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COVID talks back to @realDonaldTrump’s Press Secretary, Kayleigh McEnany here: #COVID19Edu Bit.ly/32lStDA #TBATs

"Instead of emphasizing grade worksheets and level standards, I am working to make sure that what my kids are learning at home is about supporting their social and emotional well being and helping them understand the unprecedented times we are living in." iamaneducator.com/2020/03/29/the…

students struggling in a pandemic. She's sailing on her yacht, tossing a few life preservers to kids already on land, while the rest of America’s children flounder in the wake of the #COVID19 tsunami. badassteacher.org/bats-blog/bets… #TBATs @WaBATs_ @NVBats @TxBats

Boom!! Major victory here in Seattle against racist high stakes standardized testing! Many thanks to the thousands of educators, students, and parents who built the opt out movement and made this possible! komonews.com/news/local/uw-…

Victory! Thank you to the Minneapolis protesters who made this victory of removing police from the schools possible! Without the uprising, it wouldn’t have happened. Now we need this in every city! #BlackLivesMatterAtSchool #CounselorsNotCops newsweek.com/minneapolis-pu…

Make no mistake, Bill Gates is no savior. He is not being altruistic. In the world of virtual learning, he will be selling the computers and software. He is not reimagining education, he is creating a market for his products. badassteacher.org/bats-blog/jzdb… #TBATs @WaBATs_ @NVBats

1/5 My unpublished letter to the NYT regarding its May 1 story about resistance to suspending grades: Wildly unequal circumstances while children learn at home is a persuasive reason to suspend traditional grading. Parents who oppose this seem to fear that two things may happen..

We do have an opportunity to reimagine schools: fully fund them, provide a nurse in every school, wrap around services, antiracist teaching. Unfortunately, the @gatesfoundation is not so good at reimagining. They peddle in tired privatization & testing narratives.

My sister just texted me about the impact of #Coronavirus: “I’ve got friends in Seattle who won’t be able to make rent because they lost their service industry jobs. Are they doing anything to prevent evictions right now?” @MayorJenny are you going evict or protect people?

Teaching Equity Conference - Anti-Racist Pedagogy- #PilchuckDiversityNetwork Keynote, Christian Paige talking about #SpicySelfcare right now. #WEACaucuses #WAEdu #WEA #Equity #AntiRacism

When it comes to voting, remember to take a good look at a candidate's education policies. Education doesn't get much coverage in debates but it's important. Anyone that supports privatization of public schools should not get your vote in the primaries. #TBATs #Vote2020 @NVBats

Poverty is not: - a lack of effort. - a brain disease. - a mindset or culture. - a grit/resiliency shortage. - a need to learn responsibility. Unfortunately, in schools and nonprofits, this list captures with disturbing accuracy how poverty is often understood.

💯Thank you ⁦@NikkitaOliver⁩ for telling the truth about our county investing more on the new youth jail than on our youth’s future! “The gym is half the size of the old gym, & the outdoor areas are smaller than my one-bedroom basement apartment.” crosscut.com/2020/02/king-c…

OAKLAND TEACHERS ENDORSE: Second largest CA union backs @SenSanders “he wants to take on the billionaires and so do we”. Imagine fighting for inner city kids instead of egotistical rich campaign donors! @CaliBats @AZBatsA @WaBATs_ #tbats #redfored @rweingarten @ZephyrTeachout

I am so proud of my sister in the struggle, ⁦@JessJTang⁩, president of Boston Teacher's Union (⁦@BTU66)⁩, for bravely defending #BlackLivesMatterAtSchool from the Boston Police Union’s attack! Solidarity! baystatebanner.com/2020/02/06/541…

🔥🔥 Check out the stunning artwork in the “#BlackLivesMatterAtSchool Activty Book” for the week of action, Feb 3-7! "What We Believe": A @BLMAtSchool Activity book. A free and downloadable classroom resource! blacklivesmatteratschool.com/2020/01/30/wha…

More women have given to Bernie’s campaign than any other campaign. We have the most diverse, least white collation. But the millionaires on the View openly smear the teachers, Walmart workers, and post office employees who form our base. Shameful. twitter.com/GeoffMiami/sta…

🧐Except George Washington owned people with the color skin of some of the children he’s helping in this leadership video. @pbsteachers we need better role models than slave holders for our students.

@raising_hill Wow, you actually put out there something you made up in your head. Mean girl much?

@althiell @pgorski Bingo!

@pgorski Focusing on grit can absolve us from looking at the systems and structures within our schools that actively replicate inequality. It's uncomfortable - but necessary - to examine my own teaching practices and unearth spots where I collude with the way things are.

What makes an adult look at a child who is experiencing poverty (economic injustice), who is denied healthcare, equitable educational access, access to basic human rights in a society where we have the resources to eliminate poverty, and think, "What you need is grit"...?