
Bill Curtin
@curtinteachplus
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31-05-2011 23:49:09
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The Education Deserts of Rural America theatlantic.com/education/arch… via The Atlantic






Looking forward to this state budget workshop event organized by my colleague Ram Villivalam on Aug 26. While I promise not to be boring, I can’t promise I won’t geek out a little.


A gun in a Columbus, Ohio, school that was part of a concealed carry program to *protect* students was removed from its unlocked case by two first-graders. The pistol was left unattended by a *trained* school official when she went to the restroom. #ohleg dispatch.com/news/20190816/…


"School districts and lawmakers alike must recognize that would-be teachers have other, better-paying job options—and that drawing college graduates into education will require paying them more," argues Sylvia Allegretto 🎶: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…






Teachers change lives. We are continuing every effort to address the teacher shortage in Downstate IL. Launching @goldenapple_il Accelerators program w/ Blackburn College supported by a $750,000 state grant is a BIG step in the right direction. #NoVacantClassrooms

"I wasn’t sure what to do. I just went home crying.” Marwa Elmasry, Illinois State Board of Education Bilingual Teacher of the Year, shares how she's working to create #RacismFreeSchools in this front-page story from the Daily Southtown chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-…
