Thank you Facing History and Clint Smith for today’s webinar. It was a much needed way for me to continue to remain engaged with the difficult yet necessary work of disrupting my curriculum. #fhonline

Really looking forward to watching this with the family.

Great news! I had a very meaningful conversation with two trusted Leyden admin, and we are starting immediately to insert sexual assault prevention curriculum and culture next year, including self defense classes for all students. Raise your hand if you want to dress for PE 🙌

Thread (1/6): When I saw the title of this article, I thought I had some idea of what it was going to say, but Pirette McKamey surprised me. theatlantic.com/education/arch…

This 4th of July, let’s face the truth about our country’s history and its so-called Confederate heroes. Doing so is the only way we can move forward.

a thread on holding: this morning, I am thinking about the family and friends of John Lewis - the ones who deeply loved and supported him as he fought, the ones might have lost sleep worrying about him, the ones who told him to rest and took care of him. (1/8)

A THREAD: what happened at the funeral home in chicago last night is horrific. no one thinks otherwise. ignore the racist trolls who want to talk about violence in chicago's black communities. 1/

District 212 will start the new school year with an enhanced remote learning plan. If you have question or would like to learn more about our plan, join us at one of our upcoming parent Back to School Town Hall meetings. #leydenpride Nick Polyak @p_makishima Dominic Manola

Listening to Ida Bae Wells et al.’s #1619Project makes running a few miles just a little bit easier, especially episode 3 🎺🎷🎹🎤🎼 Can’t wait to share with Ss this fall. #mediatexts

The nation's largest public university system has a new graduation requirement: students must take an ethnic studies or social justice course. But ethnic studies might not even exist if it weren't for a group of students who went on strike 50 years ago. trib.al/jmHKUAm

"Our Trauma Shall Be Viral No More" by swm medium.com/@sheatheschola…

It’s that time of year again. It's the day that Latina’s average pay finally catches up to what white men made last year.   This has got to stop. It’s time we make #LatinaEqualPayDay a thing of the past and pass the Paycheck Fairness Act.

One of the most painful stories I've ever worked on. The staggering losses of young Black men to COVID-19 are decimating pillars & leaders at a time when their communities & families need them most. w/ Akilah Johnson @AlexandraZayas team ProPublica propublica.org/article/how-co…

Learn more about the #NCTE21 proposal review process from Program Chair Valerie Kinloch bit.ly/33ZSME8

“There is more than a score at stake this year,” writes an assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction. The College Board’s pandemic approach comes with collateral damage. #EWOpinion edweek.org/teaching-learn…

An amazing set; beautiful, heart wrenching stories; & talented #Leyden Ss. #Wave was a great experience for my mom & me. Young Dahlia’s story is my mom’s story & that of so many others that came before & the many whom are yet to come. Congrats to everyone involved! #leydenpride