Our teachers are guides, not guards. Our schools are not fortresses of fear, but cathedrals for learning. I know it’s possible to protect our children and our schools from gun violence. But we must act now.

Please stop to read and share. In a sea of doom scrolling, a beautiful island of hope. thebaltimorebanner.com/creatives-in-r…

The remarkable story of Olivia Julianna 🇺🇸🦅🗳️ is at the heart of today's edition of our Steady newsletter. An important lens through which to view the larger question of "red states" and "blue states." steady.substack.com/p/a-new-genera…

Says it all...

Hell of a week for Biden: -528k July jobs added -Unemployment at 3.5% (50-year low) -Zawahiri killed -CHIPS Act passes -PACT Act passes -Inflation Reduction Act deal -Gas hits 50+ day low (median US price below $4/gal) -Kansas protects abortion And he oversaw it all with COVID.

I would love to see one of the CNN anchors say on TV tonight: "I can't believe we're about to run an Alex Jones documentary on the day of the #SandyHook families finally got SOME justice" It's so wrong. It should be called out. It should not happen.

Today Republicans blocked a cap on insulin costs for millions of Americans. Retweet this. Let everyone know.

Some thoughts steady.substack.com/p/blowing-the-…

Want to read a book that's banned in your school or town? The Brooklyn Library is making electronic editions of banned books freely available to any American teenager. It's free. Via Wendy Suares📺

Herschel Walker said he'd debate me any day of the week, but he still hasn’t accepted any of the three I agreed to months ago.

*****I NEED YOUR HELP TODAY***** If you care about women's rights. If you care about safe schools. If you care about stopping the Republican takeover of America. I need you to retweet this video. #VoteBetoSaveTexas

Martha's Vineyard resident with some words

Our All School meetings are back! There was singing, dancing & cheers! We welcomed new students & staff! We had a citizen celebration & honored some students for all their help in welcoming new friends who just arrived in the US. #TogetherWeCan #BeGoldenHearted Slackwood School

Thank you to Reading Recovery for this important piece The Place of Phonics in Reading Recovery: Understanding the Nonsense Claim readingrecovery.org/the-place-of-p…

I fully support this 0pinion piece: A call for rejecting the newest reading wars "... the podcast “Sold a Story” fans divisiveness, creating a false sense that there is a war going on between those who believe in phonics and those who do not." hechingerreport.org/opinion-a-call…

The nonsense of teaching nonsense words blog.dyslexia.com/nonsense-teach…

Lately, I'm left scratching my head at the way key concepts about reading instruction are explained and defined. So, I made a glossary and provided links to hopefully clear up confusion. I hope it's helpful! jenniferserravallo.com/blog/glossary-…

YAY, Slackwood School and Jeanne Muzi

Great work by Michelle Liwacz & our amazing students!! #TogetherWeCan

Michelle Liwacz is making it happen Slackwood School Tammy Murphy Jeanne Muzi