, given the misleading statements/assumptions about DEIA in schools. Ignorance here gives space to racism and emboldens cruelty. Let's understand what is and is not CRT -- www.amle.org/anti-racist-...

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When looking at generative AI applications in the classroom and how students' minds learn best, 'some cautions amidst the cool stuff -- www.amle.org/with-a-i-let...

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In the midst of all that's being said lately, let's keep perspective and bust the myths of differentiation and responsive teaching - www.amle.org/differentiat...

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Right, one of the points of leaning things is being able to discern between bad ideas and good ones—and rejecting the former.

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For years, students hosted tours that cover some darker aspects of UVA's history, like the Unite the Right rally + how enslaved workers built the institution After backlash from a conservative alumni group, the school ended the student group's special status www.teenvogue.com/story/uva-hi...

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Yarvin at Harvard reminds me of U. Chicago wanting to invite Steve Bannon in Trump's first term. It was naive back then. Believing in the magical powers of "reasoned debate" is delusional now, a pathology. www.insidehighered.com/blogs/just-v...

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Recommended: Derek W. Black's at the 2025 Law Day: Public Education and the Assault on American Democracy, 5/2/25. His newest book is Dangerous Learning: The South's Long War on Black Literacy (2025). For the commentary, start watching @ the 23:23 mark in the video. www.youtube.com/live/P6JlnuW...

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Educators, this summer, if you do professional development (in person conferences, online learning, books/articles, talking w/colleagues, planning meetings, etc), have some effective ways to process that PD learning and make it your own. Here are a few suggestions: www.amle.org/just-did-som...

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Compelling new, research-based, ASCD article from Laura Link, Maureen Leesom, and Joseph Anthes about separating academic reports from behavioral reports in grading practices. 'Highly recommended: The Problem with Traditional Grading Systems ascd.org/el/articles/...

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New piece out today in Principal Leadership (NASSP) with behinds-the-scenes advice when talking with faculty about changes in grading practices, which can be challenging. www.https://www.nassp.org/publication/principal-leadership/volume-25-2024-2025/principal-leadership-may-2025/viewpoint-may-2025/

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School doesn't end once testing is finished. The piece below was published earlier this year in order to think ahead, but we're here now. Take a look at the engaging, substantive experiences teachers can provide when class finishes early or at the end of the school year: www.amle.org/when-the-les...

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Congress created the grants in the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The goal was to help schools hire mental health professionals, including counselors and social workers.

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As I work with educators across the nation, I'm witnessing more and more censorship in k-12 and college courses, including pre-emptive censorship, culling anything in the DEIA world to forestall any kind of financial/political retribution. 'Worth the read. pen.org/report/trump...

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"Do your own research" is supposed to ring w/ independence, refusal to blindly follow sheeple, combined w/ implicit claim that your google search is probably just as good as what so-called experts tell you. OR: a rejection of collective responsibility. curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2025/04/on-y...

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Sen Murphy’s warning carries particular weight: “I still believe we can stop it." His prescription includes institutional solidarity, mass mobilization & political courage. The steps aren’t just wishful thinking: history shows they work when deployed w/ determination dianeravitch.net/2025/05/01/t...

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For the @askhistorians.bsky.social podcast, I interviewed Judy Hart, the ranger who established the women's history park in Seneca Falls. She's incredible and it's wild to think she may live to see the end of the park she worked so hard to create.

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