The company is facing a lawsuit from three detainees who allege guards beat and sexually assaulted them, then covered it up. Never forget who is profiting from this cruelty. https://prospect.org/2026/02/12/ice-immigration-prison-geo-group-trump/

Which event would you win gold in? 🏅

This unit has been such a joy to teach and share. ⛷️❄️🏂 The PE teacher stopped by the other day to say that lots of kids are able connect what they’ve learned with some fun activities she is doing in her class! #TLSky #SchoolLibraries

I finally did Blind Date with a Book this year! Been wanting to try it for years! Long story short - early February is always a busy time, I’m not efficient at wrapping, and I sometimes have to hurdle over my own perfectionism. Enter the brown paper lunch bag to the rescue! 1/3 #tlsky #schoollibrary

Public Service Announcement: If you have old AV carts, and your grounds folks are tossing out old student desks, the desk tops fit pretty perfectly as “floors” for each level of an AV cart. #TheMoreYouKnow #TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians #SchoolLibrary

Join us for #TLSkyChat, The Invisible Library on Wednesday (TODAY!) at 8pm EST/5pm PT. We will explore ways to reach Ss who feel the library is not for them. Let’s find new paths that welcome everyone into the library. Check out the questions HERE

The average publication date of the 5 titles mentioned in this post is 2002. Why are books that have been on the shelves for more than 2 decades being yanked now? Because of a coordinated effort by far-right Christian nationalists to manufacture outrage for political gain. Learn more here.

“15 minutes of reading aren’t just about preparing kids to sleep or teaching them to decode words. They’re building neural pathways for understanding others and imagining possibilities” theconversation.com/reading-to-y...

For those of you who were keeping up with the mass market mess, here is a more informative article. Trade paperbacks cost only 30c more to make and are priced $18-20 now, where mass market paperbacks didn't sell at $12. So... there's your answer. It's about margins. boingboing.net/2026/02/10/t...

Such a moving interview with The Librarians director Kim Snyder. Thank you, @karayorio.bsky.social @slj.com for this! And, if you haven't seen the movie, please watch it asap. #Skybrarians #EduSky #TLSky www.slj.com/story/The-Li...

During a congressional visit, Congressman Joaquin Castro discovered that babies as young as two months old are being held at the Dilley, Texas Family Concentration Camp. (February 10, 2026)

Really have to hand it to the @WeRateDogs guy, who's consistently using his massive platform for good. In this case discussing how Ring is trying to manufacture consent for using its products for immigration—AND ABORTION—monitoring.

US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE: "I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."

we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

ICE grabbed a young man in Brunswick, Maine today and 18 more immigrants in Skowhegan. Project Relief ME has already started helping some of their families. If you can donate to pay legal fees and/or other needs go to projectreliefme.com

An equity consultant and former educator explains her philosophy for approaching decisions and situations in schools: Radical Love in Education Is a Responsibility, Not a Risk #EduSky #TLSky www.ascd.org/blogs/radica...

An "accidental librarian" and Kenya shares his motivation for helping young people read and learn, perhaps reminding all of us who are educators why we do what we do: Kenya: The Accidental Librarian Keeping Kibera's Kids in Books www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20... #TLSky #EduSky

An education professor discusses the pros and cons of snow days: Are Snow Days Bad for Students? www.npr.org/2026/01/26/n... #EduSky

Black newspapers have not always been preserved adequately, so some organizations are working to rectify that problem: Preserving Black Newspapers newslit.org/news-and-res... #EduSky #TLSky

Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal? Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail… Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you. Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake.

Starting February 9th, The Librarians will be available on the PBS app. Or watch it live (check your local PBS station’s schedule). Please give it a watch. It’s not just about censorship and books. It’s about the moment we find ourselves in and how we got here. www.pbs.org/independentl...

Happy Friday #Skybrarians #TLSky what’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever found in your library? I’ll go first:

From PBS, a helpful analysis of the pending court case against the social media giants (Tik Tok has already settled in this case): What Legal Experts Say About a Major 'Bellwether Trial' Over Child Social Media Addiction www.pbs.org/newshour/nat... #EduSky #TLSky

Legislation that would require Maine schools to have bell to bell cell phone bans has the support of Governor Mills: Gov. Mills Called for a Bell-To-Bell School Cellphone Ban. What Does That Mean? www.pressherald.com/2026/02/03/g... #EduSky #TLSky

Here's one to bookmark and keep handy when you're planning, Edutopia's list of 29 ways to do formative assessment in your classroom: 29 High-Impact Formative Assessment Strategies www.edutopia.org/article/29-h... #EduSky #TLSky

Harvard Education Press is hosting a free webinar with a panel of Education professors this month that you may be interested in: Harvard Education Press Webinar: How do we Improve School for Students of Color? harvard.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #EduSky #TLSky

If, like me, you have been a longtime user of Common Sense Media/Education's Edtech and other media reviews, you will need to find some other sources of information beginning this month #EduSky #TLSky www.techlearning.com/technology/a...

A study from Common Sense Media reveals some disturbing information about gaming, social media, and gambling www.today.com/parents/teen... and www.commonsensemedia.org/research/bet... #EduSky #TLSky

If your timeline needs a little reset, meet Aloka—the Walk for Peace dog. Spreading peace is hard work, but rest, recharge, and healing come first 🐾

The Mississippi Senate killed their "school choice" bill with virtually no discussion. More of this! www.clarionledger.com/story/news/p...

Since writing is thinking, and learning can't occur without thinking, it behooves all of us to know more about what helps students develop fluency as writers: How Inquiry-Based Freewriting Can Deepen Student Writing #EduSky #TLSky www.cultofpedagogy.com/inquiry-base...

Back in 2014, Learning for Justice published some suggestions for you as you observe Black History Month that are still important to consider today: Do's and Don'ts of Teaching Black History #EduSky #TLSky archive.learningforjustice.org/magazine/dos...

For News Literacy week, here are some great resources from News Literacy Project #EduSky #TLSky newslit.org/wp-content/u...

US Senators debated the issue of school choice last week: Senators Debate Whether School Choice Harms or Helps Public Schools #EduSky www.k12dive.com/news/senator...

As we start a new semester, it might be a good time to revisit some classroom management strategies: 11 Classroom Management Tweaks You Don’t Learn in Teacher Prep #EduSky #TLSky www.edutopia.org/article/clas...

Black History Month has been celebrated for 100 years, here are some FAQs about the tradition from its founders: Association for the Study of African American Life and History asalh.org/black-histor... #EduSky #TLSky

The inventor of the World Wide Web has some regrets about how things have turned out: ‘It’s Not Too Late to Fix It’: Web Inventor Tim Berners-Lee Says He Is in a ‘Battle For The Soul’ of the Internet www.theguardian.com/technology/2... #EduSky #TLSky

High school students are finding new ways to use ChatGPT: now they're asking it for college admissions advice and trying to use it to replace the guidance of a trained counselor: Hey, ChatGPT: Where Should I Go to College? www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/s... #EduSky #TLSky

Edutopia has assembled all of their many articles and videos sharing information and strategies for facilitating retrieval practice: The Essential Retrieval Practice Handbook www.edutopia.org/package/the-... #EduSky #TLSky

It's Black History Month and if you'd like to educate yourself about Black history, I recommend checking out this comprehensive reading list compiled by the New York Public Library: 100 Black Voices: Schomburg Centennial Reading List www.nypl.org/books-more/r... #EduSky #TLSky #Skybrarians

Meanwhile, the College Board has wholeheartedly embraced technology, and they may be starting to have some regrets: Students Are Finding New Ways to Cheat on the SAT #EduSky #TLSky www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...

Another teacher who has gone "analog" describes how and why he's committed to keeping his classes free of technology: After 23 Years in the Classroom, This High School Teacher Insists on Less Tech in His Classroom www.weareteachers.com/nicholas-fer... #EduSky #TLSky

A teacher who is trying to keep her students from using AI at all for her class talks about the strategies she employs: To Keep AI out of Her Classroom, This High School English Teacher Went Analog www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n... #EduSky #TLSky

It is February, so if you'd like to get an interesting daily dose of Black History, I highly recommend subscribing to this resource: 28 Days of Black History www.28daysofblackhistory.com #EduSky #TLSky

A literacy specialist offers advice for getting students to do the reading: I Taught It, but They’re Not Doing It. Now What? cpet.tc.columbia.edu/news-press/i... #EduSky #TLSky

Legislators are considering changes to Individuals with Disabilities Education Act that would single out Dyslexia: Should Dyslexia be Its Own IDEA category? These Bipartisan Bills Say Yes www.k12dive.com/news/bills-i... #EduSky #TLSky

Thanks to AI, evaluating information online is even harder than before, so it's important for all of us to have some information literacy skills: AI-Generated Pink Slime Is On The Rise. Here’s How To Avoid It www.techlearning.com/technology/a... #EduSky #TLSky

Barbara R. Blackburn takes you on a whirlwind tour of questioning strategies in this article, which is packed with links to other resources: Five Models for Asking Higher Level Questions www.middleweb.com/53033/five-m... #EduSky #TLSky

Christian Harsa for @newscentersmaine.bsky.social, on the huge ICE OUT, SHUT IT DOWN rally and march in downtown Portland on Jan 30. #Portland #Maine #MEpolitics #ICEOut Updated Feb 1, 8:31am.

There are 3,800 kids in ICE custody.