Schenectady County is holding regular free vaccine pods 4-days per week in May and June for 18 and older. No appointment needed. To download a pdf of the flyer, go to our website: https://t.co/82qApvvkcD
"I refuse as an educator to lie to my students and I know there are many more educators like me." -- @JessedHagopian of ZEP, @RethinkSchools, & @BLMAtSchool, speaking on @CBSNews with @TanyaRivero about GOP bills to prohibit teaching of Black history ⬇️
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No one is pushing laws mandating the teaching of the #1619Project, but Republicans across the U.S. are pushing laws to mandate "patriotic" education & to prohibit the teaching of the #1619Project and abt nation's racist past. If you're not reporting it that way, you're failing.
There are school systems w/ predominately Black/Brown students lead by predominately White leaders who actively recruit Black/Brown educators who are then intentionally silenced/pushed out/denied leadership roles when they are “no longer a good fit”. This is beyond problematic.
“There needs to be a realization that elements like choice, options, multiple representations, are literally what keep some communities accessing and participating. These aren’t "nice to haves' — for some people they’re absolutely necessary.” https://t.co/7jO6JDE2eS
shift your language from "nobody is talking about this" to "the people who are talking about this aren't getting the recognition they deserve for championing this issue"