@tultican Let teachers teach. If a teacher is unsure of how to design a good test, there are people for that.
The Troubling Focus on Testing Rewards, Testing Pep Rallies, and Test Prep Bootcamps - Isn’t it time to end high-stakes standardized tests, President Biden?; like you promised. https://go.shr.lc/41gTLuh via @shareaholic #BStesting
@VedaDalsette Try posting one with no alt text, and edit after posting.
@VedaDalsette I just tried a photo, and the alt text is there. Looks like it has to be done from the beginning. Editing doesn’t help.
@VedaDalsette That shows alt text.
@VedaDalsette @ivory I’ve done it a few times now, hit save and update every time. No luck.
The End of Ed Reform and a Clue For Dems - Vouchers, charters and choice are not about reforming the US education system-- they're about burning it down and replacing it a privatized market-based system. https://open.substack.com/pub/curmudgucation/p/the-end-of-ed-reform-and-a-clue-for?r=hcxf&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email #privatization
@ivory How come once I edit a post to add alt text, the alt text doesn’t stick? Why isn’t there a way to do that from the beginning, rather than as an edit? Or am I doing it wrong?
@flexghost @1finekitty Her constituents voted for an 85-year-old candidate in 2018, for an office with a 6-year term.
I can understand supporting someone of that age for an office with a 2-year term, but not for 6.
Grassley will be 95 when his term ends.
Here’s an excellent wrap up of the arguments in favor of Biden’s calling McCarthy’s bluff ⬇️
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/09/opinion/biden-mccarthy-debt-ceiling.html
@gratefuldread @LindaCollins11 Why doesn’t that surprise me in the least?
Public Funding of Private Education Hurts Rural America - Vouchers bills being driven by the American Legislative Exchange Council and State Policy Network. Republican legislators are representing Charles Koch and friends. https://janresseger.wordpress.com/2023/05/09/38197/ via @janresseger #privatization
Bravo @maddow for exposing some of the Nazis in @GOP
They used to try & hide their hate but now proudly stand with FASCISTS like #VictorOrban & spout anti-Semitic bilge without consequence
@RepGosar @RepBarryMoore @KariLake @KevinRobertsTX @RickSantorum
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