The smartest people in the world today are not focused on solving the world's problems. No, they are all employed specifically to grab an increasing share of our collective attention, by whatever algorithmic magic they can muster. I think that this is the essence of our global polycrisis.

The 2026 Early Childhood PBL (ECPBL) Conference will be in Boston on May 8-9! www.earlychildhoodpbl.com/conference2026 #deeperlearning #pblchat #ecpbl #edusky

Scholars - if you're publishing articles behind a paywall, why not make your work accessible to everyone by also publishing a preprint version?

Keep fighting.

It's time to break up with .gov bit.ly/4nJEXzD

Reading Rainbow x Blue's Clues #timelinecleanse #levarburton #steveburns

We used to tell students to trust .gov sites. Not anymore. When official pages rewrite timelines and push partisan messages, librarians must shift our practice. Credibility isn’t automatic. We now teach students to verify even “official” sources. New post: open.substack.com/pub/aischool... #tlsky

Donald Trump’s Plan to Subvert the Midterms Is Already Under Way bit.ly/3JkGpdI

American Citizens Are Living in Fear of Their Own Government nyti.ms/4nINZwZ Yep, this is fascism. PAY ATTENTION. Speak up. Speak out. RESIST.

Trump and Republican cowardice are destroying America. (from Heather Cox Richardson)

This. 👇 👇 👇 👇 bit.ly/4nmtOon

Am wondering -- maybe the American Library Association needs to develop its own privacy-focused web browser....

Next time you launch a new unit, try this: engaging students with big, exciting themes instead of going straight to vocabulary! @amirtaron.bsky.social explains how. 🚀 #EduSky #MiddleSchool #ITeachSocialStudies #HistoryEducation

Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases nyti.ms/3L6jVNU PAY ATTENTION. The lawless self-enrichment is staggering.

Just leaving these here in case, you know, you wanted to show up somewhere tomorrow and, say, speak up against all this. No Kings. October 18 nokings.org #nokings

This is fantastic. Well worth your 3.5 minutes... Thanks a lot, Boomers www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/o...

Just leaving these here... It's an epic era of lying, grifting, and corruption. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/o...

No Kings. October 18 nokings.org #nokings

While we’re posting pictures of Homecoming, this is happening… This is Trump’s America. #chicago

This should frighten every one of us. x.com/MaxFlugrath/...

Tomorrow is a critical day for democracy in court. Compare how the Washington Post framed it vs Democracy Docket. Right now, fearless, pro-democracy media is more important than legacy media platitudes. Sign up now to say informed. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0?ut...

No Kings. October 18 nokings.org #nokings @GOP #GOP #maga #republicans @TheDemocrats @TheDemCoalition #democrats

Reveling in the misogyny. This is today’s @GOP.

Just leaving these here. Can't believe we gave these deplorable, hateful bigots control over the entire country. 😢 This is today's @GOP. www.politico.com/news/2025/10... #GOP #maga #republicans @TheDemocrats @TheDemCoalition #democrats

Ready to speak up yet? No Kings. October 18. www.nokings.org

Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Badly Needed nyti.ms/4h3KO0S #edchat #highered @GOP #GOP #maga #republicans @TheDemocrats @TheDemCoalition #democrats

October 18. Be there if you can.

Just leaving this here…

Ready to speak up yet? No Kings. October 18.

What's happening in America in the 2020s has strong parallels to what happened in the 1920s. This is an important read. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/o...

If you have chosen some pastor or politician preaching hate and bigotry over your family and friends, it might be time to search your heart again… 😢

Yesterday’s 2nd Breakfast should be read by every school board in the country, the desire to provide certainty has replaced almost all impulse to build cultures of responsiveness. AI and scripted curriculum can’t respond because they can’t think

What will it take for you to speak up?

But also we’re terrified of the subway

Zero universities should sign this

How long will you stay silent? x.com/LongTimeHist...

dangerouslyirrelevant.org/contact  @ucea-leadership.bsky.social #EdLeaders #EdLeadership #UCEAwesome #ICPEL

One of the most important things you'll read this week. Read to the end... Mourn, or else www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...

79. American citizen.

While we’re pretending everything is okay, this is happening…

Alarmed yet?

Meta appoints anti-DEI and anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theorist Robby Starbuck as AI bias advisor bit.ly/4nNKwNZ PAY ATTENTION.

Just leaving this here... x.com/EdKrassen/st... #schoollaw #schoollawWTF #edchat #k12 #oklahoma

Rays of hope in every state www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

1. Today, 95 Democrats voted to "honor the legacy" of Charlie Kirk, calling him a "model for young Americans." Kirk was notable for practicing anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-trans extremism, racism, and violent rhetoric. Among the yes votes was Trans Rep. Sarah McBride. Subscribe to support our journalism.

“A large Brisbane school is crediting dramatic improvements in its year 12 students’ English marks to a customised AI chatbot that provides instant feedback on student essays…. A qualitative shift in student engagement and motivation resulting from the dramatic reduction in feedback delivery time.”