Everyone need to read this thread. As I said in my Substack post today. The book banners are not going to stop now. They will use the ruling to get books banned in other parts of the country also. And for 20 states to support that. It’s scary!

I lost my job for defending diverse books. Last week, the Supreme Court refused to hear Little v. Llano County, leaving readers in parts of the country without real protection when books are removed from libraries. This is not theoretical. #TLSky #libraries open.substack.com/pub/aischool...

A live AI system began generating extremist and antisemitic content within hours of deployment. Not hypothetical. Not hidden. I wrote a special edition on what happened, why silence is risky, and how schools can teach students to question AI authority. open.substack.com/pub/aischool...

Kids Rarely Read Whole Books Anymore. Even in English Class. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...

Trump signed a new AI executive order. It is being framed as innovation policy, but schools are caught in the middle. If you care about student data, transparency, or AI governance in schools, this is for you. #TLSky #ai #aied open.substack.com/pub/aischool...

AI chatbots can shift opinions more than political ads. That should concern anyone working in schools. This week’s newsletter looks at what the new research means for educators Our students need these skills #TLSky open.substack.com/pub/aischool...

New reporting shows several major MAGA accounts on X were run from outside the U.S. These accounts shaped debates about schools and libraries. My new special edition breaks down what this means for educators and why information literacy matters. #TLSky #EduSky open.substack.com/pub/aischool...

Today I got to witness one of my students learning they got a full ride scholarship to Brown thanks to QuestBridge. A few tears may have been shed. She is so deserving. If you don’t know about this amazing organization learn more here. www.questbridge.org #questbridge

The Heritage report and new federal loan rules line up in ways educators cannot ignore. Fields dominated by women are being pushed out of the “professional” tier. My full analysis: #PublicEducation #GenderEqui open.substack.com/pub/aischool...

Happy Thanksgiving

Variety lists THE LIBRARIANS as #3 in its list of likely Best Documentary Feature Oscar picks 😳 @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social

The new loan rules exclude education degrees from “professional” status. That affects teachers and makes it even harder to recruit certified school librarians. Details here: #HigherEd #SchoolLibraries open.substack.com/pub/aischool...

The CDC changed its vaccine–autism page, contradicting decades of research. This raises real concerns about credibility and public health. Today’s newsletter looks at what changed and what educators must do next #TLSky open.substack.com/pub/aischool...

New post today. When public information changes or books disappear from shelves, the gaps show up in AI tools. I explain how this affects students and share ready-to-use lessons for elementary and secondary classrooms. #aied #ai #TLSky open.substack.com/pub/aischool...

I am hearing that some admins are using AI tools to flag “questionable” books. I want to understand how widespread this is. Please take and/or share the survey #TLSky #AIEdu #librarysky #library open.substack.com/pub/aischool...

“These are the same politicians who call librarians groomers.”

This picture says everything about the state of our nation right now, peaceful clergy being arrested and forced face-down on the pavement.

I sometimes wonder what it would look like if Schools of Education were embedded more in actual public K-12 schools rather than colleges—with the "professors" being active practitioners with their own K-12 classrooms. Yes, messier, but maybe...better? 🤔

“It is against the law for schools to allow a few people with a political or religious agenda to dictate what every child gets to read.”

This is absolute insanity- and what so many of us librarians have been dealing with for years. A on unicorns was banned because one parent was not happy that a boy 🦄 had eyelashes…..

New special edition today. I had planned to hold off, but the Department of Education’s social media post and the court ruling against its partisan shutdown messaging could not be ignored. #departmentofed #EduSky #eddepartment open.substack.com/pub/aischool...

AI is now being used to “flag” school library books. The new CLCD tool, Class-Shelf Plus v3, may speed up censorship under the guise of efficiency. This development should alarm every librarian and educator. #TLSky #EduSkyAi #libraries #censorship open.substack.com/pub/aischool...

Yet another awful story. www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...

When a middle school math teacher accidentally makes the answer to the math problem 67 or 69

I wrote about how altered public information and book bans shape AI datasets and why this matters for educators and librarians. The piece includes new teaching tools for grades eight through twelve. open.substack.com/pub/aischool... #TLSky #EduSky #EdSkyAI #aied #ai

Nothing is normal anymore.

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

Excited to have my newsletter post featured in Ed Post - www.edpost.com/stories/when... #aied #TLSky #EduSky #ai

When elected leaders share AI deepfakes, it becomes harder for teachers to model truth. This special edition unpacks the King Trump video, political deepfakes, and what they mean for classrooms—and includes a paid-only discussion guide for educators. #aied open.substack.com/pub/aischool...

I tried OpenAI’s Sora 2. The deepfakes it generates are disturbingly good. ➡️ Bob Ross “endorsing” my book ➡️ Circulating clips of MLK ➡️ A cameo feature that lets you put yourself in videos This isn’t a future concern—it’s here now. open.substack.com/pub/aischool... #TLSky #aied #ai #EduSky

📘 Excited to share my new book: The Educator’s AI Prompt Book! 300+ copy-and-paste prompts for lesson planning, libraries, & student learning. Book 2 in the AI for Educators Series – out now! 👉 a.co/d/3qcDkEp If you’ve read AI in the Library, reviews on Amazon mean the world!

With out government pushung unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines & autism, it’s clear that librarians & teachers must step up as trusted guides. #TLSky #EduSky open.substack.com/pub/aischool...

So honored to be featured in this article by @palan57.bsky.social in @forbes.com talking about Trouble in Censorville. It’s such an important read especially in today’s world. Thank you Forbes for sharing our story and book with others. www.forbes.com/sites/peterg... #TLSky #EduSky

The Unexpected Upside of Phone Bans in Schools - kids are checking out more books - www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/o...

Such important information - credibilable health sources #TLSky #EduSky www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/w...

Good article www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o... #aied

Some days you use AI to help make SAT word of the day slides for the school TVs to be running & other days you use it to craft the perfect way students should refer to me. We agreed on Your Majesty the Guardian of Wisdom. I am now determined to make this stick 🤣🤣🤣

Anthropic has agreed to pay $1.5 billion for using pirated books to train its AI—the largest copyright settlement in U.S. history. I explain what it means for schools, libraries, and the future of fair use. #aied #TLSky #EduSky #EduSkyai open.substack.com/pub/aischool...

Teens are turning to AI chatbots for friendship and advice. The results? Sometimes devastating. This week’s special edition of The AI School Librarian Newsletter is all about the urgent intersection of AI and teen mental health. #aied #TLSky open.substack.com/pub/aischool...

Texas forbids law that keeps guns away from unhinged people www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Excited to share this joint collaboration with Dr. Cathy Collins on how to start the school year strong as an AI Literacy Specialist. #TLSky #aied #EduSkyai open.substack.com/pub/aischool...

If you're looking for some disturbing AI news this morning... "Meta Told AI to Go Ahead and Be ‘Sensual’ With Kids: Report" gizmodo.com/meta-told-ai... #AIIsTheProblem #TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibraians

“Restoring Truth & Sanity to American History,” order by Doug Burgum, US Secretary of the Interior: “Review public monuments, memorials, statues, markers …including parks & museums” to remind Americans of “unmatched record of advancing liberty, prosperity, & human flourishing.” Subtext: Ban truth.

Big win for stopping book bans: In a major win for intellectual freedom, a judge rules against Florida law that led to removing hundreds of books from school libraries. “None Of These Books Are Obscene.” #booksky bookriot.com/penguin-rand...

Park staff have no guidelines to work with as to what might be problematic. The books being flagged deal overwhelmingly with the history and legacy of slavery, the history of indigenous peoples, and other subjects that the Trump administration has targeted as inappropriate.

How I built a years worth of slides using @Canva and ChatGPT and how you can also: #TLSky #EduSky #EduSkyai #aied open.substack.com/pub/aischool...

New blog post! About, with, through, without, against: Five ways to Learn AI leonfurze.com/2025/08/12/a... #ArtificialIntelligence #AIEducation #AIEdu #AIInEd #AIInEdu #EduSky

School librarians — lead on AI! I’m an instructor in Teaching AI Literacy in Schools (Sept 15) & author of 2 more courses in SLJ’s AI Literacy Certification Series. 3 self-paced courses, 16 PD hours each. Details: course.libraryjournal.com/products/ai-... #TLSky #AIED #Eduskyai

AI surveillance tools like Gaggle are quietly scanning student emails, chats and docs in 1000s of schools. The harm? Real - and growing. As a former school board member I saw how these tools are sold to districts. Read more on my latest post. aischoollibrarian.substack.com/p/surveilled...

The Right to Resist leonfurze.com/2025/07/28/t...