I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.

Sound familiar?

True story bro.

Mastering the Art of Problem Identification: A Key Skill for Teacher Leaders - Corwin Connect Identifying problems in teaching practices involves understanding the root causes of challenges and developing contextually responsive improvement strategies.

Teacher leaders are key to school improvement, but success starts with identifying the right problems.

Our latest blog post explores tools like the Ishikawa Diagram and Five Whys to help you tackle root causes and lead impactful change.

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During these final two months of school, it takes a lot of energy to create the conditions where students feel motivated- and where I feel motivated

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DOGE recommended firing workers at:

-FDA, which oversees Neuralink

-FAA, which oversees SpaceX

-USAID, which probed Starlink

-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.

"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.

Morning thought... #525 #quotesoftheday #art #edusky #edchat

Positioning Multilingual Learners for Success When you were a young reader, did you connect with the books you read and stories you heard? Did you find yourself between the pages? Were your experiences validated? If you can answer yes to those qu...

Let’s position multilingual learners from their assets and towards success. 💫

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Yes think about how judges are supposed to decide if things the president does are constitutional, and why the richest man in the world who just bought the election might not be into that.

This!

Mr. Rogers saying that "look for the helpers" is advice for children

I got pissed off at friends sharing a meme and I modified it, with apologies to Mr. Rogers, a great Pittsburgher.

CARTOON OF THE DAY

(From Clay Bennett)

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i'm tired of being told to stop doomscrolling. i'm just scrolling, it's not my fault there's doom on there

Know Your Rights | Immigrants' Rights | ACLU Regardless of your immigration status, you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. Learn more here about your rights as an immigrant, and how to express them.

Heads up! The @aclu.org Immigrant Rights Project has an EXCELLENT online resource available in multiple languages to walk immigrants or advocates through various scenarios of encounters with immigration officials or police. It includes contact #s for local ACLU offices.

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She was awful for TN.

Bernstein said school officials should rely on two long-standing federal laws as their guiding principles for denying immigration authorities access to students and their records. The first is the U.S. Supreme Court’s Plyler v. Doe decision, which made clear that Texas and other states cannot deny a child an education based on their citizenship status or take actions that would discourage them from enrolling in school — like conducting immigration enforcement activities on campus. Meanwhile, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, or FERPA, ensures that schools can protect children’s personal information in student records.

Many Texas schools take “wait and see” approach to Trump’s mass deportation plans www.texastribune.org/2025/01/18/t...

The time between President Roosevelt’s executive order and the first arrival to the Manzanar War Relocation Center was 30 days. If Mr. Trump issues his own order on Day 1, as he’s vowed, the first people could enter detention camps by February.

A Racist Purge Almost Destroyed My Family. Another One Is Coming. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/o...

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