Sharing this statement from the Education Solidarity Collective on Coast Salish Lands which reaffirms our commitments to one another, the land, and working towards more just futures. A possible model for those not on these lands & an invitation to those with us here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Almost across the board, university leaders are remaining quiet on what changes they may implement to adhere to the Trump administration's "Dear Colleague" letter. www.wunc.org/education/20...

Of course it is not the most elite institutions with the most resources fighting back. It is those with the fewest resources who serve the most marginalized populations. For these institutions DEI is not an optional add-on but their entire mission.

That was when they suspended the Constitution. They said it would be temporary. There wasn't even any rioting in the streets. People stayed home at night, watching television, looking for some direction. There wasn't even an enemy you could put your finger on. Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale

A Poem on Hope by Wendell Berry It is hard to have hope. It is harder as you grow old,. . .and hope is harder when it cannot come by prediction any more than by wishing. But stop dithering. The young ask the old to hope. What will you tell them? Tell them at least what you say to yourself.

Today, two beloved colleagues received word that their multimillion Teacher Qaulity Grants, grants that support recruitment of teachers (during a national teacher shortage) were axed.

A reminder of who BUILT America! #kendricklamar #superbowl

“Poetry is a life-cherishing force … For poems are not words after all, but fires for the cold, ropes let down for the lost, something as necessary as bread in the pockets of the hungry.” -Mary Oliver

“There is no “Oh my goodness! The poetry is growing!” It is the soil that keeps all of us growing. So that the lemons will fall from the tree. And Beyoncé can make Lemonade.” lithub.com/nikki-giovan...

The Reading Research Quarterly Special Issue, Culturally Sustaining Early Literacy Pedagogies and Our Futures features a brilliant slate of authors. What a generative collection, with a moving introduction by Drs. Django Paris & Gloria Boutte! ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...

Association of University Presses statement on the recent Executive Order on K–12 history education: https://buff.ly/42DosOK Teachers College Press is proud to publish critical books for educators that look at American history education in all its complexity. For more: https://bit.ly/4jHLGJv

This is for my 5 followers to share! Call for book chapters -- CSP literacy futures for young children! forms.gle/kAp8MrxrLrT5...

Hi friends, please consider submitting a chapter abstract for consideration within the book, Culturally Sustaining Early Literacy Pedagogies and Our Futures. Deadline Jan. 17! forms.gle/WAPScA9Hw7tg...

If you are working with CSPs in elementary settings, please consider submitting a piece to our edited book. We welcome stories in creative forms in additional to traditional chapters. We prioritize the work of scholars of Color. Deadline 1/17 forms.gle/ywpPTdk4yiFz...