teachthethings

PhD student studying Literacy

[Madina Touré @madinatoure]

An expansion of child care in New York City could lift as many as 12,000 New Yorkers out of poverty every year, according to report by Robin Hood, the city’s largest poverty-fighting charity, and Columbia University’s Center on Poverty and Social Policy. https://t.co/be4UiI79O5

[teachthethings @teachthethings]

Ahh yes. The thing many of us said would happen has happened.

[Gothamist @Gothamist]

Is learning to read in NYC schools getting in the way of reading whole books?

https://t.co/8Kaoi4Dvh6

[Michelle L. Price @michellelprice]

Every ballpark in America should be doing this with their headshots

[Ralph Pantozzi @mathillustrated]

Always important questions: who is involved in picking this “knowledge”? Who is involved in writing these tests?

[Chase Young @ChaseJYoung1]

Everyone has an opinion about reading instruction.

But opinion ≠ evidence.

Science is never “settled,” yet we still use the best evidence available right now—while continuing to test, question, and refine it.

That’s how progress works.

Follow the science, not the noise.

[Alex Moskowitz @alexrmoskowitz]

my child has entered the "why?" stage of linguistic development and i've realized i know absolutely nothing

[Jessica Malone Grider @mrs_g_rider]

Just your friendly neighborhood English teacher turned librarian here to remind you that literacy has always been political.

[teachthethings @teachthethings]

@ksliz22 💯

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

New York public schools tell Trump administration they won’t comply with DEI order https://t.co/i7uHOxeYKo

[teachthethings @teachthethings]

Many, including myself, have been saying this for years. We saw this coming from a mile away.

[Stephen Sawchuk @Stephen_Sawchuk]

No one asked me, but it is fascinating watching Reading First get analyzed (again) on Sold a Story 20 years after it happened -- and my distinct sense is that we are in danger of the same thing happening again. My take, from someone who reported on it a lonnnnggg time ago 1/n

[Rob L. White (‘Cuddle’ Short Film OUT NOW!!) @therlwrites]

IT WAS CALLED THE SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR AND THEY BROUGHT THE BOOKS TO THE SCHOOL AND SET IT UP LIKE A BOOKSTORE AND YOU COULD GET GOOSEBUMPS AND FEAR STREET BOOKS BUT ALSO MICHAEL JORDAN POSTERS AND NICKELODEON BOOKMARKS AND PENCILS THAT SMELLED LIKE CUPCAKES

[andrea @teachbk]

Can someone from the DOE explain how schools can acquire exemptions to the mandated literacy programs without a waiver process?
https://t.co/d9tvOTPCSA

[Bruce D. Baker @SchlFinance101]

NAEP note for the day: Please understand that gains over time (or losses) seem to depend on initial level (quite significantly). The lower you start, the easier it is to show bigger gains and vice versa. This explains many of the supposed "miracles."

[andrea @teachbk]

Could be argued that most curriculums are intentionally flawed, potentially opening the doors to all kinds of lawsuits. Consider the implications: families suing companies for being culturally destructive. For gender bias. For printing revisionist history. This could be huge.

[Literacy Council of North America @mylitcouncil]

"When politicians try to legislate a science of reading, they should consult with scientists not journalists, social media experts, or representatives of special interest groups."

[Jennifer Berkshire @BisforBerkshire]

Interesting to hear Steve Bannon grilling the founder of Moms for Liberty this week about why the group fared so poorly last week. She didn't have an answer but I do: education is a major weakness for MAGA

[Dr. Chance Pants @ChanceyH]

Finishing my PhD purely out of spite

[Lousy Librarian @LousyLibrarian]

public library pollworkers
🤝
"do you want a sticker?"

[MORE-UFT @MOREcaucusUFT]

Graveyard in full effect, we are here at the PEP fighting corporate curriculum mandates and the continued privatization of important curriculum work that NYCDOE used to do in-house! Come join us at 100 Hester St.

[Hilary M @hilarym99]

Sometimes the exact right thing comes across your feed