Great read from @bloosemore on 1960s civil rights movement in Louisville: Businesses refused to integrate. Then high school students forced their hands https://t.co/WtNBVpqiLr via @courierjournal
@JCPSSocStudies @rspoo_ingram @JCPSTinker@KyHistSoc@KyCouncilSS @SHEG_Stanford @facinghistory Grateful to have heard Loewen speak at U of L nearly 20 years ago. It was one of the experiences that led me to be a social studies teacher!
New York City is cracking down on unlicensed street vendors.
Many of them are undocumented immigrants who lost their jobs during the pandemic, didn't get benefits and had nowhere else to turn. https://t.co/YtjcRj21g1
@AngelaClay8 This was a great presentation! I always make a point to show up to learning opportunities with you because I know I’m going to walk away with knowledge, teaching tips, deeper understandings and sources!
Not sure this primary - in June for first time ever, post-pandemic’s worst with RCV for first time and lot of candidates - can be seen as definitive of any movement.
NEW: US judge grants government's request for appointment of a special master to review materials seized by the authorities in the Giuliani investigation, saying it's warranted to "ensure the perception of fairness."
💡 Here’s a thought: Let’s engage in a conversation delving into how the accountability system this legislature approved is designed to keep these schools at the bottom of state rankings.
The current system cannot function without “failing” schools.
@IROQUOIS_HS @RobFulk @oliviakrauth Our students have A LOT to say. Listen here https://t.co/7rmy9kkeKY for their finished products from the podcast class Ms Courtney and I cotaught with LSP
Tune in to 89.3 FM @wfplnews at 7:45 am & 5:45 pm Tues-Fri for 8 radio stories created by students in a class we taught with the fine folks at @ihsraiders! Congrats to Nasra, Darius, Rachel, Abdiwahab, Sage, Misi, Malkia & Mohamed, & many thanks to @ihsraiders & @wfplnews!
@IROQUOIS_HS ‘19 grad and published author Merlin Cano Hernandez @LouisvilleStory book release last night! M. worked as a walker @ChurchillDowns, at Walmart, and @Backside_LC while taking AP classes! We’re so proud! ❤️(1/2)
Nasra read her piece about straddling Somali Bantu & African American cultures at the @fundforthearts campaign kickoff today. Here she is w/ Albert of @LouisvilleRCDC afterwards. Thanks, @fundforthearts, for giving her the platform & for your ever-deepening commitment to equity.
Near Houston, an 11-year-old boy was found dead in his bed on Monday morning. His family had no power the night before, and the parents, the boy and his siblings had huddled together in one bedroom. https://t.co/1FG8s2P1lj
@ImaliKent many of our S’s are connecting their own migration stories-the push and pull factors of violence, discrimination and Econ opportunities from their nations of origin. So much powerful sharing, community building and deep analysis of sources
Had SO MUCH unmuting and discussion today in class! 🙌@DBQProject has been awesome for NTI. Students are tearing up sources and having strong academic discussions virtually. Thank you so much @rspoo_ingram @JCPSSocStudies @ImaliKent for your training and support
It’s fascinating to me that the people demanding a return to school during a pandemic ostensibly because of the lack of achievement of minority students who are apart of communities most negatively impacted by COVID-19 don’t see the connection between the two.