#Schools

Hannah Natanson

hannah_natanson

It's increasingly clear that the pandemic is taking its worst educational toll on Black, Hispanic, low-income & English-learner children, & students with disabilities. I'm threading evidence here. I'll start with

Jonny Uttley 💙

JonnyUttley

Thread: Lots of talk again about live v on demand lessons & all sorts of political hyperbole. 10 months from our first lockdown one thing hasn’t changed. Every school age

David Paton

cricketwyvern

Restrictions were imposed to stop health services being overwhelmed.Govt policy on reopening now seems to be based on an assumption that opening 1 thing inevitably increases transmission & so something

Alex

_alex_joshua

This is stupid. The 1619 Project was highly inaccurate and shouldn't be taught to kids unless it's seriously revised, but states trying to effectively ban it just gives it more

Mike Caulfield

holden

This is a great article by @cwarzel and a good opportunity to talk (once again) why the SIFT methodology is radically different than the media literacy students are often taught.https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1357377153155883012

Stephen T Casper

TheNeuroTimes

I am Chairing our Honors Admissions Committee this year. I have four years experience. It is astounding to see what 17 years-old have done with their short lives. Equally, however,

Obaid Omer

obaidomer

When I worked in war zones, we were regularly given situational training. This included mine and situational awareness, and a whole slew of safety training. Every time we left the

Jodi Turchin

jlturchin

I hate jumping into controversial topics because I'm a pacifist and an introvert, but . . . as an educator and an aspiring YA novelists, I have mixed feelings on

Dr. Amy Tan-*Racism is a public health crisis*

AmyTanMD

At critical juncture in #COVIDBC, can still crush it down to close to zero in some areas of BC.Can't accept current case rates and percent positivityMust learn from other provinces

Matt Thackston

mrthackston

Yesterday there was a lot of discussion on here about getting our kids back in school and what was needed. I mentioned wanting to see action from the city and

Karam Bales

karamballes

1/ Thread: Today @halfon4harlowMP chaired the Education Committee meeting on the science behind schools being included in lockdown.It was supposed to look at the evidence behind the decision.Full notes of

Patrick Hickey, MD

pwhickey

Important prospective study of #COVID19 in British Schools during June and July. Key findings plus caveats:1/https://twitter.com/thelancet/status/1336453504081256465 Setting: “Educational settings opened when COVID-19 incidence was low, a

Jenni Mci

Jenni_mci

2nd kid was exposed to Covid on the 2nd day back of in-person learning and is now isolating. It has only been 14 days since he finished his last isolation,

Justin Reich

bjfr

We interviewed 40 teachers across the country in April and May understand their experiences of remote teaching. New Report: What's Lost, What's Left, What's Next: Lessons Learned from the Lived

Thomas J. Leeper

thosjleeper

Since it’s APSA awards season, I’m going to reiterate a hot take of mine from a while back. Awards are great but reflect IMO a dearth of opportunities for meaningful

Legal Defense Fund

NAACP_LDF

BREAKING: LDF won a major #naturalhair discrimination VICTORY that gives K.B., Black high school student & cousin to #DeAndreArnold, the right to attend classes regularly as opposed to being held

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