Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

America’s Adult Education System Is Broken. Here’s How Experts Say We Can Fix It.
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Just some of the many things experts told us:

• Give adults with the lowest #literacy skills more attention

• Increase availability & flexibility of classes, especially in rural areas

• Train #educators how to work with adults with #disabilities

• Invest more $$ in #AdultEducation

• Increase #teacher pay & add more full-time teachers

by @AnnieWaldman, Aliyya Swaby & @annaleighclark

https://www.propublica.org/article/literacy-adult-education-united-states-solutions?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

John has opened a deer cloning service.

It’s for anyone hoping to make a quick buck.

The Parliament of Latvia held an annual Christmas charity event, which this year was dedicated to Ukrainian children who are most in need of help during the Russian war against Ukraine. - The Embassy of Ukraine in Latvia

Some of the upcoming #GoogleEDU #GoogleWorkspace features that are currently in development that I'm keeping watch for.
The full list is at this site: https://support.google.com/a/table/7539891?visit_id=638073956076871923-3711898349&p=upcomingreleases&rd=1
#EdTech #Education @edutooters #EduTooter #GoogleET

Why do barrels of petroleum swear so much?

They’re crude and unrefined.

Christians are capable of doing bad things. And when they do, this doesn’t magically make them something other than Christians. Going along with the "fake Christian" narrative perpetuates the myth that Christianity is synonymous with morality.

#christian #christianity #morality #atheism

The IRS didn't audit Trump his first two years in office despite a mandatory presidential audit program - the first audit as president started in 2019 and isn't complete yet

The IRS subjected Obama to annual audits and Biden has already been audited twice

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/21/us/politics/trump-irs-taxes.html

#Trump #trumptaxreturns #TrumpTaxes #Trumptaxaudit

Let's test my Mastodon network.

If you're a grad student (MA or PhD) at NYU who wants to help local journalism surivive, and who might want to take a course with me... this is a heads up.

Spring semester, my students and I have a nifty project planned with a local news startup in NYC. We are looking to add people to the project from different discplines. Tech, data, design, city planning, NY politics, local life.

Forward If you know someone at NYU who should know. My email is on my profile.

If true, which scandal is worse for the country?

#scandals

#BREAKING Zelensky tells US Congress: Ukraine is "alive and kicking"

What do dental offices call x-rays?

Tooth pics.

Georgia Congressman Accused Of Illegally Voting 3 Times In One Year - Rep. Drew Ferguson never changed his old address to his new home as state law requires before voting in this year’s primary, general election and U.S. Senate runoff. #Georgia #huffpost

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/drew-ferguson-illegal-voting_n_63a3a4e8e4b06e9b26ab7f82

The ultimate Trumpist nightmare:

IRS, ridiculously, said didn’t undertake required audit of Trump because “we were outgunned.” That might barely make sense if they had started and couldn’t finish, But they never started, although it was legally required, until the day Congress asked about it.

Hey #Owner folks - as your #Admin #costs rise (in terms of money, time, effort), will you consider corporate sponsorship to keep your instance alive?

Please #vote, #boost, and #discuss.

#Germany has returned 21 of ca. 5,000 precious & culturally significant artefacts, known as the #Benin Bronzes that were looted by the British from the kingdom of Benin 125 yrs ago. The Empire was one of the oldest, most powerful & highly developed states in West Africa (now southwest #Nigeria). However Benin culture hasn't been given proper recognition by western scholars.
Now it's time to respect a nation's heritage!
#BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter #BlackHistory #History
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/20/germany-returns-21-benin-bronzes-to-nigeria-amid-frustration-at-britain

As Former Guy calls the leader of Ukraine a "Welfare Queen", it's a good time to consider the fact that between 2015-2020, Zelensky paid MORE in US income taxes ($0) than Trump (-$3.7m)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/twitter-users-slam-donald-trump-jr-for-calling-volodymyr-zelenskyy-a-welfare-queen/ar-AA15xvKc?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=4dc45052398546a4bddc4127e52ecbb7

I think Amazon needs to work on Alexa’s discretion…

Because hearing, “Your inflatable sex doll has arrived” really ruined the surprise.