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Who Will Bear the Brunt of Trump's Hold on $6.8 Billion in School Funds? Districts with high concentrations of students of color and students from low-income families. The sudden absence of expected federal funds has already cost some educators their jobs. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

Join us for conversations with teachers, for teachers. The @ncte.org Classroom Corridors and Community Conversations are an excellent resource for elementary teachers! ncte.org/classroom-co...

Children are under a lot of stress. This shouldn't include pressure to read before they're developmentally ready. Instead, please read engaging picture books together, especially the funny ones, and back off the academic expectations. nancyebailey.com/2023/03/13/h...

This app makes it so easy to call your representatives & learn about the issues. And they have a 5 Calls Newsletter. buttondown.com/5calls

Indeed. 💔

Hey, remember way back - like, I dunno, maybe two months ago - when we could focus all our scorn on Musk as if he were uniquely evil?

Are you interested in learning more about reading legislation? Dr. Rachael Gabriel in an expert in this area. You can register for this free webinar here:

THIS!!!!

My life tomorrow will be much simpler with this amazing mashed potato recipe. They are delicious and can be made the day ahead (no last minute potato madness!) and reheated - they are sooooo good. #itsthelittlethings #nostressholiday www.onceuponachef.com/recipes/crea...

Mark your calendars! NCTE/NCTM Joint Conference for Elementary Literacy and Mathematics. June 16-18, 2025. Proposal deadline: Dec. 16! We need your voices, elementary educators! Link below for conference and proposal information. linkr.it/4jsl6p

#ncte24 #edusky the pressure we put on children is unfair who only want to be children alive and fed and full of curiosity. Kindle the light always. Bear witness of this life and extend it through the arts. The younger humans are watching us.

It’s unfair to put the responsibility of transforming this world on children - it should be put on us, the adults. Ada Limon #NCTE24

“The light at the end of the tunnel may be you.” 💫Shelley Rodrigo, President of NCTE #NCTE24

Closing session at #NCTE24 - “you are not alone”. ❤️ Going forward as a community of learners, advocates, teachers and thinkers. You are not alone.

This. ❤️

emergencemagazine.org/interview/pr... #LandBasedLearning #EduSky

Quote to keep in my heart from #NCTE24: “I will always look at them (students) with an expectant (not deficit) lens.” Katherine Bomer & Matt Glover

This panel was poopendously fun! These amazing teachers have great tips for motivating reluctant readers and writers. #ncte24 @gracekchoi.bsky.social @chthompson.bsky.social @kassiaowedekind.bsky.social

My brain is so full of possibilities right now from #NCTE24 - every session I’ve attended has left me with something new to consider. Looking forward to some down time to reflect and think about all of this new learning!

“We should not be measuring school success based on a performance an a test. We should measure school success based on a low level of suspensions. In this way schools are truly trying to teach and reach Ss instead of marginalizing them in the name of ‘academic success.’” - Bryan Stevenson. #NCTE24

So honored to have these two as my dear friends. So grateful for them as thought partners, critical thinking friends and co-presenters - sharing the brilliance of children. #NCTE24 has been fabulous. ❤️

Wow! At the First Timers’ Breakfast - 40% of educators at #NCTE24 are First Timers! That gives me so much hope for our future and the future of education. Welcome to a community of educators to support and encourage our growth and development. 🍀

Absolutely. Testing 5 and 6 year olds is wildly inappropriate.

Angie Zapata, #NCTE24 Early Literacy Teacher Educator of the Year, left us with this powerful question and a call to action. ❤️

Love this collaborative poem at #NCTE24

The Elementary Get Together is always like a family reunion with the most amazing educators that I’ve learned from and with for so many years. Grateful for the teacher who took me under her wing in 1994 and took me to my first NCTE Convention. Love seeing all the first timers here! #NCTE24

I am absolutely giddy with delight at being able to share the learning and hear about the wonderful sessions at #NCTE24 on this platform! 🎉

If you’re heading to NCTE this week, my beloved indie bookshop, The Silver Unicorn, is the event’s official bookseller this year! Stop by booth 322 and see us. I’m giving out free hugs for those who need them. 🫶 @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social

This looks like an amazing session!

The greatest travel tip ever from @thboogren.bsky.social - the 911 Playlist. Jamming out in the airport to my favorite happy music puts most of my flying anxiety at ease. #NCTE24 in Boston - YAHOO! 💃🏼🎶🎧

It’s just a few days to #NCTE24! At a time that feels so uneasy and uncertain, we know coming together to recharge and recommit is essential. The future of public education is in the balance and it will take us all to fight for our kids and our profession.

Reminder that while in the euphoria of finding our people again on this app 😍 there are also bots and bad actors on every social media. If an account seems suspect, report it to help everyone and mute/block to protect yourself.

Today’s history lesson from @hcrichardson.bsky.social is a must-read. All about education. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

Who is joining the #NCTE24 party? I’ll be there! We are presenting on Friday. Come say hi! 👋🏼

Beyond excited to be back in conversation with educators and colleagues around the world on a platform that feels so much like 2011 Twitter. Hello everyone!