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It took us 8 months to produce this story called: “Middie Rising - A City Unites and Defuses a Culture War.” Well worth the effort because of the lessons and inspiration it offers educators and anyone looking for a way out of our toxic divides. schoolconversations.org/middletown-ser…

Are you saddened by toxic polarization, fractured relationships, and the culture wars harming our public schools? If there is a way out, I believe it must include a commitment to empathy. But this is why it's so hard. bit.ly/47OoGCv

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Pamela Dawson, this year's Grammy Award winner for Music Educator of the Year. I think you will love hearing her story and the voices of her students. teacherstories.org/teacher-storie…

I'm deeply concerned that polarization and the loss of civility is tearing apart our schools and our country. This conversation I just had with two political opposites offers a sliver of hope that change is possible. schoolconversations.org/episodes/ep-11

Can opponents have a civil conversation about school book bans? Listen in and find out. schoolconversations.org/episodes/ep-10…

Hear my interview w Amanda Ripley, author of High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out. Invaluable insights into today's culture wars in education and some counter-intuitive recommendations on how to engage with "conflict entrepreneurs." schoolconversations.org/episodes/amand…

@EADRoadmap High quality civics and history courses, but every teacher in every course can promote democracy by teaching students to be good critical thinkings and fact checkers.

@EADRoadmapHigh quality civics and history courses, but every teacher in every course can promote democracy by teaching students to be good critical thinkings and fact checkers.

@realDonaldTrump youtube.com/watch?v=ojUE0-…

Our people want to return to work. They will practice Social Distancing and all else, and Seniors will be watched over protectively & lovingly. We can do two things together. THE CURE CANNOT BE WORSE (by far) THAN THE PROBLEM! Congress MUST ACT NOW. We will come back strong!

Please view and share this short video: “Social Distance Now” youtu.be/ojUE0-P5xAY

Diane Ravitch, who recently published an important new book on the school reform, just published my guest BLOG on her website. dianeravitch.net/2020/02/01/ken…. Hope you enjoy the stories I’ve been collecting on teacherstories.org.

John Lescroart teacherstories.org/teacher-storie…

@alfranken pressured to resign. I suggest he do so when @realDonaldTrump offers to resign.

Innovative approach to solving the teacher shortage. youtu.be/FOi4OdY1cnA

Goodbye Spin, Hello Raw Dishonesty, via @nytimes nytimes.com/2017/03/03/opi…

DeVos Confirmation Will Shine a Spotlight on Dark Money blogs.edweek.org/edweek/on_cali… via @educationweek

10 questions for Betsy DeVos' confirmation, on funding, civll rights, charter regulation bit.ly/2hV8RDu by Charles Taylor Kerchner

Trying so, so hard to find this funny: goo.gl/QaQrkU

"Can Education Fix Politics?" My blog post today at Harvard Education Press. hepg.org/blog/can-educa…

@david_drattray Congratulations ! Very happy for your family.