The killing of Daunte Wright by a Brooklyn Center, MN police officer brings yet another moment of collective mourning and trauma. We offer some ways to hold space for grief and healing. #DaunteWright #BlackLivesMatter 
#GetLiberatED #collectiveliberation #LiberatEDSEL

Chicago police kill Black people at a rate 22x higher than white people and kill Latinx people at a rate 6x higher. This is the most extreme racial disparity in fatal police violence of any major city. The only place that comes close is Minneapolis. mappingpoliceviolence.org

Here’s the breakdown of Latinx/white disparities by city during the same 2013-2020 time period.

I see you, Black people. We are all living in the tension of waiting and I just want you to relax your shoulders, take a deep breath and know that you are worthy of justice.

A friendly reminder from all of the guys at ⁦The 8 Black Hands Podcast⁩.

Black women educators, please raise your hands, fingers and toes if you’ve experienced this in schools (elementary, secondary, post-sec, & beyond).

TO BE CLEAR...the inclusion in our classrooms of the Black experience in America is NOT Critical Race Theory. The inclusion in our classrooms of the Black experience in America is a demonstration of MORALITY, HUMANITY & INTEGRITY toward Black children.

Good morning! My latest: New from RAND: Two-thirds of teachers still don’t use curriculum that conforms to standards. States in a CCSSO network are using incentives to change that The 74 the74million.org/just-having-st…

Cooking is a love language.

A reminder that law enforcement *responds* to crime, but a living wage, food and water security, accessible healthcare, and public education *prevent* crime. If you want safer communities, invest in people, not punishments.

We were so excited when the amazing Pam Kastner posted our infographic the other day, but noticed that it could use an update! Here is the new and improved version! Sources: NAEP nces.ed.gov/nationsreportc… AFT aft.org/ae/summer2020/… 1/2

Repeat after me: You can’t Tier 2 yourself out of a Tier 1 problem.

Interested in systems-approaches to changing literacy instruction? Read about what we have done Massachusetts K-12 in my blog post. shankerinstitute.org/blog/massachus… #massliteracy #curriculummatters

It doesn't have to be this way. We can reduce gun violence. Please, VOTE FOR GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION CANDIDATES ONLY!!! news.yahoo.com/2-students-inj…

If you are in need of mental health support and would like to talk with a clinician free of charge, contact BHR Crisis Line's 24/7/365 Crisis Line & Youth Connection Helpline: 988 314-469-6644 314-819-8802 (youth) Chat online at bhrstl.com or text BHEARD to 31658.

In an op-ed, Sonja Santelises, @DrGoffney and Iranetta Rayborn Wright describe how they overhauled ELA curricula. See the video to learn how Santelises, CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools, approaches her role as the district's instructional leader, and read the piece here: k12dive.com/news/reading-r…