Lea Graner Kenndy
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World Language Independent & ACTFL Consultant & educator
My dad, Mike Graner, just published the memoir about Marc Nguyen’s harrowing journey as a boat person from Vietnam. This book is so inspirational- visit
FromSeatoService.com
to get it in paperback or epub.
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This guidance was crucial for serving English learners at school. The Trump administration just got rid of it.
The Education Department rescinded 2015 guidance spelling out the educational rights of English learners and requirements for schools to provide translation services for parents.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/2025/08/20/trump-administration-rescinds-school-guidance-for-serving-english-learners/
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The New York Times
8 months ago
Nearly 150 international students have had their visas revoked by the Trump administration. Many weren’t given a reason.
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Nearly 150 Students Have Had Visas Revoked and Could Face Deportation
Dozens of schools, including the University of California and Harvard, said the Trump administration ended the visas of their students in recent days. For many, the reasons are unclear.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/us/student-visas-revoked-trump-administration.html?smtyp=cur&smid=bsky-nytimes
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Mother Jones
8 months ago
The message is: crowd large. Many politicians, administrators, and business leaders, in bowing to Trump, have drawn confidence and comfort from the perceived vibe shift. Events like this puncture that delusion.
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You can stop asking where the mass opposition is. It's everywhere.
People poured out to protest not only what Trump has done—and what they fear he will do next.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/04/hands-off-donald-trump-fear-new-york-city/
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NPR
8 months ago
By a 5-4 vote, the justices allowed the administration to freeze millions of dollars in grant funding for diversity and instructional programs at public and private universities.
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Supreme Court sides with administration over Education Department grants
By a 5-4 vote, the justices allowed the administration to freeze millions of dollars in grant funding for diversity and instructional programs at public and private universities.
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/04/nx-s1-5345607/supreme-court-education-department
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The Tennessee Holler
8 months ago
CHICAGO…
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Stand Up America
8 months ago
Hundreds of thousands of Americans around the country are showing up for democracy today and standing against Trump and Musk’s reckless agenda!
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Hands Off Democracy! Hands Off Courts! Hands Off Free Speech! Hands Off Education! Stop the ILLEGAL Power Grab! Thank you Senator Blumenthal!
@blumenthal.senate.gov
@ctkennedy.bsky.social
8 months ago
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Great Trump Protest- Hands Off New London, CT cities across America Resisting today. Thank you Senator
@richardblumenthal.bsky.social
for joining us!
@ctkennedy.bsky.social
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Trump’s car taxes on Americans
Friends,
https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/trumps-new-car-taxes-on-americans?r=1z7ert&utm_medium=ios
9 months ago
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Jennifer C
9 months ago
🧵1/2 Elon Musk is so desperate to control Wisconsin’s Supreme Court, he’s funding fake ads pretending to support Judge Susan Crawford — just to turn voters against her with phony “progressive” messages filled with misleading lies. Don’t fall for it. Read this:
tinyurl.com/Elon-Schimel
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A group funded by Elon Musk is behind deceptive ads in crucial Wisconsin Supreme Court race
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group backed by billionaire Elon Musk is behind a set of deceptive attack ads and text messages targeting voters just weeks ahead of the election for a seat on Wisconsin’s Su…
https://tinyurl.com/Elon-Schimel
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VoteVets
9 months ago
Trump’s Pentagon is erasing Navajo Code Talkers—Indigenous warriors who helped win WWII—from military websites. This isn’t about “efficiency.” It’s about whitewashing history and erasing those who don’t fit his MAGA narrative. MORE:
www.axios.com/local/salt-l...
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Victor Ray
9 months ago
The media can (and should) reject the Right's deceptive frame. This is not about "references to diversity, equity, and inclusion." It is a neosegregationist attempt to erase everyone but white males from the nation's history.
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- I have to believe in these seeds of hope. ‘You are the groundswell of America’s new resistance, the green shoots of our future democracy.”
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A Sunday thought
Friends,
https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/a-sunday-thought?r=1z7ert
9 months ago
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Please call today!
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Senate Democrats must vote against the Republicans’ continuing budget resolution
It’s the only way to hold the Trump regime accountable. Call your senators now.
https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/why-democrats-must-vote-against-the?r=1z7ert
9 months ago
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🏳️🌈Timothy 🏳️🌈
9 months ago
I called and Massachusetts and I got a Michigan friend to call!
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Great podcast about how to use AI to reimagine what we do in K-16 education
@actfl.bsky.social
www.the74million.org/article/open...
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OpenAI’s Education Leader on AI’s ‘Massive Productivity Boost’ for Schools, Teachers
Class Disrupted Podcast welcomes Siya Raj Purohit to discuss AI’s value in education, while addressing the irreplaceable human element in teaching.
https://www.the74million.org/article/openais-education-leader-on-ais-massive-productivity-boost-for-schools-teachers/
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This is a must read!
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Trump is a traitor, and Europe is now alone
A view from France
https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/trump-is-a-traitor-and-europe-is?r=1z7ert&utm_medium=ios
9 months ago
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🏳️🌈Timothy 🏳️🌈
9 months ago
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Good Saturday morning,
#NECTFL25
! Jessica and I will be presenting Making a Global Impact at ALL Levels of Proficiency at 8:45 in Sutton North today.
@jhaxhi.bsky.social
9 months ago
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9 months ago
#nectfl25
Leslie-the best! Thank you for all you do!
@grahnforlang.bsky.social
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Julia Koch
9 months ago
What is NOT said is just as important as what IS said—what are we NOT saying through our choices about what we include and in our curriculum?
@miltonalanturner.bsky.social
@nectfl.bsky.social
#NECTFL25
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Incredible panel presentation from students studying so many different languages from grades 3-16. Learning to become global, empathetic citizens together
#NECTFL25
9 months ago
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Maris Hawkins
9 months ago
Starting off
#nectfl25
with
@richmadel.bsky.social
! Some ideas- even if we are not using the textbook- it still lingers. People write a recipe, you talk about your daily routine etc.
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Are you at
#NECTFL25
? Connect with other WL educators on Bluesky this weekend!
@tjeag.bsky.social
@jhaxhi.bsky.social
@jecshort.bsky.social
@traversteach.bsky.social
@josephpb.bsky.social
@grahnforlang.bsky.social
9 months ago
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NECTFL Conference 2025 is off to a great start with 1000 World Language educators in NYC
#NECTFL25
9 months ago
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Economic boycott today to send message to Trump, Musk and GOP. Spend cash if you have to.
9 months ago
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NOELREPORTS
10 months ago
The best way to confront a bully about the misinformation he is spreading is to confront him in front of everyone. Macron just did that.
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Say what this is: a coup.
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Thank you for this great article!
@manuelawag.bsky.social
@rbreich.bsky.social
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Say what this is: a coup.
Friends,
https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/say-what-it-is-a-coup?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
10 months ago
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POWERFUL Read!
@rbreich.bsky.social
How not to describe the Trump presidency
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How not to describe the Trump presidency
Friends,
https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/how-not-to-describe-the-trump-presidency?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
10 months ago
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It's an "unlawful takedown of an independent agency." Sen. Andy Kim of NJ, "This is an entity that was created through federal statute, codified through federal statute, and something that cannot be changed, cannot be removed except through actions of Congress." RESIST!
www.npr.org/2025/02/03/n...
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Musk and Trump aim to shut USAID, setting up a showdown with Democrats
USAID is in the crosshairs of Elon Musk's government efficiency push, sending chills through the humanitarian world and drawing criticism from Democrats and nonpartisan foreign service workers.
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/03/nx-s1-5285409/usaid-trump-state-department-rubio
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Keep your eye on the big picture
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Keep your eye on the big picture
5 ways Trump is concentrating power in his own hands, thereby replacing democracy with oligarchy
https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/keep-your-eye-on-the-big-picture?r=1z7ert&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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American capitalism just got a black eye
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American capitalism just got a black eye
The story behind today’s stock market tank
https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/american-capitalism-just-got-a-black?r=1z7ert&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
11 months ago
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The Broligarchy: The Who’s Who of the Silicon Gilded Age
On The Intercept Briefing podcast with Tech Policy Press’s Justin Hendrix: how a new inaugural era of class unity in tech and politics is taking shape.
https://theintercept.com/2025/01/24/podcast-silicon-valley-tech-gilded-age-trump/
11 months ago
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This feels like 1930’s Germany with half of the citizens saying it’s going to be fine. We need to resist.
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The New York Times
11 months ago
Instagram and Facebook have recently blurred, blocked or removed posts from two abortion pill providers. Instagram also suspended the accounts of several abortion pill providers and hid the providers from appearing in search and recommendations.
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Thank you for documenting & providing light in these awful times. "Trump announced he would withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement...Michael Bloomberg announced that his philanthropic foundation will cover the financial contribution the U.S. will not."
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
11 months ago
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Dave Winer
11 months ago
I kept this screenshot assuming someday we might be asked to forget.
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NPR
11 months ago
The newly inaugurated president has announced his intention to terminate U.S. membership in the U.N.'s global health agency.
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Trump declares U.S. will withdraw from the World Health Organization
The newly inaugurated president has announced his intention to terminate U.S. membership in the U.N.'s global health agency.
https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2025/01/20/g-s1-42918/trump-world-health-organization-withdrawal
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NPR
11 months ago
Cecile Richards, the longtime activist for women's rights and former head of Planned Parenthood, died Monday after battling brain cancer.
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Former head of Planned Parenthood Cecile Richards has died
Cecile Richards, the longtime activist for women's rights and former head of Planned Parenthood, died Monday after battling brain cancer.
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/20/nx-s1-5199767/cecile-richards-planned-parenthood-brain-cancer
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Live Updates: Trump Pardons Jan. 6 Rioters and Signs Order on TikTok
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Trump Signs Executive Orders: Follow Live
The president ordered the withdrawal of the country from the Paris climate agreement and took action on immigration policy and other issues such as creating the Department of Government Efficiency.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/20/us/trump-executive-orders?smid=bs-share
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Have Americans Ever Really Been Healthy?
Medical historians say that the phrase “Make America Healthy Again” obscures a past during which this country’s people ate, smoked and drank things that mostly left them unwell.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/health/rfk-jr-maha-america-unhealthy.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
11 months ago
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The Great Backyard Bird Count is coming Feb 14-17. Share a beautiful poster or social media post on your community board, email list, or social media account. 2025 graphics are available in several languages. Posters in English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese.
www.birdcount.org/es/carteles/...
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Posters
Disfruta de estos posters hermosos y descargables. Colócalos en escuelas, bibliotecas y otros lugares de tu comunidad.
https://www.birdcount.org/es/carteles/?utm_campaign=GBBC%202025&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8KXvxQQsmLCMKGowJ8Z-kCGGFU9H8qYep7oKNTCL3yOvmWfTYPxOIvvftT4l56KTEQ3qEmYkmKFpsqoK0p6GwU3kB4FQ&_hsmi=341630415&utm_content=341215504&utm_source=hs_email
11 months ago
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Naomi Smith
11 months ago
Great letter in today's Guardian. What sort of free speech is prevented by factchecking, Zuck?
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Great article about how to protect our democracy.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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I Watched Orbán Destroy Hungary’s Democracy. Here’s My Advice for the Trump Era.
To dismantle the machinery of autocracy, you first need to understand how it works.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/11/23/trump-autocrat-elections-00191281
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