Hear the audio version of this story, from Vermont Public. BURLINGTON, Vt. — In his first year in graduate school at the University of Vermont, John Ball lived in a dark studio apartment in the basement of a building three miles from the campus. With utilities, it cost him $1,500 a month — more than…
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I recently visited the National Museum of African-American History and Culture In Washington, D.C. As I walked through the Afrofuturism exhibit, it was inspiring to see how out-of-this-world thinking has allowed Black visionaries to create new futures for Black children. Writer Greg Tate said, “Being Black in America is a science fiction experience.” Through the…
Here are some recent useful posts and articles on educational policy issues (You might also be interested in seeing all my “Best” lists related to education policy here): Teacher Morale Dips Yet Again: 5 Takeaways From New Survey is from Ed Week. Tried listening to Trump’s education *vision* but got stuck at the part…
antonbe / Pixabay I began posting videos on TikTok a few months ago, and have slowly also begun to upload them to my YouTube Channel. Here are a few I’ve done in the past few weeks: @larry.ferlazzo Should foundations give teachers a lot of money?#teachertok #esl #teaching ♬ original sound – larry.ferlazzo @larry.ferlazzo Student motivation…
Equity and Equality Aren’t the Same Thing. What Does That Look Like in Education? is the headline of one of my recent Education Week columns. Every learner is different, so it’s not going to be beneficial to give every student the same support. Here are some excerpts: Equity and Equality Aren’t the Same Thing. What…
The start of the school year can be stressful, but parents of neurodivergent children are more likely to report feeling overwhelmed, unprepared and scared than other parents, according to a new survey shared with The Hechinger Report. About 2,100 parents answered the survey this summer from Understood.org, a nonprofit that publishes resources for people with…
Quite a speech tonight! Gov. Walz: While other states were banning books from their schools, we were banishing hunger from ours pic.twitter.com/6zSLmHHIKQ — Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) August 22, 2024 Watch: DNC’s full video introducing Tim Walz 💙 pic.twitter.com/AeKsQ2FQsc — Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) August 22, 2024 *Our polling shows that Walz is currently the most popular…