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Badass Teachers A. was created to give voice to every teacher who refuses to be blamed for the failure of our society to erase poverty & inequality through educ

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calendar_today09-11-2013 19:23:06

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Jesse Hagopian (@jessedhagopian) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Our nation has endless money to bomb children in the Middle East and yet we have over a hundred homeless students at the school I teach at, overcrowded classes, and underpaid educators. #NoIranWar #MoneyForJobsAndEducationNotForWarAndOccupation

Paul Gorski | Equity Literacy Institute (@equityliteracy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

What makes an adult look at a child who is experiencing poverty (economic injustice), who is denied healthcare, equitable educational access, access to basic human rights in a society where we have the resources to eliminate poverty, and think, "What you need is grit"...?

Jesse Hagopian (@jessedhagopian) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🧐Except George Washington owned people with the color skin of some of the children he’s helping in this leadership video. PBS Teachers we need better role models than slave holders for our students.

Briahna Joy Gray (@briebriejoy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

More women have given to Bernie’s campaign than any other campaign. We have the most diverse, least white collation. But the millionaires on the View openly smear the teachers, Walmart workers, and post office employees who form our base. Shameful. x.com/GeoffMiami/sta…

Jesse Hagopian (@jessedhagopian) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🔥🔥 Check out the stunning artwork in the “#BlackLivesMatterAtSchool Activty Book” for the week of action, Feb 3-7! "What We Believe": A Black Lives Matter At School Activity book. A free and downloadable classroom resource! blacklivesmatteratschool.com/2020/01/30/wha…

NY BATs (@nybats) 's Twitter Profile Photo

OAKLAND TEACHERS ENDORSE: Second largest CA union backs Bernie Sanders “he wants to take on the billionaires and so do we”. Imagine fighting for inner city kids instead of egotistical rich campaign donors! Cali Bats Arizona Bats Wa Badass Teachers A #tbats #redfored Randi Weingarten 🇺🇸❌👑💪🏿👩‍🎓🟣🇺🇦 Zephyr Teachout

OAKLAND TEACHERS ENDORSE: Second largest CA union backs <a href="/SenSanders/">Bernie Sanders</a> “he wants to take on the billionaires and so do we”.  Imagine fighting for inner city kids instead of egotistical rich campaign donors! <a href="/CaliBats/">Cali Bats</a> <a href="/AZBatsA/">Arizona Bats</a> <a href="/WaBATs_/">Wa Badass Teachers A</a>  #tbats #redfored <a href="/rweingarten/">Randi Weingarten 🇺🇸❌👑💪🏿👩‍🎓🟣🇺🇦</a> <a href="/ZephyrTeachout/">Zephyr Teachout</a>
Jesse Hagopian (@jessedhagopian) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I am so proud of my sister in the struggle, ⁦Jessica Tang @jessjtang.bsky.social⁩, president of Boston Teacher's Union (⁦BostonTeachersUnion)⁩, for bravely defending #BlackLivesMatterAtSchool from the Boston Police Union’s attack! Solidarity! baystatebanner.com/2020/02/06/541…

Jesse Hagopian (@jessedhagopian) 's Twitter Profile Photo

💯Thank you ⁦nikkita oliver (they/them)⁩ for telling the truth about our county investing more on the new youth jail than on our youth’s future! “The gym is half the size of the old gym, & the outdoor areas are smaller than my one-bedroom basement apartment.” crosscut.com/2020/02/king-c…

Cali Bats (@calibats) 's Twitter Profile Photo

When it comes to voting, remember to take a good look at a candidate's education policies. Education doesn't get much coverage in debates but it's important. Anyone that supports privatization of public schools should not get your vote in the primaries. #TBATs #Vote2020 NVBATs

When it comes to voting, remember to take a good look at a candidate's education policies. Education doesn't get much coverage in debates but it's important. Anyone that supports privatization of public schools should not get your vote in the primaries. #TBATs #Vote2020 <a href="/NVBats/">NVBATs</a>
Paul Gorski | Equity Literacy Institute (@equityliteracy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Poverty is not: - a lack of effort. - a brain disease. - a mindset or culture. - a grit/resiliency shortage. - a need to learn responsibility. Unfortunately, in schools and nonprofits, this list captures with disturbing accuracy how poverty is often understood.

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Teaching Equity Conference - Anti-Racist Pedagogy- #PilchuckDiversityNetwork Keynote, Christian Paige talking about #SpicySelfcare right now. #WEACaucuses #WAEdu #WEA #Equity #AntiRacism

Teaching Equity Conference - Anti-Racist Pedagogy- #PilchuckDiversityNetwork 

Keynote, Christian Paige talking about #SpicySelfcare right now. 

#WEACaucuses #WAEdu #WEA #Equity #AntiRacism
Jesse Hagopian (@jessedhagopian) 's Twitter Profile Photo

My sister just texted me about the impact of #Coronavirus: “I’ve got friends in Seattle who won’t be able to make rent because they lost their service industry jobs. Are they doing anything to prevent evictions right now?” Jenny Durkan are you going evict or protect people?

Jesse Hagopian (@jessedhagopian) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"Instead of emphasizing grade worksheets and level standards, I am working to make sure that what my kids are learning at home is about supporting their social and emotional well being and helping them understand the unprecedented times we are living in." iamaneducator.com/2020/03/29/the…

Jesse Hagopian (@jessedhagopian) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We do have an opportunity to reimagine schools: fully fund them, provide a nurse in every school, wrap around services, antiracist teaching. Unfortunately, the Gates Foundation is not so good at reimagining. They peddle in tired privatization & testing narratives.

Alfie Kohn (@alfiekohn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

1/5 My unpublished letter to the NYT regarding its May 1 story about resistance to suspending grades: Wildly unequal circumstances while children learn at home is a persuasive reason to suspend traditional grading. Parents who oppose this seem to fear that two things may happen..

Cali Bats (@calibats) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Make no mistake, Bill Gates is no savior. He is not being altruistic. In the world of virtual learning, he will be selling the computers and software. He is not reimagining education, he is creating a market for his products. badassteacher.org/bats-blog/jzdb… #TBATs Wa Badass Teachers A NVBATs

Make no mistake, Bill Gates is no savior. He is not being altruistic. In the world of virtual learning, he will be selling the computers and software. He is not reimagining education, he is creating a market for his products. badassteacher.org/bats-blog/jzdb… #TBATs <a href="/WaBATs_/">Wa Badass Teachers A</a> <a href="/NVBats/">NVBATs</a>
Jesse Hagopian (@jessedhagopian) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Victory! Thank you to the Minneapolis protesters who made this victory of removing police from the schools possible! Without the uprising, it wouldn’t have happened. Now we need this in every city! #BlackLivesMatterAtSchool #CounselorsNotCops newsweek.com/minneapolis-pu…

OregonBATs (@oregonbats) 's Twitter Profile Photo

students struggling in a pandemic. She's sailing on her yacht, tossing a few life preservers to kids already on land, while the rest of America’s children flounder in the wake of the #COVID19 tsunami. badassteacher.org/bats-blog/bets… #TBATs Wa Badass Teachers A NVBATs Texas Bats

students struggling in a pandemic. She's sailing on her yacht, tossing a few life preservers to kids already on land, while the rest of America’s children flounder in the wake of the #COVID19 tsunami. 
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Jesse Hagopian (@jessedhagopian) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Boom!! Major victory here in Seattle against racist high stakes standardized testing! Many thanks to the thousands of educators, students, and parents who built the opt out movement and made this possible! komonews.com/news/local/uw-…