New Orleans Legend Trombone Shorty Fuses Funk, Soul and 'Dirty' Blues Rock on New Album newblackmaninexile.net/2022/05/new-or…

Our kindest thoughts to the students, educators and community of Uvalde, TX, at this time of another school shooting in the U.S. Please share these resources to support our young people across the country in this moment. lfj.pub/3LDrQwQ

If Americans do not recognize the social dimensions of public safety, the use of guns will come to define America’s constitutional democracy, rather than the other way around, Joseph Blocher and Reva Siegel write: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Starting in 2 weeks! If you attended last summer's series, know that these will be NEW sessions, NEW topics. All sessions will be recorded for folks who can't be there live! Please join us and help spread the word! Learn more and register: eventbrite.com/e/263927423027

(2020) Webinar—Trauma-responsive Education: Supporting Students and Yourself This webinar will help you gain a common understanding of trauma and how it affects both learning and relationships at school—for students and educators alike. lfj.pub/39QLSGO

You are my hero Beto O'Rourke. From the bottom of my heart, for my daughter Jaime and all victims of gun violence, thank you. x.com/danielmarans/s…

This Memorial Day 2022, we remember those who sacrificed in service to our country. And we honor them by committing to uplifting the democratic values of this nation as we continue to struggle for equity and justice.

Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1964) #BlackMusicMonth

U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney said Trump “summoned the mob … and lit the flame” that caused the violence. Read more in the SPLC's summary of Day One of the hearings. splcenter.org/hatewatch/2022…

#BlackMusicMonth Aretha. Ray. Billy. Fillmore West, 1971.

#tdih 1955 "We will not obey this order. We know this drill to be a military act in a cold war to instill fear, to prepare the collective mind for war." -- 27 activists in NY including Catholic Worker Dorothy Day, passed out leaflet below & were arrested. zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/nucl…

"The shift from an active and exploratory early-childhood pedagogy to a more scripted and instruction-based model...favors shallow mimicry...while devaluing complex, integrative learning." The curriculum isn't about ideas - just "naming and labeling": goo.gl/Ns1Viq

Are Schools Too Inclusive? Some People Think So edweek.org/leadership/opi… Well said 👊🏼✊🏼 @PeterMDeWitt

#BlackMusicMonth Esther Phillips backed by King Curtis, Cornell Dupree and Jimi Hendrix (1966)

Gov Pritzker: "If you are angry today, I’m here to tell you to be angry. I’m furious. I’m furious that yet more innocent lives were taken by gun violence... While we celebrate the 4th of July just once a year, mass shootings have become our weekly–yes, weekly American tradition

I say this from my own experience: the gunfire heard in the horrific videos from the Highland Park Massacre sound like war. No one needs a 50-round drum. No one needs a 30-round magazine. No one needs a weapon of war on our streets.

ruralschoolscollaborative.org/stories/equity… thank you Rural Schools Collaborative & Dr. Amy Azano ✊🏼

Not all your students come to class wanting to learn… but they all come wanting to belong. And when they feel like they belong… they’re much more likely to learn.

All Knox Prairie Fire fall athletes move in and join the Knox community today! We are so happy to have you 🦊 🔥 #KnoxProud #PrairieFire

25 Reasons to Get Excited About Teaching edweek.org/teaching-learn…