East Allen Educators

NEA and ISTA Affiliate serving the teachers of East Allen County Schools in Allen County, Indiana

[Indiana State Teachers Association (ISTA) @ISTAmembers]

Our substitute educators are so very important. Today we celebrate them. Thank you!

[PEN America @PENamerica]

Art Spiegelman, @MargaretAtwood @neilhimself @LoisLowryWriter @rgay @rupikaur_ and @AlisonBechdel are among the authors and illustrators who signed a PEN America open letter protesting alarming book bans in Missouri schools this fall. https://t.co/qxbOeYcKhK

[Jonathan Friedman 📚 @jonfreadom]

A school district in Missouri banned numerous educational books about the Holocaust as a preemptive measure, apparently b/c of their photographs, which could *potentially* be construed as "sexually explicit." This is where we are in the book ban craze. https://t.co/w7LNY0Szge

[NEA @NEAToday]

Students deserve freedom of expression and freedom from violence, everywhere. We join @eduint and educators around the globe to condemn the Iranian government’s deadly attacks on peaceful protesters.

[Nancy E. Bailey @NancyEBailey1]

Kindergartners are now formally taught to read and write before 1st grade. It's expected! What if this push ultimately destroys their long-term interest and ability? Why the rush? #Kindergarten https://t.co/2s6oV9ZfPb

[Thomas Ultican @tultican]

Anxiety and Depression in the Age of the Super Student - High school is not college and kindergarten is not 1st grade. End AP and no play. Schooling that is not age appropriate is age harmful. https://t.co/h6x6mtbO1E via @shareaholic

[Josh Cowen @joshcowenMI]

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NO the evidence for #schoolvouchers isn’t “mixed.”

Voucher “empirical” research showing positive academic effects are no less a political tactic than this piece of garbage here—and by the same organizations.

#edchat
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[The Journal Gazette @JGfortwayne]

It's a rarity, but Southwest Allen County Schools' enrollment declined this fall. #sacs #southwest #schools #fortwayne
https://t.co/mAHaEkNPWh

[Indiana State Teachers Association (ISTA) @ISTAmembers]

It's Education Support Professionals (ESP) Day! At ISTA, we want to say thank you! You maintain our schools for comfort and safety, feed students and transport students to and from school. Check our blog where we interviewed an exceptional bus driver.
https://t.co/Gl2xCWk3aF

[NEA @NEAToday]

Remember to take a moment today to thank the incredible people who keep our schools running, and our students safe and learning. #WeLoveOurESPs, and they should know that! @NEArESPect

[Nancy E. Bailey @NancyEBailey1]

How about reducing the pressure placed on students due to corporate school reforms? Here are a few things to improve upon or eliminate. https://t.co/1ieauECLRE

[Devan Filchak @ReporterDevan]

.@JGfortwayne is looking to hire a few journalists.
📰 Come join our incredible newsroom.
Senior reporter: https://t.co/BMKMY7qPj1
Photographer: https://t.co/ZpYi0Y8aHi
Copy editor/designer: https://t.co/24m7drfKrK

[Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) @EducateIN]

Earlier this year, we set a statewide goal for 95% of 3rd graders to pass IREAD-3 by 2027. And we can't meet this goal for our students alone. 📚

Thanks to @FWCommSchools for affirming this goal & for working to help all students become strong readers!
https://t.co/mzKYrC8JVb

[Steve Hinnefeld @SteveHinnefeld]

Only a year since I wrote this post about the decline of local news coverage. The trend continues. https://t.co/N7DyGA1KOb

[Alfie Kohn @alfiekohn]

Accessible animated 12-minute video on the folly of overemphasizing phonics skills (at the expense of real reading): https://t.co/uJ6IsF1XA2

[Indiana State Teachers Association (ISTA) @ISTAmembers]

Our families help our students and educators be successful. When families are involved we can have the best possible outcomes. Resources: https://t.co/Ed0voCSAJc

[The Journal Gazette @JGfortwayne]

FWCS sets new goals for students. @AshleySloboda has the story @JGfortwayne ~ https://t.co/gZNrlBnnua

[Cathy Fuentes-Rohwer @cfrBloomington]

Indiana: it's our turn. If @suptdrmccormick runs, will you help?! Our kids and public education is on the line!

[East Allen Educators @EastAllenEA]

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[Public Funds Public Schools @pfpsorg]

Here’s the truth: Private school vouchers are handouts to mostly wealthy families who were already paying for expensive private school tuition without getting a taxpayer-funded voucher. #NoVouchers

[Becky Pringle @BeckyPringle]

Classrooms & campuses should be safe havens. But the shooting at the UVA comes just after another one at a high school in Seattle.

We will honor the victims—and those in Uvalde, Oxford, Parkland, Sandy Hook, Virginia Tech, & too many others—by demanding an end to gun violence.