Horrifying. The headline doesn't do the post justice. The headline in the @nytimes.com app reads, "Musk Team Announces Millions in Cuts to Education Dept. Amid Legal Pushback" (Hint: The majority of the cuts are to the research arm.) #edpolicy #education www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...

There's a lot to unpack in the data from the most recent "Nation's Report Card." Here's a quick first look at some of the numbers. It is certainly worth noting that while COVID had significant impact, there are trends dating from before the pandemic that we can't ignore. www.npr.org/2025/01/29/n...

Great set of resources for educators, families, and caregivers working with young folks, especially those with first hand impacts and trauma related to the fires. (School hint: Focus on Social Emotional health, not standards and academics.)
#LAFires #SEL #TraumaInformed #MentalHealth

This is kind of a cool data visualization shared in today's Marshall Memo. (Spoiler alert: very few people met online or in a breadline in the 30's.) youtu.be/_0gh-Nt9AnE?...

As the great Gomer Pyle might quip, “surprise, surprise, surprise.”
#edusky #edupolicy #segregation

Only just started this book, but already there's so much to learn (or, more aptly, unlearn). Highly recommend for folks working with youth, especially in areas of fitness and athletics. We can prevent harm when we understand how we cause it. #fitness #athletics #youth #lgbtq+ #QTBIPOC

As relevant question as we can be asking when some leaders are outright liars AND are celebrated by over half the populous. via Kappan #honesty #edusky #civics

No joke y’all. “Linda McMahon Chosen to Be Education Secretary
Ms. McMahon, a former professional wrestling executive with little experience in education policy, has long been a Trump ally.”

#edpolicy #BuckleYerSeatBelt
#edusky

Media Literacy materials, resources, lessons -- early elem through high school. Project Look Sharp

Full disclosure -- I haven't used the materials, just came across. Looks like some valuable content tho.
#medialiteracy #lessons #resources #edusky

As always, Learning for Justice has great resources for observing #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth (no matter the month) #History #learning #edusky

Great article with a number of lesson plans for all ages, plus additional resources. #history #indigenous #education #edusky #NoMoreTurkeyActivities

This resonates w our two daughters — the election didn’t really matter to their male peers. But for them, bodily autonomy was very much on the ballot.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/16/o...

The youth voice in this piece speaks straight to the heart and is a reminder of what today’s youth knows awaits them. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...