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Octavia Butler was a sage. The quote below is from Parable of the Talents. It will remind you of our current situation. Please read 👇

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I would also highly recommend, Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning by José Antonio Bowen and C. Edward Watson (John Hopkins University Press, 2024) for astute, helpful insights/cautions on using in university instruction with considerations for k-12 as well.

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Check this EY whitepaper from Subhankar Sarkar and Paul Wormeli about entity resolution + knowledge graphs for justice systems modernization: www.ey.com/en_us/insigh... > At EY we're reimagining collaboration among state and local justice departments to create a seamless ecosystem. #Senzing #ERKG

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From my father, Paul Wormeli, and co-author, Subhankar Sarkar, on modernizing justice information systems to help in their collaboration among agencies. As always, dad and his colleagues have the insights and the practicality to make this happen.

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Per my last post on the cautions of using generative A.I. with middle and high school students, I offer a particularly insightful new book (Feb 2025) from @biblioracle.bsky.social...

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I wrote this for a middle school journal (AMLE), but as I work with high schools, it applies there, too. It's focus is on how the adolescents learn best and thereby, what that means when using generative AI in our classrooms, including eight important guidelines: www.amle.org/with-a-i-let...

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Check out @nicolefcarr.bsky.social’s newletter recapping our discussion of The Great Resegregation with @theemancipator.org’s @ibramxk.bsky.social and @amberpayne.bsky.social. This was part of the 24 hour “State of the People” livestream. open.substack.com/pub/nicolefc...

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From 4.5 yrs ago this still captures my best attempt to bust inaccurate myths abt anti-racism efforts, CRT, & teaching history. Let's converse from accurate facts and compassion, not menace and distortion. There's strength in sharing language & conviction w/each other... www.amle.org/anti-racist-...

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In the midst of tense conversations on how to respond to challenges to equity, inclusion, & diversity policies and efforts, don't lose sight of real responsive teaching, i.e. differentiated instruction. It's a powerful and needed instructional response: www.amle.org/differentiat...

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Ideas for when lessons finish early or testing is done and there are weeks of school still to go -- How do we use that time with something substantive and engaging, not babysitting? Prep for these moments now so you are ready to go when they happen: www.amle.org/when-the-les...

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Christina Collins, @honesty4ohioed.bsky.social, said SB 113 furthers the “false premise” that equity initiatives create discrimination. “Instead of creating confusion and fear, our lawmakers should be ensuring that each child receives the support they need to thrive" www.nbc4i.com/news/politic...

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I know we’ve been doing this for several years now, but this isn’t happening and the case example Trump cites didn’t happen the way he said it did

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We're in that time of year with a lot of educational conferences, building PD, reading ed research articles, book studies, & more. In case it helps, here's a piece on how to process ideas and strategies from a PD experience and apply it to your own program or situation: www.amle.org/just-did-som...

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“Do law, not vibes” is perfection

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"It’s easy to miss the human side of policy, legal compliance, the nitty gritty of efficient government. To get caught up in slogans about fraud or waste. That’s what Musk and Trump are counting on. And yet I see and hear the human side every time my son says “My dad’s name is David.” On @msnbc.com

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I've talked about this elsewhere, as have others, but THIS is why Trump and all of the others are trying to make their moves through (illegal, overreaching) executive orders: They can't actually pass this hate as legislation. Here, the anti-trans sports bill was stopped in its tracks.

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He can sign whatever he wants but until it’s a law passed by both housed of Congress that makes this move, he’s not eliminating anything here.

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"It was created after the Civil War as a part of reconstruction. And its main function was to try to ensure civil rights, and that’s always been a part of the Department of Education’s function." www.opb.org/article/2025...

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I didn't know how many scientists we have. Over 92,000, it turns out. Speaking up for #science

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NEW: The Trump admin has informed NOAA that two buildings that are critical for weather forecasting will have their leases canceled. If this comes to pass, it's a really big deal. Includes weather fcst nerve center in College Park, Md.: www.axios.com/2025/03/03/d...

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From 4.5 yrs ago this still captures my best attempt to bust inaccurate myths abt anti-racism efforts, CRT, & teaching history. Let's converse from accurate facts and compassion, not menace and distortion. There's strength in sharing language & conviction w/each other... www.amle.org/anti-racist-...

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=19r6...

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US history teachers, I think we have to rethink our curriculum given, um, you know. I am reworking my final unit so that students focus on the transformation of the govt from the Progressive Era, through the New Deal, through the Great Society, and the social movements that caused those changes.

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Thanks to everyone who participated nationwide!

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A good turnout in Glacier National Park today for the Protect Our Parks protest. What an uplifting time to be in the crowd cheering for NPS personnel, our parks, and nature. #nationalparks #protectourparks #resistancerangers #publiclands

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If you think DEI leads to unqualified hiring, I encourage you to reflect on why you feel diversity and inclusion is somehow equated with mediocrity. Opportunity for all elevates excellence for everyone. And a level playing field makes the best rise higher. DEI means more talent, not less merit.

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Wow: Jeff Grant, a top career official at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, retired today. On his way out, Grant sent this letter excoriating Jeffery Anoka, who carried out the DOGE firings, and said Anoka is "ethically and legally bound to restore" the jobs of the fired employees.

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None of us can be sure what will “work.” You try multiple things and find your way in. Read some histories of the Civil Rights Movement by those who participated. They were never “sure” of what would work. Some campaigns fizzled out. But persistence, creativity, determination, and focus were key.

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The Montgomery Bus Boycott started as a one day action. When Dr. King and other organizers saw how successful it was, they organized, extending the boycott for more than a year, won a victory, and integrated the city buses. (shout out to Dr. Aldon Morris for reminding me of this).

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'A deeper dive here for all of us in the conversation, all focused on the current political climate & how it suppresses what is taught in the classroom, disrespects teacher professionalism, undermines autonomy. It's a diverse group of us on the panel. www.bamradionetwork.com/track/naviga...

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Democracies stand with Ukraine.

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Wall Street Journal Editorial Board comes out swinging against JD Vance. Indeed, key moment in downward spiral was Vance lashing out in response to Zelenskyy's point on diplomacy with Putin WSJ: "It is bewildering to see Mr. Trump’s allies defending this debacle as some show of American strength."

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Trump admin has officially terminated a number of current contracts struck by USAID for lifesaving nutritional paste, contracts that had called for the paste to be delivered to hundreds of thousands of children, most in Africa. newrepublic.com/article/1921...

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The Trump Vance performance today was one of the great foreign policy fails in US history, the biggest Oval Office clusterfuck the public has ever had the chance to watch in real time. But it was much worse than that. Another piece from me. www.thedailybeast.com/trump-thinks...

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Just read this graf. Share it with people you know who don’t pay attention to politics or news.

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"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."

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Today marked one of the grimmest days in the history of American diplomacy. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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The author's mom was in my high school class, and is one of the most deeply kind and principled people I've known. This story of a journey in faith is so rewarding to read, and exemplifies what (I think) Jesus would want us to do. The last paragraph made me cry. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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💥 BREAKING: At John Deere's annual shareholders meeting today, shareholders overwhelmingly rejected an anti-DEI proposal brought by the same group that targeted Costco and Apple. An anti-DEI proposal from the NCPPR received less than 1 percent of votes. Deere shareholders: DEI is in. Bigots are out

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Column: Jeff Bezos threw the Washington Post under the MAGA bus. His decision to revamp its opinion section threatens not just independent journalism, but the Post's business future, writes our senior editor Michael Schaffer.

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Our book , The ELL Teacher’s Toolbox 2.0, has been published! www.tiktok.com/@larry.ferla...

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The White House said that its officials “will decide” which news outlets can regularly cover President Trump up close — a sharp break from a century of tradition in which a pool of independently chosen news organizations go where the chief executive does.

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Iowa public libraries may lose access to state funds for being affiliated by the American Library Association under a new anti-library bill floated by state republicans. Yes, it's the same Representative who rushed a librarian criminalization bill in the state. bookriot.com/iowa-hf-284/

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"The Philadelphia School District has indicated it will ignore a rule directing schools to ban transgender athletes from participating in sports that match their gender identities." share.inquirer.com/ppANmB [gift link]

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