All of @sharemylesson.bsky.social free, for-credit Virtual Conference webinars are now available on demand. Start with Miesha Parker's session, "From Mandatory Reporting to Mandated Support: Understanding Educator Power to Transform Family Crisis Response." Teaser 👇🏼 youtube.com/shorts/vrKgq...

Zoe Marino has been teaching for six years. She recently came across a frustrating situation, a "complicated picture that felt bigger than my skill set could handle." AFT resources on #MandatedSupport helped her "Pause and Choose Support." bit.ly/4lX7thO

TOMORROW, 3 - 4 p.m. EDT, join me for a free, for-credit webinar with @aft.org @sharemylesson.bsky.social on educators' power to provide critical support before crisis escalates - from a mother who navigated family separation after multiple school reports to child protection. bit.ly/3MWXcVW

Check out this new report published today providing the first in-depth, industry-wide examination of how #academicfreedom has been written into collective bargaining agreements across American higher ed. 👀 This report is useful for anyone hoping to collectively bargain meaningful AF protections.

Amanda trained 150K+ NYC educators in mandatory reporting. She writes, "We need to embody, 'We don’t have to report a family to support a family.' We need educators to see the aftereffects of system engagement for reported families—good, bad and ugly. We need to make some shifts." bit.ly/3MjrK3Y

Educators: Have you ever wondered what happens after you make a report to child protective services? Next week, learn directly from Miesha Parker, a parent who navigated the aftereffects for over decade: bit.ly/3MWXcVW Register for more free webinars with @aft.org @sharemylesson.bsky.social

In two weeks, March 24, from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. eastern join @sharemylesson.bsky.social to hear Miesha Parker explain her personal experience with educators' power as mandatory reporters + how to powerfully support family well-being. bit.ly/3MWXcVW

In two weeks, join me and @sharemylesson.bsky.social to hear Miesha Parker share brilliant and hard-won analysis - on educators' power as mandatory reporters + how to use power for family well-being. bit.ly/3MWXcVW

Vaccine recommendations from the @ameracadpeds.bsky.social are designed to help children in the United States resist serious illnesses so they can stay healthy, and our communities can stay healthy. www.aap.org/en/news-room...

Nothing beats vaccines for teaching growing bodies about immunization! @aft.org joins 200 orgs in affirming @ameracadpeds.bsky.social guidelines on immunization timing for kids. Talk to your child's pediatrician with questions about when your family should get started. www.aap.org/en/news-room...

JOIN ME March 24, from 3:00 - 4:00p eastern for "From Mandatory Reporting to Mandated Support: Understanding Educator Power to Transform Family Crisis Response," as part of the 2026 Virtual Conference with @sharemylesson.bsky.social bit.ly/3MWXcVW

the delusion of white supremacy is integral to the history of the United States

"Nobody Wins" in NYT: "Should Child Welfare Be Called Over School Absences?" examines the link between missing school + CPS reports for ed neglect, noting "Chronic absence often has causes that can be addressed by offering the family help, not by dragging them into the legal system." bit.ly/3PpE9kE

High school teacher and @educationmn.bsky.social member Stacy Bartlett writes in a new AFT Voices piece about the fear and uncertainty ICE has brought to schools. "So, because educators are natural fixers, doers and healers, we have—once again—stepped into the gaps." aftvoices.org/with-liberty...

Today, two Senators in the Committee on Finance dropped a 72-page review of one year's worth of "Costs, Chaos & Corruption" from HHS Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. www.alsobrooks.senate.gov/wp-content/u...

Congrats to the United Educators of San Francisco on this incredible win. Our members, their families, and the community will all benefit from this agreement! uesf.org/news/bargain...

Black influence has shaped music, media, sports and technology—often without credit. In a new @sharemylesson.bsky.social blog, Dr. Lisa Thomas writes about the importance of working to help students analyze how systems respond to Black influence. Read more here ⤵️ sharemylesson.com/blog/teachin...

After helping 150,000+ NYC educators get new training on mandatory reporting, Amanda Centor says there's more to do: "We need educators to see the aftereffects of system engagement for reported families—good, bad and ugly." Get her full vision for support that doesn't need a report: bit.ly/3MjrK3Y

"Child protection is a community responsibility, not just a government agency," writes Melissa Labossiere. She outlines educators' opportunities to leverage play for learning, healing and resilience - including with family engagement - as part of how to fulfill that responsibility. bit.ly/3ZZT76e

AFT agrees with @ameracadpeds.bsky.social! 21st century digital ecosystems call on parents, educators and healthcare providers to team up in promoting kids' well-being. publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...

@educationmn.bsky.social is suing to keep ICE away from schools. “Students can’t learn, and educators can’t teach, when there are armed, masked federal agents stationed within view of classroom windows, sometimes for days on end." — President Monica Byron www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

What a useful resource for organizing.

if you're concerned about - kids being separated from families - government agencies that operate with little to no attention to due process - twisted narratives about marginalized groups and community safety ... be the change with #MandatedSupport bit.ly/4caFE2L

What does it mean to teach Black history 100 years after the first commemoration? In a @sharemylesson.bsky.social blog, Natalie Dean shares that this milestone invites educators to reflect, reimagine and recommit to honoring Black voices in the classroom year-round. sharemylesson.com/blog/century...

Cell phones have been getting a lot of attention lately ... love that AAP situates them here into a broader and thoughtful discussion of adult responsibilities and opportunities for navigating 21st century digital landscapes for kids' well-being. publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...

"Oftentimes, the child welfare system is more of a reflection of where the gaps are in the larger society." --Bethany R. Lee, University of Maryland www.usnews.com/news/best-st...

📱 Cellphone limits help, but they’re only part of the picture. Student well-being also depends on strong school mental health systems, restorative justice, trauma-informed care, and bullying prevention ❤️ https://bit.ly/4bz4hpI Build your toolkit https://bit.ly/4tl96tg 😊 @aft.org

“You can’t just put a cellphone ban in place. There are all these other things you need to do, including making sure you have a really robust mental health system that can recognize the impacts of social media and cellphone use and address them.” www.edweek.org/technology/h...

To help students recognize & not fall for "divide & conquer" purpose of hate speech by US president against Somalis & other immigrants, we recommend "The Sum of Us" book & podcast by Heather McGhee. Thanks to a donation, we gave away 2600 copies of YA edition. ⬇️ www.zinnedproject.org/news/sum-of-...

semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003 when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out

obviously not in the sense that it’s stopping everything, but they are being stalled so much by trying to find places where they aren’t watched, wasting so much manpower and resources on crowd control and even arresting observers they know will just get released. i am so proud of everyone

Kind of wild there has been almost no coverage of the fact that the federal government unleashed chemical weapons against literal kids *at school*. workdaymagazine.org/minneapolis-...

Remembering today that having your heart broken is a necessary step on the path to becoming fully human. Whichever heartbreak is your first, it’s probably critical that a state break your heart so that you can develop a political imagination. If this is your first, I’m sorry and also welcome.

We don't have to live like this.

"Providing the help needed to a family before making a report to CPS is vital to keeping children safe, without traumatizing children simply because their families lack resources and have needs." --Valerie L'Herrou, Deputy Director, VA Poverty Law Center Start by talking to families: bit.ly/491eNTK

David Friedman, kindergarten teacher at PS 69 in Queens, lead about 25 fellow members at a “Demystifying Disability” workshop on Dec. 3 at the union’s Queens borough office. The lesson is based a workshop he developed at his school after experiencing disability-based discrimination.

I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.

How can schools best support students with significant medical needs? 💙 This @AFT.org publication offers practical guidance for teachers, nurses & staff on training, safety & legal responsibilities. 👉 https://sharemylesson.com/teaching-resource/serving-medically-fragile-child-school-setting-406060

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my unpopular opinion is that #adoption is not an alternative to abortion. And it is certainly not a solution to the lack of access to safe and affordable abortions. Compelling vulnerable people to relinquish their own children by ignoring their material needs is just another way to oppress them.

What A Friend We Have In Cheeses 🙏🏾🧀

The numbers are in! 2025 activity on @sharemylesson.bsky.social shows a clear pattern: Educators are looking for new ways to "protect and support the students who needed it most—and to do it with care, equity and community trust."

"System-engaged families are clear: They wish someone had spoken to them before taking concerns to an unknown [child protective services] agent with the power to take their kids." --Jim Arey, retired teacher & union pres 4 steps to talk directly w/ families about suspected neglect: bit.ly/491eNTK

Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program

Buying my copy! 📕 We Are Each Other's Liberation: Black & Asian Feminist Solidarities edited by Rachel Kuo, Jaimee A. Swift, and TD Tso is available now at @haymarketbooks.org This is a call for us to build a just future together!

Let's not immediately assume AI is the solution to every problem, especially in health, where AI cause harm and has the potential to amplify existing health inequities. Let’s listen to communities first.

Thee UFT has compiled resources on the rights of immigrants, the current threat of deportation and how we as educators can support our immigrant students and their families. NYC public schools have extra city and state protections, regardless of federal policy. Read more: https://bit.ly/4iLJpgp

"Families don’t need more scrutiny—they need more support. Trauma grows in systems built on punishment, but healing happens in systems built on trust." --Kim Ochs, RI SEL coach, shares lessons from this year's "Call to Action to Change Child Welfare" Kempe conference Her blog: bit.ly/3KzXlNY

we keep us safe 💛