AlabamaBATs

Alabama voters! Please stand up and reject Gov. Ivey's actions. Your state is better than this. #TBATs

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, who promised to do better after she was caught lying about wearing blackface in college, has fired a Black state education official over a “woke” Pre-k teacher training manual. al.com/educationlab/2…

So, no Black History before 1970. Nothing about Slavery, Jim Crow Laws, or Civil Rights. No wonder the kids walked out. #TBATs #FreedomToRead cbs42.com/news/local/200… #BlackHistoryMonth @FLBATsA @GeorgiaBATs2 @MississippiBAT @KentuckyBATs @MemphisbatBa @SoCarolinaBATs @WVBats

Think of what we could accomplish if these billions were going to Public Schools instead of to greedy private interests? #SaveOurSchools #TBATs .@NoCarolinaBATs .@MemphisbatBa .@KentuckyBATs .@SoCarolinaBATs .@FLBATsA .@GeorgiaBATs2 #StopVouchers #SaveOurSchools .@WVBats

This is why it's so important to read, and have available, all kinds of books. #TBATs .@FLBATsA .@GeorgiaBATs2 .@TxBats .@OklahomaBATs .@MississippiBAT .@LouisianaBATs

Early voting has already started. This is no time to be shy. Time to step up, step out & make sure you're getting out the Vote!!! Public education is on the ballot!!! #SupportPublicSchools #TBATs .@iowabats .@MissouriBATs .@ArkansasBATsA .@MNBATs1 .@IllinoisBATs .@IndianaBATs

It's a fact that parents can want all they want, but the actual choosing is done by the charter & private schools. Voucher or no voucher. #SupportPublicSchools #TBATs .@FLBATsA .@MississippiBAT .@GeorgiaBATs2 .@KentuckyBATs .@MemphisbatBa .@NoCarolinaBATs .@SoCarolinaBATs

Celebrate the Truth. Celebrate #IndigenousPeoplesDay #TBATs .@FLBATsA .@MississippiBAT .@GeorgiaBATs2 .@TxBats .@OklahomaBATs .@Nodakbats .@kansasbats .@NebraskaBATs .@SoDakotaBATs .@WyomingBATs .@MontanaBATs .@IdahoBATs

As book bans mount, literary stars are championing libraries & literacy. #BannedBooksWeek cnn.com/style/article/… #ReadBannedBooks #TBATs .@ColoradoBATsA .@NVBats .@OregonBATs .@WaBATs_ .@hawaiibats .@CaliBats .@AlaskaBATs

Billions wasted. If you don't believe it, just google "Another Day Another Charter School Scandal." Or take a look at the data collected at NPEaction.org. #TBATs @NewMexicoBATs @TxBats @OklahomaBATs @MontanaBATs @WyomingBATs @Nodakbats @SoDakotaBATs @NebraskaBATs

Happy First Day of Summer! #SummerSolstice

"Books are people - people who have managed to stay alive by hiding between the covers of a book." #LibrariesAreEssential #MarchIsReadingMonth #ReadBannedBooks #TBATs @LouisianaBATs @ArkansasBATsA @OklahomaBATs @IllinoisBATs @MNBATs1 @KentuckyBATs @MemphisbatBa @MIBATS

We have more power than we know. Never give up. #KeepGoing #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory #TBATs @MississippiBAT @MemphisbatBa @KentuckyBATs @GeorgiaBATs2 @FLBATsA @SoCarolinaBATs @WVBats @NoCarolinaBATs

Protect Democracy. Protect the truth. #BlackHistoryMonth #TBATs @FLBATsA @GeorgiaBATs2 @MississippiBAT @LouisianaBATs @ArkansasBATsA @MissouriBATs

Public schools take everyone & work hard to advocate for all in their care. But some people don't want to allow that kind of acceptance & grace. They are threatening our schools. Time to say we won't tolerate their intolerance. buzzfeednews.com/article/tasnee… #TBATs @MississippiBAT

Right wing extremists have turned School Boards into battlegrounds that have very little to do with what is actually going on in schools. buzzfeednews.com/article/tasnee… #TBATs @MississippiBAT @FLBATsA @NJBatsa

Put this online event on your calendars! "Strengthening the Fabric of Our Schools - The Role of the School Library." Mon. Oct. 18th. Fight to keep our libraries & librarians! Info here: facebook.com/BadassTeachers… #TBATs @LouisianaBATs @MississippiBAT @ArkansasBATsA @MissouriBATs

High interest classes are needed in schools. For some kids, it's the reason they come to school. That goes for Drama, Music, Industrial & Fine Arts, etc. too. Every child needs to find their niche. More here: badassteacher.org/bats-blog/if-i… #TBATs @MississippiBAT @SoCarolinaBATs

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 @GeorgiaBATs2 @ArkansasBATsA @MississippiBAT

Hide those Pacing Guides for now. Concentrate on the kids. Some areas of the curriculum will take longer, but some areas will go quicker. Block out the outside pressure & just teach what the kids need. #TBATs @GeorgiaBATs2 @FLBATsA @MemphisbatBa @SoCarolinaBATs @NoCarolinaBATs