Former editor of AFT's #AmericanEducator magazine. Proud alumnus of @EducationWeek @StanfordEd @PSAResearch @TheLBJSchool All rants are my own.
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70% of Americans believe Roe v. Wade should remain the law of the land. Retweet if you're one of them.
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Today, it is my honor to nominate two extraordinary, history-making women to lead the Office of Management and Budget — Shalanda Young as Director and Nani Coloretti as Deputy Director.
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History teachers of the land: I don’t care which side of aisle you sit on, Republican or Democrat. What we are witnessing violates everything you’ve ever taught your students.
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The gendered dynamics of interruption and the power to interrupt is always so in your face in these settings. My god.
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“@realDonaldTrump is weaponizing his supporters. I am very concerned that violence in this county will escalate.” - @kieranvanvorhis
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“So far we’ve had no problem whatsoever.”- @realDonaldTrump on his rallies. A reminder. Herman Cain died from Covid after attending a rally.
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I admire the restraint of @JoeBiden so much. This is like debating an air horn.
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Can we just go back eight minutes to when the president literally told the Proud Boys to “stand by?” #Debates2020
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Trump and his campaign know that he's in trouble. It's important for us to watch what he does. He's desperate to get the poll numbers up. nytimes.com/2020/06/03/us/po…
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Update: At least 18,700 schools have closed or will close, affecting at least 8.1 million students, due to #coronavirus, as of today at 11 a.m. (Some of those schools have reopened.)
Six governors have ordered or asked schools to close; via @educationweek edweek.org/ew/section/multim…
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Ok.. It may be a long time ago, but I remember the era of @MikeBloomberg & NYC public ed differently. NYC educators have strong protections against discrimination because their union fought hard to establish these protections. We fought #JoelKlein fiercely on this #aftvotes
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All I can say is this is the liveliest debate so far, reminds me of my time doing playground duty. But they are passionate about defeating Donald Trump in November. VOTE!
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Need resources to help teach and explain #impeachment with your students? Check out this new @AFTunion @sharemylesson collection: Impeachment and Democracy: Free Resources and Lesson Plans. sharemylesson.com/collection… – at Washington, DC
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ICYMI: Many teacher ed programs (and licensure exams) require knowledge of educational psychology...but surveys of inservice teachers indicate they don't hang on to that knowledge. Why? And what might be done about it? My latest for #AmericanEducator aft.org/ae/summer2019/willin…
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The @aftunion Summer 2019 #AmericanEducator is out! This issue highlights the need to support students with adverse childhood experiences and explores how educators and schools can help. aft.org/ae/summer2019
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What does culturally responsive teaching look like in practice? Our Culturally Responsive Teaching Checklist can help to reflect and assess classroom practices. Head over to our @sharemylesson page to download it! bit.ly/2ExUfGo
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This article is a must-read! Thanks for the shout out @nellkduke!
In "Reading By Third Grade: How Policymakers Can Foster Early Literacy," I argue that ". . . teaching reading to a class of first graders is akin in complexity to being an
emergency room physician. . ." In @NASBE's State Education Standard #NASBEStandard
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"We should be unleashing teachers' talents, not stifling them" @rweingarten #FreedomToTeach @AFTunion