UPDATE: Brian Covey, a full-time substitute teacher in Duval County, Florida, was FIRED for posting a video of empty bookshelves.
This is the REAL STORY about why those shelves were empty and why Covey was let go
"Two days into his second tour as state school superintendent, Republican Tom Horne is putting his stamp on the Department of Education with a slew of new hires.
One of them, Mila Makal, is raising eyebrows: The new director of a program that promotes good character among -
"Every year, Haitians all over the world ring in the new year by eating a special soup, a tradition dating back to the Haitian Revolution. Join the celebration in the kitchen as a family makes their traditional New Year’s soup —
"Scrutiny from conservatives around teaching about race, gender and sexuality has made many teachers reluctant to discuss issues that touch on cultural divides. To fill in gaps, some students are looking to social media, where online personalities, nonprofit organizations and -
'We found evidence that sheds new light on the misunderstood power of brain breaks, took a close look at research that finds a surprising—even counterintuitive—rationale for teachers to focus on relationships, and located both the humor and the merit in asking kids -
The fall of Roe v. Wade created an opportunity to further dismantle existing sex education–programs that were already under attack." #SexEd#RoeVWade#CSE#Education4TheGood
https://t.co/UjgP8VScgK
"Studies show that comprehensive sex education has beneficial health outcomes, including reducing sexual risk behaviors and lessening teen pregnancy rates. However, with no federal sex education mandates, this education is left in the hands of state and local districts. -
'Kelley sees right-wing attacks on CRT—what he considers an umbrella term for the teaching of “any kind of revisionist or multicultural history”—as a measure of the success communities of color and progressive parents and teachers have had after pushing for years to ensure that -
the challenges of separating fact from fiction by listening to a National Public Radio story about efforts to correct rumors and fake news." #ConfirmationBias#FreeLessonPlan#Education4TheGood https://t.co/V1nO7eKRH6
"The lesson begins with an activity that helps students experience confirmation bias firsthand. Then, students gain context for their experience by hearing from experts about how confirmation bias operates in all of us. Finally, we set the stage for the ongoing discussion about -
the people who are given the additional responsibilities do not have the capacity, expertise, or confidence to lead for equity." #EquityDirector#Equity#Education4TheGood
https://t.co/TuPIIRUyO2.
"Some districts argue that equity reforms should be integrated into the responsibilities of existing leaders. This is understandable but a grave limitation. When equity leadership is “in addition to,” instead of a priority, it gets placed on the back burner. And far too often, -
"Even in middle school, students who are part of the LGBTQ community know there are supposed to be places in the world where they can feel secure emotionally and physically. News of the shooting shattered that sense of protection, said Kierstead, -