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“Success [in parenting] isn’t … maintaining a particular mood or Instagram-approved vocal register. Success is being present in the chaos of the exchange, … holding on and letting go. Success is knowing that this dance is some of the hardest work I will ever do in my life.”

Schools graduate low-income students “by reducing financial barriers [&] providing an array of academic support through learning communities, peer support & undergraduate research experiences…. [T]hey deliberately find ways to increase students’ sense of belonging on campus.”

There's a lot of research that shows that Black children do better when they have Black teachers. My story on a program that puts young Black men in preschool classrooms. apnews.com/article/presch…

Phenomenal kicker alert: Don’t scroll on by. Don’t stop reading at the top. Give Ariana Bindman time to warm up. You won’t regret it. sfgate.com/bayarea/articl…

Parents, grandparents, & teachers: Wondering how to exchange age-appropriate info & ideas about political institutions, politicians, & policy? Academic research leads the way. And so can kids' books! My latest for Good Housekeeping has updated recommendations. goodhousekeeping.com/life/parenting…

Big thanks to Anna North for featuring my article for The Cut in her latest for Vox. It's unfathomable to me how little we question the use of apps that track kids and compel their parents to do the same. vox.com/life/379082/sc…

The weekend before Halloween is a good time to revisit this Gail Cornwall story about how it's okay to scare kids! (Within reason.) goodhousekeeping.com/life/parenting…

Research on the “light triad” finds that three things are strongly correlated with well-being: “believing in the fundamental goodness of humans, treating everyone with dignity and respect, and not using people for your own personal gain.” Let’s be better to feel better.

Pediatrician here. If a nice, older kid/teenager comes trick or treating at your place, give them a piece of candy WITHOUT giving them a hard time. In fact, give them 2. They chose this over other risky activities. Validate that. #Halloween

Just in time for Halloween, a haunting tale well-told. newyorker.com/magazine/2004/…

Small comfort now, but vouchers went 0-3 on state ballots. 100’s of thousands of Trump voters voted against school vouchers. In KY, Trump won 65-35 but vouchers *lost* by the same margin—losing all 120 counties. In the reddest wave in decades, voters still rejected vouchers.

Early this morning, Donald Trump was declared the winner of the U.S. presidential election. Our commitment to building and amplifying movements for a more just and peaceful world continues.

A lot of gutting thoughts this morning, among them, this: Walz/Harris would have won.

The View's Sunny Hostin suggests that employers remove the "convicted felon" disclosure requirement from employment forms, since it became clear that a convicted felon can be elected President. She's 100% correct.

My 10-year-old this morning: What’s the difference between politics and baseball? In baseball, you’re out if you get caught stealing.

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“How do you get off social media without people forgetting you exist?” newyorker.com/culture/critic…

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