*When schooling is all about me rather than all about us, then we’re all in deep trouble* - David Labaree on the dangers of *funding students not systems* (and why you should read The Education Wars!) davidlabaree.com/2024/07/08/ber…

Fellow white women: I've spent the last decade organizing you and I know firsthand the impact you can have when you use your economic and political power for good. This MUST be the election when a majority of us help elect the first woman, a Black woman, President. That means...

Rep. Kim Hicks' property vandalized with hate speech & racial slurs . . . Hicks is married to a Black man. . .with Black kids “They started out by spray-painting our politic7al signs they use the 'N word' & swastikas and 'white power' . .. #mnhouse #mnleg postbulletin.com/news/local/rep…

Hey, just a quick heads up for people looking for local sources on Tim Walz: Alpha News is not a reputable news site. Reputable local Minnesotan news sites include the Star Tribune, the Pioneer Press, MPR, MinnPost, the Minnesota Reformer, Sahan Journal, and Racket MN.

I swear Gwen Walz is about to be a national icon.

Re: the hateful comments about Gus Walz, son of Tim Walz, by self-professed Christians. NB: 90% of the Christian life is: Don't be mean. Also, do you think Jesus would mock someone with any kind of disability? Remember your Gospels: these are precisely the people Jesus seeks out

Today is National Voter Registration Day and it is a great day to check your registration, remind friend and family to register and call your friends in swing states to remind them as well. Vote.gov

1. A new IPSOS poll asked voters if they “support the mass deportation of undocumented immigrants.” The results may tell us more about the failure of the media and others to educate citizens on what Trump’s plan for mass deportation would entail. Let's talk FACTS 🧵

Both the Rochester Chamber of Commerce & the Rochester Branch of the NAACP have endorsed the Rochester Public Schools Ignite Student Learning referendum. Those 2 organizations don't agree on everything, but they agree that now is the time for our community to invest in its kids.

Help spread the word about the REA endorsed school board candidates. #vote2024

Lies like this do not help the people devastated by natural disasters, especially with another hurricane about to hit Florida. Trump and his team are unfit to lead our country. Pray for all affected by these storms, donate to relief efforts if you can. cnn.com/2024/10/06/pol…

Bradley Whitford’s speech. Every. Word.

Here’s what happens if the referendum to Ignite Student Learning in Rochester succeeds or fails on Tuesday. Please read and share so everyone knows what this will mean for our kids and our community.

Rochester- Make your voice heard today in the November 5, 2024, General Election. For details on how to participate: bit.ly/48HrH8L

🧵I don't need to say what you already know: This is a dark time. What I want to do is offer some light. Rochester Faith in Minnesota Action swept all three City Council races we endorsed in and won the Rochester school referendum with an impressive margin. (1/4) postbulletin.com/news/local/fai…

Today marks #NationalFamilyEngagementDay to celebrate and raise awareness of the critical role of families in education and student success. Join us in honoring the contributions of parents, guardians, caregivers and PTA leaders and members across the country and continuing to

Hi there Twitter folk! I'm still here! Mainly to tell you that I will likely post a NEW show every day this week and today I kick it off with the great J-L Cauvin. First I have your headlines, sound bytes and "The Good Stuff" standupwithpete.libsyn.com/1256-jl-cauvin…

KIMT (CBS) in Rochester, MN / Mason City, IA will have no local meteorologists to deliver blizzard forecasts starting in March. Rochester, MN has recorded over 200 inches of snowfall since 2020

If your Christianity causes you to be offended by someone asking the most powerful person in the country to be merciful towards the powerless, then you have deeply, deeply misunderstood the teachings of Jesus Christ.