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.@VP and I sat down with leaders from the Congressional Black Caucus to continue on our commitment to reform policing in America.
Real change will only come with action.
Congress must pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.
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Morning! Florida Republicans are in gaslighting mode, denying the book-banning. In reality, at least one county already is forming a volunteer police force to round up books they deem "woke." One book they hate? Michelle Obama's memoir. https://www.salon.com/2023/02/03/call-the-woke-busters-ron-desantis-sends-volunteer-army-to-snatch-books-from-students-hands/
Spy balloon saga comes to an end.
@AFP I thought the right disliked immigrants?
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In America, we claim to care about our children and their future. But without standing behind our educators, our actions do not back up our words.
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@flexghost @LibertyForward1 Not at all surprising. When I taught high school, parents rarely threatened, this just acted. I recall the parent who dove across the conference table to try to put hands on a teacher. Fortunately, she was slow. Just a typical day in K-12.
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China balloon: US going to take care of it, says Joe Biden https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64524105
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Rep. Jamaal Bowman Calls on Gov. Kathy Hochul to Stop Increasing Charter Schools https://dianeravitch.net/2023/02/04/rep-jamaal-bowman-calls-on-gov-kathy-hochul-to-stop-increasing-charter-schools/ via @dianeravitch #Education #Politics
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Florida sets record in Obamacare enrollment as people clamor for health insurance - Big red Florida and Texas lead US in enrollments. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/health-care/article271638107.html #Health
@Ronnie I always wind up going back to the Air.
From MSNBC: NEW: The FAA will halt flight departures to Wilmington, Myrtle Beach, and Charleston in response to the Chinese surveillance balloon over the Carolinas.
Why don’t we just bring the thing down?
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Florida teachers hide their books to avoid felonies from book banner Ron DeSantis.
“In Duval County, which comprises Jacksonville, PEN America found that 176 titles had already been banned, including at least one Berenstain Bears book; biographies of Henry Aaron, Harriet Tubman, Celia Cruz, Rosa Parks, and Malala …”
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/book-bans-florida-public-schools/tnamp/
@tultican I’ve never been a big fan of AP classes. But this seems to take precedence over any curriculum chosen by a school, and it’s wrong in every way.
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Records show powerful, wealthy funders outside Idaho back school choice campaign - Documents the push to send public education dollars to religiously affiliated schools and undercut public schools. https://idahocapitalsun.com/2023/02/03/records-show-powerful-wealthy-funders-outside-idaho-back-school-choice-campaign/ via @idahocapitalsun #Education #Politics
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CURMUDGUCATION: AZ: How Do You Make School Grading Systems Worse - Employ white supremacy in your useless school grading scheme. https://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2023/02/az-how-do-you-make-school-grading.html?spref=tw #Education
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After years of attacking teachers and public schools, the right wing has a payoff of sorts
The teacher shortage leaves a vacuum. Fascists want to fill that vacuum with the military industrial complex
States like Florida are looking to use unqualified veterans to teach children. Literally grooming kids to a life of military service.
Very few people saw starship troopers, so I’m going to leave that reference be
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For our 1st year anniversary, #VelshiBannedBookClub revisits the #1619Project, the work that started it all. “The books that have stuck with me most in my life are the ones that have unsettled me,” says @nhannahjones. #velshi #1619Hulu http://ow.ly/O7n350MJMfX
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It’s been exactly one year since our first-ever meeting of the #VelshiBannedBookClub!
A year of literary analysis, conversations with authors, and a deeper understanding of the power of story. Books can change a life, or even save a life. 📚💥 #velshi
http://ow.ly/M3LH50MJMcJ
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