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Creative Time’s Diya Vij Helps Launch an Art World Think Tank
' Diya Vij started her new job as Associate Curator of Creative Time just last fall, in the midst of the pandemic. She has since announced the first Creative Time Think Tank cohort, which includes La Tanya S. Autry , Caitlin Cherry , Sonia Guiñansaca , Namita Gupta Wiggers , and a number of other engaged voices of the art community. This new initiative invited people to submit proposals for an op
Former 'Pregnant Girl' Builds Support To Help Other Teen Moms
' Nicole Lynn Lewis felt overwhelmed and isolated as a young single mom in college. Now she runs a nonprofit, Generation Hope , designed to help teen parents get the financial and emotional support they need to thrive. Lewis is the author of Pregnant Girl: A Story of Teen Motherhood, College, and Creating a Better Future for Young Families. ' -- Fresh Air
What Boston Can Teach Us About Free Universal Preschool Education
' President Biden has proposed the American Families Plan. And as part of that plan, he is proposing $200 billion towards free, universal preschool. Back in the late 1990s, Boston offered preschool to some of its children through a lottery. And this week, researchers released a study looking at the long-term effects of preschool education on those children. Joining The Takeaway to help us underst
Kaepernick Publishing to Release 'Abolition for the People: The Movement for a Future without Policing & Prisons' In October
Cover Art by Emory Douglas KAEPERNICK PUBLISHING’S FIRST BOOK ARGUES FOR A WORLD BEYOND POLICING & PRISONS NEW YORK, N.Y. – May 11, 2021 – Kaepernick Publishing is proud to announce that it will release its first title, Abolition for the People: The Movement for a Future without Policing & Prisons , on October 12, 2021. Abolition for the People will be available in print, e-book, and audio format
Book Trailer: Adrian Miller's 'Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue'
'In Black Smoke ( UNCPress ), Adrian Miller chronicles how Black barbecuers, pitmasters, and restauranteurs helped develop this cornerstone of American foodways and how they are coming into their own today. It's a smoke-filled story of Black perseverance, culinary innovation, and entrepreneurship. Though often pushed to the margins, African Americans have enriched a barbecue culture that has come
'Underground Railroad' Director Barry Jenkins Sees Film As An 'Empathy Machine'
'For director Barry Jenkins , filming The Underground Railroad has been the most difficult undertaking of his career. Amazon's new series based is based on Colson Whitehead 's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about an enslaved teenage girl who escapes from a brutal Georgia plantation. The series, which was filmed in Georgia, depicts the underground railroad as a literal train that secretly transports

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A VERY BUSY DAY

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The latest news and resources in education since 2007

THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION

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Thursday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings
RonPorter / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING (& SHOWING) WHAT SCHOOLS LOOK LIKE DURING THE PANDEMIC (you might also be interested in SCHOOLS WENT REMOTE A YEAR AGO – HERE ARE MY CHOICES FOR THE BEST PIECES WRITTEN ABOUT SCHOOL REOPENING SINCE THEN): Migrant Education Teams Face Challenges To Get Children Back Into Schools is from NPR. Why Some Families Still Prefer Remo
Classroom Instruction Resources Of The Week
Each week, I publish a post or two containing three or four particularly useful resources on classroom instruction, and you can see them all here. Of course, this is a crazy time for “classroom” instruction…. You might also be interested in THE BEST RESOURCES ON INSTRUCTION IN 2020 – PART TWO . Here are this week’s picks: Here’s why students don’t revise what they write – and why they should is f
New Resources For Teaching About Climate Change
geralt / Pixabay Here are new additions to The Best Sites To Learn About Climate Change : A Guide For Kids About Climate Change is from The NY Times. Visualised: glaciers then and now is from The Guardian.
Best Videos For Educators In 2021 – Part One
It continues to be time for mid-year “Best” lists. Now it’s time for the Best Videos For Educators. You can see all my previous “Best” lists related to videos and movies (and there are a lot since I’ve doing this since 2007) here. Note that they’re also continually revised and updated. Here are my picks from the first half of 2021: Google Doodle celebrates Teacher Appreciation Week earlier this m
Wednesday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings
ijmaki / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING (& SHOWING) WHAT SCHOOLS LOOK LIKE DURING THE PANDEMIC (you might also be interested in SCHOOLS WENT REMOTE A YEAR AGO – HERE ARE MY CHOICES FOR THE BEST PIECES WRITTEN ABOUT SCHOOL REOPENING SINCE THEN): How many high school students will come back in the fall? Dismal return rate raises alarms is from The L.A. Times. We recentl
Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL
BiljaST / Pixabay Six years ago I began this regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from around the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general that have caught my attention. You might also be interested in THE BEST RESOURCES, ARTICLES & BLOG POSTS FOR TEACHERS OF ELLS IN 2020. Also, check out A Collection Of My Best Resources On Teaching English Language Learners. In additi
New Resources On Race & Racism
I’m adding these new resources to various “Best” lists. You can find links to all of those many lists that relate to race and racism at “Best” Lists Of The Week: Resources For Teaching & Learning About Race & Racism: Some

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