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XQ Super Schools vs. Teachers and Great Schools

May 4, 2017 By Nancy Bailey 10 Comments

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Many teachers are being bombarded by gifts and thank you notes as they are appreciated for what they do. In Grand Rapids, the YMCA, the science museum, universities, and the local school district, with millions of dollars of funding by “XQ: The Super School,” are conspiring to replace teachers and their […]

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Why Teachers Might Still Not Believe It’s Safe to Return to In-Person School - https://nancyebailey.com/2021/02/28/why-teachers-might-still-not-believe-its-safe-to-return-to-in-person-school/?fbclid=IwAR14bd5eaym9PN2qDzhqpzQeqW6XEam59yHB5fhFL7flRL2eT86Y0Nl8Ke8 on @NancyEBailey1

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Standardized testing is a pillar of systemic racism.

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@NancyEBailey1 @CNN @CDCgov @CDCDirector When did this stop being a district's responsibility? When did districts get off the hook for inspecting classrooms and checking on ventilation? Especially during a pandemic when airborne transmission of disease is the primary risk.

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1 Mar

To add to this, "accelerated" seems to be the new buzzword during the pandemic which is even MORE ridiculous.

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What if we recognized that child development CANNOT be accelerated? Would we then stop pushing children to do things before they're developmentally equipped to do them? #ece #ecechat #earlyed #kinderchat #parenting #AskingWhatIf

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susanohaSusan Ohanian@susanoha·
1 Mar

A lot of us teachers, current & retired, wish the NY Times would start by checking how many schools have windows that open. https://twitter.com/ssteven2/status/1366381583641501697

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via @NYTimes These are just amazing. Still, indoors is dangerous. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/02/26/science/reopen-schools-safety-ventilation.html?referringSource=articleShare

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