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BATs was created to give voice to every teacher who refuses to be blamed for the failure of our society to erase poverty and inequality through education

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Michigan BATS@MIBATS28 Apr 2023
Reading and Math shouldn't be just about doing well on Standardized Tests. Learning should never be restricted to just that. #MoreTeachingLessTesting #TBATs @IllinoisBATs @IndianaBATs @iowabats @LouisianaBATs @MissouriBATs @ArkansasBATsA @MNBATs1 @Wisconsin_BATs #TeachNotTest
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I am a Charter School Abolitionist, and You Should Be, Too  gadflyonthewallblog.com/2023… @BadassTeachersA @DianeRavitch #tbats #CharterSchools #abolitionist #EducationForAll #educationcannotwait #teachers #students #schools #PublicSchool
I am a Charter School Abolitionist, and You Should Be, Too

I am a Charter School Abolitionist, and You Should Be, Too 

You can’t reform a system that is at its core inequitable. No matter what you do, charter schools will always play by one set of rules and authentic public schools by another. That is fundamentally…

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Vouchers hurt public schools. It's just one more way extremists try to undermine, underfund, and overtake public schools. #TBATs #SupportPublicSchools .@MIBATS .@ArkansasBATsA .@MNBATs1 .@LouisianaBATs .@iowabats .@IndianaBATs .@IllinoisBATs .@Wisconsin_BATs
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The Racist Origins of Standardized Testing Still Matter gadflyonthewallblog.com/2022… @BadassTeachersA @DianeRavitch #tbats #StandardizedTests #history #eugenics #schools #teachers #education
The Racist Origins of Standardized Testing Still Matter

The Racist Origins of Standardized Testing Still Matter

We no longer profess eugenicist ideas of racial purity embedded in our assessments as self evident or based on science. But they’re there none-the-less.

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Poll after poll shows that 90% of the public LOVE their public schools. Let's show the candidates in November that we won't support them, if they don't support our schools. #TBATs .@VermontBATs .@ctbadassteacher .@MaineBATs .@RhodeIslandBats .@massbats .@NHampshireBATs .@NJBatsa
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Private businesses put profit over people. Every dollar spent on kids is a dollar less they get to put in their own pockets. It's not magic, it's greed. #TBATs .@VermontBATs .@massbats .@ctbadassteacher .@NHampshireBATs .@MaineBATs .@RhodeIslandBats .@MarylandBAT .@BATsDelaware
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It's clear they are going after people. They won't stop with just banning books. #TBATs grid.news/story/politics/202… #StopBigotry #ReadBannedBooks .@TxBats .@kansasbats .@NebraskaBATs .@Nodakbats .@SoDakotaBATs .@WyomingBATs .@MontanaBATs .@IdahoBATs .@UtahBATs
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Federal or State Legislatures May Raise Teacher Salaries so Schools Have Enough Staff to Reopen gadflyonthewallblog.com/2022… @BadassTeachersA @DianeRavitch #tbats #education #teachers #salary #education #shortage #teachertwitter #teacherlife #students #EducationForAll #teaching
Federal or State Legislatures May Raise Teacher Salaries so Schools Have Enough Staff to Reopen

Federal or State Legislatures May Raise Teacher Salaries so Schools Have Enough Staff to Reopen

After decades of neglect only made worse by Covid-19, we’re missing almost a million teachers.

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We count on teachers to do so much. Like everything else, you don't notice until it's gone. badassteacher.org/bats-blog/… #TBATs @LouisianaBATs @MissouriBATs @KentuckyBATs @FLBATsA @AlabamaBATs @MississippiBAT @MemphisbatBa @KentuckyBATs @GeorgiaBATs2
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With something as insidious as Covid... the more you do to prevent illness & spread, the better. #VaccinesWork #MasksWork #SocialDistancing #AirFiltration #TBATs @MIBATS @OhioBATs @PennBat @IllinoisBATs @IndianaBATs @iowabats @MNBATs1 @Wisconsin_BATs
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Don't get on that #Covid superhighway! Keep yourself & others safe. #GetVaccinated #VaccinesWork theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv… #TBATs @NHampshireBATs @massbats @RhodeIslandBats @VermontBATs @ctbadassteacher
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Teach for America is a corporate entity that says it can teach non-educators to be teachers in a 5 week boot camp. (Note: they can't.) Now, TFA is planning on turning those 2-year wonders into principals. That's a really bad idea. dianeravitch.net/2021/09/18/… #TBATs @Network4pubEd
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He is playing silly games & telling stories via video chat with his quarantined friend so his friend won't get lonely. He might be academically behind because of Covid, but is way ahead on his humanity. #TBATs #LearningLoss @massbats @NHampshireBATs @RhodeIslandBats
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The Sound of Silence by Grumpy Old Teacher — Badass Teachers

The Sound of Silence by Grumpy Old Teacher — Badass Teachers

How many teachers will or, more realistically, can afford to buck the system? GOT is lucky to be close enough to retirement not to have to worry. But for too many, the sound of silence will be heard...

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Decisions, decisions. What's a school district to do? How narrow a focus should a school district have on the health of students? Should we only worry about Covid or should we also address other viruses that spread through schools? grumpyoldteacher.com/2021/05… #TBATs @massbats
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Teaching was hard & demanding pre-pandemic. But teaching in the covid-era is beyond hard, it's unsustainable. No wonder teachers are walking out the door. We need to find ways to get them back. #TeacherAppreciationWeek #TBATs badassteacher.org/bats-blog/… @RhodeIslandBats
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jshore@jshoreboston11 May 2021
As an @AFTUnion teacher member, I would have been very concerned if the @CDCgov set-up coronavirus guidelines for opening schools without consulting teachers. CDC did outreach with 50 industries, why wouldn't @SenatorCollins want, & expect, outreach to schools! @BadassTeachersA
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Susan Collins Says The Golden Era Of Respect She Once Had For The CDC Is Over

Susan Collins Says The Golden Era Of Respect She Once Had For The CDC Is Over

Sen. Susan Collins tore into CDC Director Rochelle Walensky for “undermining public confidence” with confusing COVID-19 guidelines.

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Same corporations that make the tests make textbooks & test prep materials. First they make money from the tests, Then they make money off the materials they sell to "help" students do better. So the more kids fail, the more money they make. #TBATs @massbats @NHampshireBATs
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