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Check out my classroom on @DonorsChoose! I'd love your help to bring my project to life: donorschoo.se/e/Mu2eE4iR26

2.5 million children are enrolled in schools that don't have a library.

I’ve read a couple of great books this year and wanted to share some of my favorites so far. What have you been reading this summer?

To us: Jay Z, the all time rap legend To Blue Ivy: embarrassing dad

Governor Abbott, if you have any decency, you will immediately withdraw from this weekend’s NRA convention and urge them to hold it anywhere but Texas.

The moment to stop Uvalde was right after Sandy Hook. After Santa Fe High. After El Paso. Instead, Abbott made it easier to carry guns in public. The moment to stop the next slaughter is right now.

@englishcomp @Tom_Newkirk @WWNortonHS @CorwinPress @PRHSecondaryEd You have made me the teacher I am!

I am so humbled by and grateful for the nice comments & notes today in response to @Tom_Newkirk's posting. Yes, retiring from the classroom, but I have noteworthy new offerings from @WWNortonHS, @CorwinPress, and @PRHSecondaryEd I am excited to release in the year ahead!

if you decide to pull a book from a shelf you should have to read it out loud to a student and tell them to their face why they don't deserve to have it. and then each student gets five minutes to roast you

@pennykittle Just finished reading Book Love. Changed my life after 17 years of teaching. Upending the entire classroom in 8 days. UNH grad and fellow tennis lover. Thank you, Dame Kittle!

President Biden already has FEMA prepared and on standby for the sad aftermath of Hurricane Ida. He didn’t demand any praise nor is he blocking them from helping Louisiana nor is he going to throw paper towels at their heads to soak up flood waters with. Nope, he’s leading.

DC residents looking to adopt a dog: @DCLuckyDog is evacuating rescue dogs that would have been affected by Hurricane Ida and bringing them to the DC area to find loving forever homes. Today, ten Lucky Dogs will be arriving in Arlington VA 🐶

@BrianLehrer Couldn’t agree more with your current guest. 17 year NYC teacher. Smaller class size=equity. The only thing private schools do better objectively is this measure.

MONDAY: mass shooting TUESDAY: mass shooting WEDNESDAY: mass shooting THURSDAY: mass shooting FRIDAY: mass shooting SATURDAY: mass shooting SUNDAY: mass shooting REPUBLICANS: we gotta do something about trans people playing sports

At the stroke of midnight, before I knew that this insanely generous review of "The Price You Pay for College" would drop 8 hours later, I snuck into the New York Times building for a special errand. I'd like to show you. Come along? nytimes.com/2021/01/26/boo…

Let’s make summer school a reading extravaganza. Lots of books, lots of choice, lots of talk.

For International Women's Day, here are five Tiny Desk performances to toast all the female musicians who have brought us together for comfort, triumph, joy and liberation. trib.al/aglNOwu

Sen. Bernie Sanders calls the $1.9 trillion stimulus package “the most significant legislation for working people that has been passed in decades.” cnn.it/2Oy606f

The Learning Pit sketchplanations.vercel.app/the-learning-p…

JFK: When power leads men towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man’s concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.

I can’t wait for White House Hanukkah!

Amen @karamorillo