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Love OUR Public Schools: Children & Their Teachers!

February 14, 2019 By Nancy Bailey 4 Comments

On this one-year anniversary of the shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School, I am remembering the students and their parents and teachers, especially those who lost loved ones. MSD represents a great public school. Beyond the sadness of that day, we saw what a good public school can be. We saw loving, supportive parents. […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Majorie Stoneman Douglas High School, Public School Safety, public schools, Saving Public Schools, School Choice, students, teachers

America’s Students are Brilliant! The Cynics Can No Longer Claim Otherwise!

February 25, 2018 By Nancy Bailey 11 Comments

Beyond the sadness over the terrible event at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas, still unimaginable, there was something that stood out last week. America’s kids are smart! Really smart! They’re smarter than the school reformers who have said ugly things against them for years! President Trump referred to public schools in his Inaugural Address as an education […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: AP, counselors, Florida Legislature, Gun Control, Gun Laws, Gun Violence, Majorie Stoneman Douglas High School, NRA, public schools, SAT, school reform, special education, Teenagers

No Mending of Broken Hearts—End Assault Weapons and Gun Violence NOW!

February 17, 2018 By Nancy Bailey 12 Comments

Does America love its kids? After Valentine’s Day the answer when it comes to many lawmakers is a definite NO! Even if you don’t live in Parkland, many knew those who did. Maybe you sat on the edge of your seat Wednesday, hoping against all odds that it wasn’t the parent you knew who was […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: AR-15, Assault Rifles, Assault Weapons, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, Gun Control, Gun Laws, Gun Violence, Majorie Stoneman Douglas High School, NRA, Parkland School Shootings, President Trump, public schools

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alfiekohn Alfie Kohn @alfiekohn ·
27 Jun

A new review of research confirms multiple benefits of "looping" - that is, having a teacher stay with a class of students for more than one year: https://www.edworkingpapers.com/ai22-590

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democracynow Democracy Now! @democracynow ·
26 Jun

The world is not in a "food shortage crisis," says Sofía Monsalve Suárez, secretary general of @FIANista.

"The problem is access to food, that people don’t have money to pay for food, that people are jobless." https://www.democracynow.org/2022/6/23/food_crisis_sanctions_russia_ukraine_climate

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tultican Thomas Ultican @tultican ·
22 Jun

The State of School Recess in America is Still Terrible! - - Is this lack contributing to the deteriorating mental health of students? https://go.shr.lc/3yeH1Jz via @shareaholic

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plthomasedd Paul Thomas @plthomasedd ·
24 Jun

The Real Reading Debate and How We Fail to Teach Reading https://radicalscholarship.com/2020/02/19/the-real-reading-debate-and-how-we-fail-to-teach-reading/ via @plthomasEdD

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drmaryhoward Dr. Mary Howard @drmaryhoward ·
23 Jun

I'm so happy Nancy Bailey reposted her 2014 piece that still rings true: Setting Children Up to Hate Reading

"Why are young children being made to learn at a faster rate?...
Great question!
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