#Bookaday I added Thank You, School, written by @louiseborden.bsky.social and illustrated by @paigekeiser.bsky.social, to my 2026 Books I Love presentation: www.pinterest.com/mrschureads/...

Ohio friends! Are you here? I hope you'll join me and @mandyrobek.bsky.social in @frankisibberson.bsky.social 's beautiful new creative space this fall and again in the spring. This invitation is making my heart so happy!

Have you seen this learning opportunity next year with @angelastockman.bsky.social in Columbus, OH? Learn more here - www.theliteracyconnection.org

Self-nominations are now open for two spots in #NCTE’s Elementary Teacher Cohort! Support, connect and help shape our #ClassroomCorridors publication. Apply by Aug. 18 at 11:59 p.m. ET: ncte.org/elementary-c... #ElementaryEducation #TeacherLeadership #ClassroomVoices

Get ready to connect at 5,280 feet above sea level at the 2025 NCTE Annual Convention in Denver from November 20-23. Registration. Is. Open. 🛫 convention.ncte.org/registration/

Join our Community Conversations: Back to School edition where Melissa Guerrette & Katie Keier will share planning tools, community strategies, and fresh ideas to start elementary educators’ year strong. Register: ncte.org/classroom-co... #BackToSchool

Wondering what's new and exciting about this year's Joint Conference for Elementary Literacy and Mathematics? 👀 We sat down with program chairs Susie Katt and Ann Marie Corgill for the inside scoop! Check it out here: nctm.link/ZL7Ay #LitMath2025 @ncte.org

New Yorkers: Call Sen. Gillibrand’s office to vote NO on cloture and NO on the Republican Spending Bill. They vote in the morning. ☎️: (202) 224-4451

Kids do better in schools with labor unions @rweingarten.bsky.social www.thedailybeast.com/kids-do-bett...

The firings at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are “going to affect safety of flight, safety of shipping, safety of everyday Americans,” Admiral Tim Gallaudet, who was acting NOAA chief during the first Trump term, told the AP. “Lives are at risk for sure.”

Love this post from Mary Lee.

To make it easier for the #KidLit community to post about book launches & help boost book launches, I've created wkly #KidLitLaunches threads. Guidelines & links: debbieohi.link/kidlitlaunches Pls only post your book info in the weekly thread of your launch date, thanks!

A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers tomorrow, February 28, as part of an “economic blackout.” I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott

If you’re siding with Vladimir Putin, you’re wrong.

💥 BREAKING: At Apple's 2025 annual meeting of shareholders today, proposal entitled “Request to Cease DEI Efforts" is rejected by shareholders. Right-wing nonprofit National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) proposal was also rejected by Costco shareholders 98-2 percent.

The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?

If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general. If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

People who spend their careers writing NIH grants are the literal opposite of grifters. It is a soul-sucking, brutal process. The scientists don’t get rich when they get funded. Their salary doesn’t change. They do it for science. For patients. You know, to make 🇺🇸healthy.

Do read this impressive letter from Danielle Sassoon, who admirably resigned rather than following orders from Trump's DOJ to drop the case against Eric Adams. static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...

Dear Everyone, Now is the time to use your platform and your voice. Use your influence. Even if you impact one person, it can make a difference. We have power in numbers and we need to amplify each other and fight together to save our country. Now is not the time to tune it out.

Find day-by-day read-aloud strategies in In Community With Readers by @lburkins.bsky.social and @frankisibberson.bsky.social: www.routledge.com/In-Community...

Follow all these awesome people!

Democratic senators will hold the Senate floor all night long in opposition to the nomination of Russ Vought, an organizer of Project 2025, to head the OMB.

Every American should be freaking out that Elon Musk & his interns have hacked into our personal information. Every person with power should be doing everything to stop them.

Collins: Is there a tangible concession in your view? Davidson: Yeah, absolutely. It’s a commitment from Trudeau to help with fentanyl Collins: He announced that plan six weeks ago. Davidson: Well, at least he's reiterated it

Great fun to watch the Youth Media Awards at Cover to Cover today!

Speaking of healthcare. Let's make @bsky.app the platform that fights misinformation. Some great follows are @drsusanoliver.bsky.social @jsm2334.bsky.social @therealtruther.bsky.social Let's get them more followers and engagement than other platforms and let health science accounts find a home

Very excited about this new edition of Wondrous Words due out from National Council of Teachers of English in June! Read more here! publicationsncte.org/content/jour...

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Love this book and happy to be in this session learning from Dr. Angie Zapata! #ncte24

Ready for #NCTE24!