Jeff Yass, who gave Greg Abbott the largest campaign contribution in TX history makes his $ off private equity. Coincidence? No. They will do schools like healthcare— squeeze out all the worth for profit. The vision: K-12 education that most will finance, like college.

My dad was the original Gordon on Sesame Street. I literally and figuratively grew up on this Street 💚💛He introduced the world to Big Bird and Mr. Hooper and Oscar and all the people in the neighborhood…Imagine a world where that never happened—because PBS was defunded.🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

My favorite project of the year. The students wrote digital stories for their moms for Mother’s Day.

More than a hundred libraries on federally recognized tribal lands across the country were notified that their congressionally appropriated grant had been terminated midcycle. Those communities are at risk of losing their local libraries and the history they hold.

Texas is debating an education funding bill that passed. House and Senate are ironing out the details. Senate wants to add $55 per student to the student allotment. Have not raised student allotment since 2019. $55.

Dean to McMahon on the shuttering of the Dept of Ed: "I was a state legislator. That's called 'shift and shaft.' I've spoken with the governor of Pennsylvania. They can't pick up the tab anymore for the education of our students ... why are you in this job at all if you don't

Texas Republicans just passed a bill forcing every teacher to post the Ten Commandments in their classroom. They passed it on the Sabbath… breaking the 4th Commandment. Maybe they should try following the Ten Commandments before mandating them.

One of my favorite parts of teaching Kindergarten is seeing the progress the students make in writing. Many of them go from just making squiggles to being able to express themselves in complete sentences. notjustchildsplay.blogspot.com/2025/05/assess…

BREAKING: Texas lawmakers passed a bill that bans broad categories of books in public school libraries and puts school boards — instead of trained librarians — in charge of deciding what students can read. S.B. 13 is unconstitutional and leaves Texas students at a disadvantage.

And just like that another year over. This one was tough. But I learned a lot.

Just incredible.

A game to foster creativity in students. Use a category (food, place, animal) each group needs to come up with an answer that begins with a certain letter. Foods that begin with P for example. Point to teams with different answers emphasizing creativity. notjustchildsplay.blogspot.com/2025/06/an-exe…

Last week 2025 STAAR test results dropped in TX & one thing is clear: A rigged STAAR is setting up schools & districts for TAKEOVER. Ex: 50% of 3rd graders got a ZERO on the typed essay. When 50% get a 0, there’s something wrong w/the test, not the kid.🧵

This is an incredible administrator. I am so glad others will be able to benefit from her wisdom.

edweek.org/leadership/opi…

I think this is a great middle grade/high school read. It’s about the perils of social media without being preachy. I think it gives a realistic look into how it affects kids and the lives of their parents.

This summer, I’ve been participating in an online book club for teachers. We read this book. I think the ideas in it are very interesting and I think the science behind it is fascinating. Kids are different today and we need to teach them differently.

Learned something new today.

I’m running for the U.S. Senate. Billionaires have taken over Texas and taken over America — but together, we can take power back for working people. Join this movement: jamestalarico.com

12 hours ago, we announced a kickoff rally for our Senate campaign. 1,800 people showed up. This is how we win Texas.